Well it’s less than a week to go now till the World MTBO Champs in Portugal. June has been another month of ups and downs. Following my fantastic results in Poland I managed to pick up a couple of colds from my daughter, the last of which went to my chest. I also picked up some sort of strange fungal infection in a cut from Poland on my leg which also required a visit to the doctors. The last week of June was spent not training but pill popping and cream rubbing in a desperate attempt to get better in time for Portugal.
I did though take the opportunity to make sure I had everything serviced and ready and did some technical preparation.
After a couple of recovery rides but knowing not to do anything too punishing in the week leading up to the World Championships, I decided to do a Sweet Spot session on the turbo trainer but limit it to just 1 effort rather than the normal 4 last night. It went very well and I felt great, feeling back in the groove, seemingly not having lost any fitness. I came into the house in a much better mood and phoned my coach for the normal weekly chat.
I came off the phone and then promptly slipped on our timber stairs (yes I was wearing socks, yes I’m a muppet) landing heavily on elbow, arm and lower back, very sensible, nothing seemingly going right for me at the moment. Luckily nothing broken or badly bruised but I feel a little sore now the day after.
So time to pack, double check kit, get lots of sleep, focus on the good results from Poland and just get out there and do my best……
We travel on Friday so as long as I can find a decent WIFI connection, expect daily updates from then.