Schizophrenic weather...

Russian blizzards or Mr Blueskies? The weather doesn't seem to be able to make it's mind up. That said Mr Blueskies seems to like the weekends, which in the grand scheme of things suits me just fine. The last three weeks that I've been out at the weekends have all been on the "posh" bike, my trusty faithful focus. It's soo nice compared to the commuter bike that I ride during the week. Today's outing was really good even with the two punctures, was out with Mr B, the king of pain! Managed to keep up with him to the top of Toys which is a first. Came home via White Hill Lane which is a bit of a bitch, 20% gradient for anyone who's not familiar with the North Downs/Surrey Hills area.

Training wise things have seemed pretty good after the cough/snow/NY triple combo. A more dedicated athlete would have found a way to overcome but I sat back and let the storm pass. That was a while ago now and I have manged to get some higher quality runs in as well as bike commutes, turbo sessions and some almost regular weekend rides of generally sedate intensity levels. Having mentioned crappy weather earlier it does seem as though you can almost feel Spring. It's got to the point now where I'm riding too and from work in daylight. Bonus! It certainly felt like I'm begining to at least feel the benefits of a long steady winter's training. The easy commutes aren't the most glamorous of rides, but they have , for the most part, been consistent, frankly I think that's the key. All will become clear though as the season progresses...

On the horizon for now is the Ballbuster at the end of March (I'm entered and paid up so I guess I'm doing it), a trip to Majorca in early April and perhaps the Dragon Slayer Duathlon and the ACC Broadbridge Heath 25 towards the end of the month.

Would like to have done a lot more running and be a bit faster but such is life, at least it's still the early season and there is another one at the end of the year. I think with a decent spring/summer I might be able to crack 3 hours...