Day 6 ( Tuesday 23rd June).
Schedule was - morning elimination run before brekky, minimum 1hr or 10 km
-bike from Canazei to a lake somewhere . Option of 91km or 50 or 40
- swim at lake
- bike 17km from lake to Bolzano.
The title sums up accurately my state of being on day 6, partly due to the efforts of the previous days and partly due to calorie deficit. I could barely get moving this morning and it was a monstrous effort to get the body moving, aside from legs like wooden planks; the whole body felt like I was a donkey dipped in cement. Thus was eliminated in the first round ( YAY) so filled in the rest of the time with a slow trot through Canazei.
Back for a big brekky, coffees and the usual lugging of luggage and various bags for various vans then we set off. John assured us it was an easier day, and after making it through the treacherous hazard ridden bike paths, then it was up , up and up a gradual climb and it was HOT. I felt bloody awful on the bike today. Sciatic pains starting from the l glute and radiating in weird places down the leg then the right piriformis etc, not to mention my foggy brain finding it hard to concentrate. and it felt like a struggle ! Took us 3hrs as 1100m climbing in the first 50km so was more depleted by the time we got to the van. Some of the others had taken the van to the 50 km and were riding the 40 downhill to the lake but I packed a sad so got in the van and a lift down the hill then through miles and miles of apple orchards, vineyards in around 35 degrees then we arrived at the lake, had a quick bite of lunch thanks to support crew then swim time.
It was so warm out John designated a non wetsuit swim #grateful. have you ever tried to get tight rubber over an already sweaty body ?! My that water felt so good to jump in !
We were informed it was a swim elimination race with handicap starts, 2 laps per round and 3 gone each round. My handicap was 13 secs , likely after the woeful performance at the 800m pool TT. Somehow I managed to stay in the game and finished in the final 6 amongst good company, which was even more astonishing after the pathetic whingeing mess of a cyclist I had been prior. Managed to get 1750m in then dressed and only 17km to Bolzano, our home for the night.
It was a light downhill and solely on a network of excellent bike paths. God, I love Europe and the culture where everyone rides a bike- to get places. We arrived in town and after a slight missed turn were back on track and found the hotel. This was a much less touristy place but very pretty. A little confusing as it's in the German speaking part of Italy.
Luckily only one night here as was in the smallest hotel room ever, twin share and we had to put the chairs in the wardrobe to allow room for our bags. BUT they had aircon units in each room which was a massive plus given it was 35 degrees outside and only dropped to 25 overnight!
Next up for the Wednesday is the Stelvio as we are off to Bormio for the remainder of the camp. I have to say I am mildly alarmed at the prospect having just looked up the stats on Wikipedia and of course, we are doing it the hardest way ( from Prato side)
Ah well, it's not Easy camp as John says.
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