Well, I guess there's nothing like a big run or two to help reduce your immune system to a gibbering wreck!!! Friends, after the efforts in the Sahara, and maybe a little marathon a few days after my return, I succumbed to a chest infection!! I'm guessing my system was maybe a little below par when the germs found their way into my body, and decided it was a great place to set up home. I'm generally pretty resilient these days, but even my body has a limit, and so I spent three weeks fighting something that I really should have shaken off in about 5 days.
I'm pleased to say that I'm now back feeling my usual bouncy self again, and have gradually returned to a light smattering of training (it is, after all, my 'down' season right now!). I do, however, have a very firm eye on all of the challenges that the New Year holds in store and so do not have the luxury of being able to completely ferment for a couple of months!! What does 2018 look like? Well... January holds a 40 mile run from Droitwich to Broadway along the Wychavon Way - the one Ultra I have allowed myself for the year prior to digging in with the training for Ironman Wales. February will see me toe the line at my first Aquathlon - a 400m swim followed by a 10km run. March will be the Mad March Hare cycle sportive from Birmingham to Broadway and back. April will host my my first ever triathlon!! May will see me once again take on Dirty Weekend 20 mile Obstacle Race, and also the 107 mile cycle Tour of Pembrokeshire . June will see me take on my first half-Iron distance Triathlon - The Lakesman - 1.2 mile lake swim, 56 mile bike ride and a half marathon to finish. July holds the Long Course Weekend in Tenby - a proper warm up for the Ironman with an attempt at each of the full distances but spread over 3 days. August will hopefully see me toe the line at Reykjavik Marathon, and then the big one, Ironman Wales, sits on the horizon for 9th September. As a focus immediately post Ironman, I have booked in for the Snowdonia Marathon for October too. Whilst I can't imagine I was be uber-competitive by this point in the season, this race has been on my bucket list since 2003 so I am thrilled to be finally, hopefully, ticking it off. In true LuLu style, I will not be alone for all of these events. For the majority of my training and racing antics in 2018 I am being joined by my Ironman training partner and buddy Lucy. We've had a load of giggles with our training to date and I'm sure there will be plenty more to come. Mad-Nearly-Ultra-Daughter and Patient-Tolerant-Husband have also agreed to do some of the events (although the former only the shorter, child-friendly ones obviously). As always, I am dedicating my antics for the year to charity. 2018 will be dedicated to Macmillan Nurses. I have personal reasons for this, as set out on my charity page below. If you could just spare me a couple of pounds donation towards this valuable cause, I would be tremendously grateful.
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