This weekend saw the Wayman boys head to Hampshire whilst the Wayman girls had a day out in London and met up with Julie and Sasha in the West End to see The Sound Of Music (yes, it was Connie!).
Chris competed in the Solomons South Downs Marathon on Saturday morning while Kofi was happily looked after by Ron and Jean in Petersfield. Chris had felt a bit underprepared for this race as it is all off-road and hilly from Arundel across the south downs to Petersfield. The weather on Saturday was appalling too, so mud also became a factor! Chris did extremely well under these conditions (it seems maybe he thrives on them?) and completed the race in a very respectable 3hrs57mins, placing 55th out of 297 finishers. Umm, that's faster than I have ever managed to run a flat, road marathon.....he also said he THOROUGHLY ENJOYED it!
Monday, June 18, 2007
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Two Months of Build Progress
We are almost two months into the build now. The walls are now at second floor level and the floor joists are in......
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Hills, Cobbles and Cowbells
We are safely back from our trip to Switzerland. Another 12 hour day for the kids in the car yesterday, poor things!
Had a good week in Rapperswil on the southern shore of Lake Zurich. We arrived to fresh snow on the mountains behind the lake (and a jolly cold lake to swim in). It's a beautiful place, a medieval town with cobbled streets with amazing views in every direction.
Had a couple of very chilly practice swims which resulted in me purchasing an extra glamourous wetsuit skullcap, as I said to Chris, 'It's not a fashion show!' Thursday morning saw me out practicing the bike course, the first climb called Witches Hill had been preying on my mind since driving it the day earlier but I made it with alot of puffing and teeth gritting. Then I did the next climb that goes on for about 10km but isn't quite as steep. Chris decided to send me up a few more random passes, telling me he thought they were part of the course, as I got the top of about number four and almost started weeping, Chris informed me we weren't on the bike course at all and were lost!
Two days of torrential rain saw a clear morning for the race on Sunday, but the lake was still freezing and the organisers consulted their rule book and shortened the swim to 1400m. That was quite long enough for me, as there were about 300+ in my start group and I never really got any clear water all the way round. Couldn't even feel my feet because they were so cold, truly relieved to get hauled out of the water and shoved up the slipway. You can never predict race day, I had imagined the swim would be the most 'enjoyable' part of the race for me, as it turned out, it was definitely the least enjoyable!
The bike went surprisingly well (for me, a 'non-cyclist'), no punctures, no walking, no falling off and no bonking.......just lots more of that puffing and sweating on the hills, being chased by people dressed as witches shouting 'hopp, hopp', which I assume means Swiss for get a move on! I even had one or two moments when there was a chance I was enjoying myself. I stuck to my plan of making sure I ate and drank enough and even tipped some jissy gels down my neck, yuk! My legs were quite tired by the second lap towards the top of the climb but all in all it was as good as I could have dared hope.
Out onto the run, wasted over two minutes waiting to have a wee but still better than trying to do a half marathon with a full bladder. The run went along the gravel path next to the lake and into the cobbled streets of Rappersil, giving the lunching tourists something to look at! The course included three times up a big set of steps aptly called Stairway to Heaven. Saw Chris and the kids numerous times during the three laps which was lovely, and I felt fine(ish!). Never really had any inclination to start walking (also part of my plan, to run and only run!). Two hours passed pretty quick and before I knew it, I was heading up the finish straight with Indie holding my hand, to a noisy finish line inside the indoor ice arena. Job done....til next time!
Swim 31.15
T1 4.36
Bike 3.32.35
T2 2.57
Run 2.02.45
Time overall - 6hrs 14mins 9secs
Had a good week in Rapperswil on the southern shore of Lake Zurich. We arrived to fresh snow on the mountains behind the lake (and a jolly cold lake to swim in). It's a beautiful place, a medieval town with cobbled streets with amazing views in every direction.
Had a couple of very chilly practice swims which resulted in me purchasing an extra glamourous wetsuit skullcap, as I said to Chris, 'It's not a fashion show!' Thursday morning saw me out practicing the bike course, the first climb called Witches Hill had been preying on my mind since driving it the day earlier but I made it with alot of puffing and teeth gritting. Then I did the next climb that goes on for about 10km but isn't quite as steep. Chris decided to send me up a few more random passes, telling me he thought they were part of the course, as I got the top of about number four and almost started weeping, Chris informed me we weren't on the bike course at all and were lost!
Two days of torrential rain saw a clear morning for the race on Sunday, but the lake was still freezing and the organisers consulted their rule book and shortened the swim to 1400m. That was quite long enough for me, as there were about 300+ in my start group and I never really got any clear water all the way round. Couldn't even feel my feet because they were so cold, truly relieved to get hauled out of the water and shoved up the slipway. You can never predict race day, I had imagined the swim would be the most 'enjoyable' part of the race for me, as it turned out, it was definitely the least enjoyable!
The bike went surprisingly well (for me, a 'non-cyclist'), no punctures, no walking, no falling off and no bonking.......just lots more of that puffing and sweating on the hills, being chased by people dressed as witches shouting 'hopp, hopp', which I assume means Swiss for get a move on! I even had one or two moments when there was a chance I was enjoying myself. I stuck to my plan of making sure I ate and drank enough and even tipped some jissy gels down my neck, yuk! My legs were quite tired by the second lap towards the top of the climb but all in all it was as good as I could have dared hope.
Out onto the run, wasted over two minutes waiting to have a wee but still better than trying to do a half marathon with a full bladder. The run went along the gravel path next to the lake and into the cobbled streets of Rappersil, giving the lunching tourists something to look at! The course included three times up a big set of steps aptly called Stairway to Heaven. Saw Chris and the kids numerous times during the three laps which was lovely, and I felt fine(ish!). Never really had any inclination to start walking (also part of my plan, to run and only run!). Two hours passed pretty quick and before I knew it, I was heading up the finish straight with Indie holding my hand, to a noisy finish line inside the indoor ice arena. Job done....til next time!
Swim 31.15
T1 4.36
Bike 3.32.35
T2 2.57
Run 2.02.45
Time overall - 6hrs 14mins 9secs
Monday, May 28, 2007
Off to Rapperswil, Switzerland
We set off early tomorrow morning to catch the ferry to Calais and then drive down to Lake Zurich where I will be competing in Half Ironman Switzerland next Sunday (3rd June). Been too busy recently to feel nervous, but I am sure once I catch sight of the lake and the hills that will change!
Had a look at my mileage since 1st January and I have swum 70km, biked 550 miles and run 275 miles, along with a few painful sessions pedalling on the turbo. Hope that's enough to get me round next Sunday. Too late if not! The race has quite a short cut-off time so it's a PB or nothing.......
Had a look at my mileage since 1st January and I have swum 70km, biked 550 miles and run 275 miles, along with a few painful sessions pedalling on the turbo. Hope that's enough to get me round next Sunday. Too late if not! The race has quite a short cut-off time so it's a PB or nothing.......
Chris' 40th Birthday
We had a great party in our rather chilly garden on Saturday to mark Chris' 40th birthday. Our families, friends from afar and local buddies all gathered to help Chris celebrate. The kids bounced away on the bouncy castle and everyone seemed to have a good time! Chris discovered his surprise present from me and the kids.....an entry to Ironman Western Australia in December and flights booked for the four of us. We will meet with Simon, Shilpa and the boys in Malaysia and they'll continue with us to Perth. Simon will then race with Chris in the Ironman. Chris seemed pretty chuffed in his usual understated way! Jean had made an wonderful cake with an Ironman Australia theme which everyone was amazed at, then ate!
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Hey Simon - 72 Miles!
I seem to be finally overcoming my pathalogical fear of cycling with long rides every weekend. Paul and I set off today hoping for a race equivalent 56 miles and we actually managed 72 miles via Wye, Ashford, Hythe and many, many villages inbetween. (Paul did 90 miles in total). My longest ever ride and the route wasn't exactly flat either! Got a nasty beesting on my face about 2 miles from home which kind of finished me off, quite tired by that point! Think I may have a day off tri training tomorrow.....
Sunday, April 22, 2007
London Marathon
Chris' build-up to London hadn't been ideal with his nasty Easter surprise (virus)...but he decided in the Wayman way to give the marathon today a go anyway. He set off just before 6am to the startline in Greenwich on the Deal Tri coach. Indie and I travelled up to London a little later on the train after dropping mad-boy Kofster with his buddies Luke and Matthew for the day.
We met Sasha and Tim at Charing Cross and found a spot on the Embankment to try and see Chris at the mile 25 marker. Time ticked on and I had pretty much decided that I had missed seeing him somehow or he was having a bad race! It turned out to be the latter as he walked past at 4 hours+. His knee had started playing up at mile 6 and he had had to adopt the walk/run approach by mile 15. It was also a pretty hot day which I am sure didn't help most people's race.
Eventually we all found each other in the crowds afterwards, amazingly we managed to bump into our friends from Brighton twice in the midst of all the chaos. Chris was remarkably chilled about it all and was happy to have simply been part of another great London Marathon and that he got to see Ronan Keating at the start (joke!).
Chris 4hrs 21mins 23secs
We met Sasha and Tim at Charing Cross and found a spot on the Embankment to try and see Chris at the mile 25 marker. Time ticked on and I had pretty much decided that I had missed seeing him somehow or he was having a bad race! It turned out to be the latter as he walked past at 4 hours+. His knee had started playing up at mile 6 and he had had to adopt the walk/run approach by mile 15. It was also a pretty hot day which I am sure didn't help most people's race.
Eventually we all found each other in the crowds afterwards, amazingly we managed to bump into our friends from Brighton twice in the midst of all the chaos. Chris was remarkably chilled about it all and was happy to have simply been part of another great London Marathon and that he got to see Ronan Keating at the start (joke!).
Chris 4hrs 21mins 23secs
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