Warm Weather Training - In Scotland!

A warm week is a good week in Scotland and it's about time one came around. The highlight of the week has to be Friday's track session of 200`s under the sun with only shorts and a vest on which was a stark contrast to the usual jacket, leggings, hat and glove combination I'm usually sporting.

If the weather continues to improve bike shorts may even make an appearance in the coming days. So weather wise it's looking good for the first competition of the year in Edinburgh next Saturday where I won last year so now it's all up to the body. It's the first competition in nearly 6months due to chest problems caused by asthma which are hopefully all behind me now. Race sharpness does not exist whatsoever for me at the moment but that's what the next month of
racing is all about- `intense training sessions` as my coach refers to them before informing me next Friday's track session will still be getting done.

Training wise everything is ticking over nicely with the more race specific work playing a bigger role now but the longer stuff is still getting done to keep the body guessing. As long as the sun keeps on shining I don't mind what the programme has on it. 6days till race one……

David McNamee, International Triathlete