Tuscan Training

So, I've just arrived back from our holiday in Tuscany. The Scott's Summer Holiday was fantastic with a couple of days in Rome where we took Alice to the Colesium (she loved it), and the week in a beautiful house the Tuscan region of Italy (which had no mobile phone signal or internet connectivity, it was brilliant, so sorry for the lack of updates!).

As for the training, I did eat a lot of pasta, however this was washed down with a lot of Nastro, and Chianti, and I'm also very glad that the marathon is taking place in the cool of November. I managed to get some runs in, and as our house was at the end of a half mile forest road (up hill) and most of the runs took place with tempratures in the high 30's, I felt I did alright, I reckon the heat and the hills added a mile or two to each run. I've also convinced myself that the endless days of splashing about in the pool pretending to be a shark for the kids, actualy counts as cross-training, someone please agree with me?

But I'm not kidding myself, I am behind on my schedule (something I share with Sam after his trip West), and I need to put some effort in this week (which is going to be hard, considering the week contains my wedding anniversary and my birthday!!).

However, needs must, and I am again spurred on by the performance of my friends, as Rob completed the London Triathlon yesterday in a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes, which is brilliant, so well done Rob, Ollie on the other hand managed 6 hours of drinking in celebration, which for him is an excellent effort.