Johnny Hall's Travels and Travails

2008 Racing

I've decided on my race calendar for 2008 already, pretty much. It'll be one race a month until September, with the big one in July.

January: New Year's Day Triathlon
February: Carnethy 5 hill race
March: Alloa Half Marathon
April: Coniston 14
May: Fred Whitton Challenge (if I get in)
June: IMUK 70.3 (and/or Bala)
July: IM Austria
August: Aberfeldy Middle Distance Triathlon (and possibly Wensleydale triathlon)
September: Helvellyn Triathlon and the Ben Nevis Triathlon

The races after Austria will depend on how I recover and how my motivation is, but I'd love to do well at Aberfeldy and to give the mountain triathlons another go with some better training.

24 Hour Virus

Since May when I was struck down with gastroenteritis, I've been laid low for a day on at least 3 separate occasions.

Yesterday, I was hit again. It feels like I have flu - headache, joint ache, feverish, tired, no appetite. It's not pleasant at all. Every time I have it, I wake up unwell, it stays with me all day and then the next morning, I feel good again.

It's most unsettling but while it only stays with me for 24 hours, I can live with it. I've been to the doctors but there's not much they can do because by the time I get there, I'm well again.

I went out for the night on Friday (for the first time in a long time) and didn't get much sleep (even compared to normal, with a new baby in the house) and I rarely drink nowadays, so perhaps that combination knocked me back a bit.

One more reason to take good care of myself.

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