Too much muppet

The muppet has definitely overstretched himself.

Last weekend I competed in the Steelman at Dorney Lake.  Being a 3 quarter Olympic event it was the furthest distances I had completed in any triathlon (1000m, 32k, 7.5k).  The problem is that I have been embroiled in end of term stuff at school.  Reports, end of year assemblies, awards evenings etc. etc.  Don't panic, I am not about to complain about the teacher's lot!  I have a great job and love every minute of it.  But you would think that I would realise, after 16 years, that some times of the year are just way too hectic to do any training (never mind blogging).

Hence I went into the Steelman under-cooked.  My brother beat me in the swim but I beat him out of transition 1.  I kept a steady pace throughout and was actually quite pleased with my performance.  What might have been had my training been better.  Times below:

Swim - 22.04
T1 - 1.43
Cycle - 1.03.37
T2 - 1.11
Run - 36.25
Overall - 2.05.02

So here I sit having finished the school term.  Now when I go into work I can ride and I can tailor my days around training.  The only problem being that my local triathlon (an Olympic distance event) is on Sunday.  So I have 3 days to pack in 3 weeks worth of training.  My muppetry score is all based on scheduling this time!

Muppet rating: 5

Triathlon Muppet