Its been a while

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I realise I have been really quiet of late since Ironman Staffordshire i've really taken time off to recover and we have also had a busy few weeks.  We've had Barry and Bev's 40th wedding anniversary which required a fair bit of work to get the garden into shape for their surprise party which was a massive success.  Anne-Marie again provided the cake which was delicious.

Following this July has been taken up most evenings catching up on the Tour De France and it's been such a good race.  Predictable in the way Team Sky had complete control but also I loved how unpredictable Froome was in his attacks.  Made a really nice change to watch.  Plus Mark Cavendish got to wear the Yellow jersey finally.

Finally i have signed up for a few races till the end of the year:
  • Run Norwich on the 7th August
  • Reepham Summer Sunday 10K on the 21st August
  • Dereham 5k on the 28th August
  • Autumn Waveney Triathlon on the 11th September
  • Browse 10k on the 30th October
I'm also trying to sign up for the following:
  • North Norfolk Triathlon (May have missed the boat on this one, if I can't do this one i'll probably enter the Pinewoods Triathlon in Sherringham on the 25th September)
  • Marriotts Way 10k on 9th October
  • Holt 10k on the 23rd October
  • Bure Valley 10m on 6th November
I will also add a post here about how the training has been since I kicked things off again for Run Norwich.

Finally i'm finishing up a post about our Yorkshire Dales holiday.  The cottage we stayed in was to die for.  The owners were really friendly and its location would be perfect for cycling with just loads of really good routes you could do.

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