Well rather than the usual training report for this evenings swim I have slightly different news. Seems as if the operation on the hernia has been bought forward. Rather than the 2-4 months I was originally estimated by the NHS, they called today with news of a cancellation. Can I do Thursday, at 7am? The obvious answer being, yes, yes I can.

As a result I can now look forward to being in some considerable pain for a few weeks after getting my innards hacked at!

I’m actually really happy that it’s happening so soon as the pain has been getting worse. It does mean that the knee will be the prolonged issue which needs sorting, which is not what I expected!

Maybe it’ll give me more time to investigate what Garmin are up to with the Forerunner 920xt, but who knows!