The boys are out cycling again. This time a quick 130k. Apparently Surrey can be quite hilly!  Rated a 4.5/5.  Good luck guys.

So it has become a bit of a tradition that after a tough week training/competing in Dubai, Dan and I award ourselves with our own prize giving ceremony …. not in the traditional sense ie, top of the podium and a medal, but with a top steak and a couple of bottles of red…..clearly this flies in the face of a triathlete but you know what its a great reward.

So this time was no different, after having returned from Abu Dhabi we rested a night and then went for it at Ruth Chris a great venue for top steaks, and it didn’t disappoint………

Tony: Always a giggle when out with little bro……

So I thought as I was the eldest it was the responsibility of my brothers to look after me, well little bro has just proved that was total tosh……it started during the week when he wasn’t sure if he had entered the cycle in Huntingdon or not, several emails and finally a phone call established, yes he had entered so 6:45 pick up…..car loaded and off we went. All going to plan, just over 50 mins and we were there, got stuff together and off to check in…..did I need the email, asks David, yes is said, oh he said…..silence….and then….do I need a helmet David said, yes I said…..oh he said….where is it I asked, on the drive he said….oh I said. Clearly well planned, fortunately we managed to borrow one and game on…..

off we went, cleat problem for me at the start and off David went, 30k later I caught him up and we enjoyed about 25k cycling together before an expletive from behind me and then nothing, we were on a hill so can’t stop, chain off for David and that was it……..4 hours 42 mins and the line was hit, 129.5 k, David completed a little after but  a good work out all round….then the journey home…..no I can’t but suffice to say David was on form.

So onto Abu Dhabi in two weeks…..

So it all begins here for me…..first event tomorrow an 80 mile cycle ride in Huntingdon. This is followed by an event every two weeks until the big one in May. Three big cycle rides and of course the Brownlee challenge in ABu Dhabi on the 15 th where I expect it will be a little warmer….Dan has planned a training programme commencing from the moment I get off the plane so it could be a heavy week. So 10 weeks today we will be in Mallorca probably checked in and with the count down truly on ! The support team is taking shape with even our parents taking the trip, true to say they have supported us for ever and the fact they are coming makes the whole thing even more special. Now all we need to do apart from preparing is to get the money flowing. So any contribution, idea of how to raise awareness or encourage others to get involved would be welcome, why not make it your personal challenge to raise £100 through your contacts or friends, if we got 20 people to do that then we will be on our way again…..

Tony: Sore ankle.