aikido

Like most runners who can also ride a bike but swim like a soggy pipe-cleaner, I've often thought about trying a triathlon and immediately given up on the idea.

Another big factor has been the sheer amount of training triathletes do; not for me. And yet...

my Tuesday started with a 7.30am warm-up for a nicely intense track session with Ric Rojas: a series of alternating 400s and 200s with 200m jog/walk recovery between each effort, starting easy and getting progressively harder.

I don't mean dreams where you're running away from stuff, or those horrible ones where you're running because you're late, missing a train or a plane or something... no, just straightforward glorious RUNNING free dreams...

I got one last night. And yes, I did wake up a bit tired :) I was in some kind of race that seemed to involved winding up the pace, up and up, for a mile or so, then easing off. I can still feel in my body the sensation of effortless speed.