Answering the call of duty........

It was a tough night. Three weeks to go and the session tonight felt like my first....
I picked up the Bigman at his house and we toddled off to the Gym. It was busy - full of Fife's finest muscle but fortunately the bikes seem to be relatively under used so we climbed onto two bikes and got on with the job. It seemed really hard, like pedalling through thick sand, we both felt tired. The combination of work, long hours and the constant training over the last weeks and months hit home to full effect.

Despite the tiredness we got stuck in and did 3 sessions of above 80 rpm for 5 minutes each interval. We spent the last 5 minutes with the bike ramped up to 20 and the revs over 60. It was hard but we did it. Only a few more to go......

We then did some sit ups followed by a set on the cross trainer.

It was a good feeling to get it done and set off for home. We truly answered the call of duty today. The weather looks set for more snow tomorrow - hopefully it won't materialise.

Time to think about kit, clothes and finalise food strategy.