last week

Thursday and in the pool with the tri lot . I was relegated to the medium lane by Fabulous . I didn’t object I felt pretty tired. Did the 3.2 k set ok then stayed on for an extra 800 metre set of drills. 4k all told,

In the evening went out for a run with Rhys and Dean bot. Dean bot can run and Fabulous wasn’t hanging about. A recovery run started to get a bit edgy and ended up as a full all out sprint. 5.5 miles 7.30 minute per mile. Looks like Fab might be learning how to run. The Dean Bot seemed to be quite stoked to be in ‘ such famous company ‘ I think he said. I looked across at Fab and said what the fuck are you famous for. Is that a bit conceited ? Yep. Dean Bot is just a much a local hero as any of us. He can run that’s for sure.

Friday morning I ended up on the floor of the centre again after another of Fabulous early bird sessions. It was quite busy down there. After the first set I looked like I had had a shower.After the second I may as well have been swimming. The third set was just a blur. 3 times 9 mins set. Split into 3 min blocks of over unders. 2 mins at 90 % ftp then 1 min at 110%.

Work ended up being quite an experience today down at bierspool cycles.Now Adam is like a fat power ranger. Nice guy Phil is the working mans Bamber Gascoigne and Mark, one of the best mechanics in Pembrokeshire is tiny tim. I used to work at Bierspool a long time ago during school holidays etc and have some good memories of the place not withstanding when Walter (garys dad) shot someone once, who was trying to break in, up the ass with a shotgun. Not sure you
Would get away with that today but he did back then.Was actually commended for it. He didn’t fuck about.

Anyway so I’m pottering about shoe horning this 24 kwatt solar system onto the roof when I notice these little fluro pink pills in the work shop. Ketone it says on the label. I’d read something about this so just double dropped 2 of them . the recommended dose. Adam seems quite enthusiastic about this. Unusually so. Adam would accept the news that he had won the lottery and that someone had run off with his wife with the same facial expression. About 20 mins later I’m back on the roof and its baking hot. I suddenly realise that Adam is staring at me. This revelation is closely followed by he is not staring at me I am staring, grinning at him inanely and I haven’t blinked for 15 mins. I’m grinding my jaw . Adam is at this point in real danger of breaking into a smile ,Which is as close to ecstatic as he gets. What the fuck is in those pills I ask? There may have been a bit of caffeine in them was the half giggled reply. I am fucking flying. Adam has spiked me with 400mg of caffeine. Which is enough to get a pulse out of a dead elephant. Twice what I would take for an IM.
I get in the van for the 400 metre drive home. Vitamin C I need and loads of it. I launch out of the van and fly across to the front door. I notice the van is rolling away as I forgot to put the hand break on or close the drivers door. I’m now back in the van slam it into resverse and park it via a J turn into a space an inch too small for it. High as a kite.Into the kitchen Vitamin C . 5 mins later I’m hyper ventilating sitting at the kitchen table with little vitamin c pills everywhere. I’ve no idea if I’ve even taken any so I take some more they are water soluble after all. 300mg a hit . just before the corners of my eyeballs start to peel back the vitamin c takes the edge off the caffeine. I go back to work. Adam can barely contain himself. I bet he docks me a half hour.