The Kite Runner

If you want to know why the work of Right To Play is so important, (and you like a good story!) get a hold of a copy of the film/book 'The Kite Runner'.  A very moving tale, which graphically shows what happens to children as a consequence of war, and how play is closely linked to culture, friendship and loyalty.  Find out more about Right to Play at http://www.righttoplay.com/uk/about-us/Pages/mission.aspx


Help me raise £20000  for Right to Play!  http://www.justgiving.com/Miles-Peacock

Looking for feedback

Has anyone tried either of the following products, especially for recovery purposes?

Cherry Active - a cherry flavoured cordial that is supposed to aid recovery

Nocte - an SIS product, again supposed to aid recovery, especially for stopping that leg twitching thing you get after endurance events due to the imbalance in minerals

Please post up any experiences you have of using either of these.  Thanks

Redemption (of sorts)

So, in an attempt to get things back on track I set myself the target of doing double Ironman distance for the swim and bike disciplines over the weekend.  And not to shabby an effort, given the abysmal training effort in April.  My reasons for doing this were really just to test my commitment and also to have a bit of a test run at doing long back-to-back sessions.  The swim went OK, felt hard towards the end but it's helped me get some clarity on how to approach the main event, especially nutrition and rest periods.  The next day I did a hilly 91 mile ride with 3 friends.  The first two hours were really hard, just couldn't get my legs moving, but after that I seemed to get going.  On the Sunday, I awoke feeling a bit heavy-legged, but went out with a larger group from Tri Preston on a 104 mile flat ride.  I was quite surprised at how good this felt, as I was worried that I might bonk at some point then not be able to move!  Monday, finished off the balance of 224 miles with a short lap circuit that I might use for the Deca.  Then a very short walk, just to see how it felt to do the third discipline after three long sets (followed up with a 10K walk the day after).  So, the plus points are I feel a re-motivated, there does seem to be some endurance/stamina in my body despite the poor efforts in April, and the nutrition strategies provided by Helen Walker seem to be working well.  Minuses?  Well, I need to do over 5 times the distance in about half the time!  Mummy!

A duffer's guide

As I pick myself up from my malaise brought about by a poor month of training, I've coincidentally just finished reading 'French Revolutions' by Tim Moore.  It's a very funny account of one man's attempt to cycle the Tour de France route, with only minimal training and very basic knowledge of cycling.  He sort of achieves his aim too, (with the odd detour), so it just shows what you can achieve with mental strength, if your goal is clear enough and your desire is strong.  Maybe there is hope for me yet....

The pressure is on

Well, a dismal April in terms of training.  Not able to follow my plan and not doing much to compensate.  Again, I could put forward a variety of reasons (or excuses) but who would I be fooling?  The fact is that I haven't done anywhere near the amount of training I intended to do.  I've let some the self-imposed pressure get to me and as I go more and more public with my challenge, I've let the enormity of it overwhelm me.  Instead of focusing on the things I can do, I've been spending more time worrying about what I'm not doing and it's been getting me down.  So with just over 8 weeks to go, I'm redoubling my efforts and starting to re-organise when and how I do my training.  (Some of the longer sessions are proving hard to fit around work).  I also want to put in a few 'test' sessions in May, to acts as convincers that I can do this thing.  On the plus side I've been really amazed at how many people have been willing to help me, by offering there services or donating to my Just Giving page http://www.justgiving.com/Miles-Peacock.  


I'll post up more soon, but I need to get some training in and return to a more positive state of mind!  Right now I feel like apologising to all those people who have put their faith in me.