Yesterday showed good improvement, psychologically and physically.

In the morning I installed MemoryMap (*) to evaluate the ascent on my last 120km ride. Whilst I was expecting around 600m, I was delighted when it came to a total of 1300m. This is because my calculations only accounted for the main ascents and not the numerous small slopes. This is about 3/4 of the Ironman ascent for 2/3 of the distance. So I feel a bit less scared about the ascent on the ride, although this is still my main concern.

Yesterday I managed to run again after several weeks off, twice around the park without pain. Surprisingly, speed was not too bad with 55min for 12.6km. As always in ultra, when things aren't great, just slow down a bit and be patient...

Ultra ?

(*) Yes, I reluctantly bought a piece of software. Last time such an event happened, it was a version of MS Windows (forced with a laptop) that I barely used. The maps on Google are not very precise (and contain loads of errors), and for that purpose I needed proper Ordnance Survey data. Somehow, I bought a map, not a piece of software...