A Journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Manic Midsummer Midweek Duathlon - August 2006
The Journey
HomeClimbing
Travel
Accident
Hospital
Recovery
Running
Headway
Fund Raising
3 Peaks, 2 Legs and a Bike
Recovery
Work AssistanceInitial Problems
Ongoing Problems
Recovery Diary
Fund Raising
Just GivingMedia and Press
Running
Event ResultsShort Events
Ultra Distance Events
Neolithic Marathon
High Peak Marathon
Pembroke Coast Path
Headway UK
Headway Swindon
Further Reading /
Inspirational books
Touching the Void
Joe Simpson
It's not about the Bike
Lance Armstrong
The Lore of Running
Tim Noakes
This was the first event that I took part in after the ankle injury I got while running the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
The duathlon at Castle Coombe is held on the motor racing circuit and the run is around the permimeter of the circuit on mainly smooth surfaces. This ment that I would not have to worry so much about my ankle strength as I would if it was on off road event.This was also the start of my build up to my planned fund raising effort for next year, and the first time that I had used be newly aquired (2nd hand- £50) road bike in anger, I put most of my impoved time down to having a road bike instead of the mountain bike I used at the Chilly Duathlon last year.
I should see an improvement in my time if I don't cycle the 8 miles there from home that I did for this.