#Medoc mountain fall racr full#

Sadly he fell onto an extended arm breaking it cleanly in three places.

Yes you guessed it… as predicted Ian came to a stop at a road junction, and could not get his foot out in time before he fell. This was Ian’s first ride out using clip-in shoes. Ian got his training under way before me and headed out on his first ride. The trip to Oxford was well worth it as it was perfect, in excellent condition, and if I couldn’t do it on this bike then I may as well give up.

#Medoc mountain fall racr full#

So I hit good old Ebay, and after some searching found a fabulous full carbon Fuji road bike. I have a mountain bike and a hybrid, but I had always thought about getting a road bike. Next came the dilemma of what bike I should use. So it was all over the place from the start.

This certainly was not a good move on my part, as I really should have aimed my training at a specific challenge. In the October alone I had races every weekend including a half marathon a week before the Duathlon. Having got very carried away entering many running races during the summer in a whole variety of distances 5k’s, 10k’s, 2 x half marathons I stumbled on the issue of what to focus on. Having entered I thought about a training plan. This was 1 lap run (3.8km) – 5 laps bike (19km) – 1 lap run (3.8km). Rather than taking on the standard distance, I thought that as this was my first it would be more sensible to take on the Sprint distance. This event seemed perfect, as it was local and the novelty of racing around Thruxton circuit added to the appeal. In August, together with Ian, another club member, I entered the Thruxton Mass Attack duathlon, which was on 22nd Oct. Triathlon was a thought, but I knew I would have to work hard to get my swimming up to a decent standard, so I opted for a Duathon (run/bike/run). Having spent the last 5 years endlessly plugging away at running, I rather fancied the idea of getting back into cycling to compliment my training, and just needed something to get me going.