Sitting all snuggly and warm with a lovely cup of coffee reflecting on yesterday and whether it was really that bad, and the official line is still, yes it was! This was going to be the easiest of my three challenges. I've done it 3 times before and although each time it has been challenging, I knew I could do it. But then the good old Scottish summer weather blew in! I was up bright and early to cycle to the start(I will be including the 7 miles I cycled to the start line in my total) it was pouring, so got completely soaked within a couple of minutes. Met Jane and Alistair at the start, that's commitment for you, up that early just to wave us off, thanks guys! My neighbour had given me some waterproof over shoes, they are kind of like really tight wellies, so I thought that at least my feet would be dry. Unfortunately I hadn't realised that the bottom of one shoe had cracked so the water seeped in anyway. Never mind I thought, it can't be this wet all day, it'll brighten up soon. I was cycling with my two friends Stephen and Twads, well, I say with them, but that means we start together and meet up at the end as they are way faster than me. Off we went. Looking at janes photos it looks like it's night time it's so overcast! I started well, and was making good time till the Forth Road Bridge, when I had to just switch to survival mode! It was so windy the rain was being blown upwards through the wee gaps in the road surface! From then onwards the wind was blowing directly into my face the whole way. At Kinross ( the lunch stop) I met Stephen and Twads again, that never happens, as they are usually so far ahead of me. The next bit after Kinross is usually my favourite bit, it's a lovely stretch over the countryside with gentle hills and great views, usually! A head wind and low mist put paid to all of that, it was hard and horrible! Freuchie is the next stop, for coffee and cakes for everyone except me, but by that stage I was so cold, wet soggy and miserable that even the thought that I had done most of it didn't cheer me up! A few more hilly bits and then I passed the sign for 10 miles left to go, a sight normally greeted with euphoria, but now with a nasty swear word and a grimace! I can't describe how hard that last 10 miles was. I was a broken woman! For the final 5 miles it's all downhill, but not on this occasion! I was in granny gear the whole way battling against the headwind, rain stinging my face . But I made it. My mum was waiting at St Andrews to give me a lift back. I usually have a celebratory pint, but I just got straight in the car, steamed up the windows and shivered all the way home! reflecting on it afterwards over a curry and beer with Stephen and Twads we were considering if we had actually enjoyed any of the day, and the consensus was, no! But it's over, and I have completed my three challenges. I have completed roughly 266.5km(165.5miles) of running, 954km (593miles) of cycling and have swum 22000m ( 13.6miles) Not too shabby!! Although this last challenge was not great, I have LOVED the others! Ventoux was epic, and I'd love to do it again. I've already signed up for another triathlon, and I will probably do St Andrews cycle again next year, but I will be checking the weather forecast next time!! Jane has been a great training partner, motivating me when Dr Dasterdly de Motivate reared his ugly head, and making me run in the first place. I also have to say a huge thank you to everyone who has helped me during the last 6 months and to every one of you who has bothered to read this blog and donate money. If you havent done so yet, then get a move on! I need to give a special mention to Allister for his triathlon training support, to Twads for cycling with me during those long cold winter months and to everyone who has asked me how the training is going and giving me tips and advise. I couldn't have down any of this without Eilidh, my daughter, supporting me thoughout. She has hidden all the chocolate and biscuits in the house so that I'm not tempted, and has selflessly agreed to stay in bed or watch TV whilst I go out training and has come to support me when she can, Thanks Eil!!! One last thing......I did this to prove a point to the doctors who think I should have been on medication for my diabetes since Oct last year, to them I just want to say...."I told you I could do it my way!"