What a difference a weekend makes!
After months of hard slog running and cycling in all kinds of foul weather, we finally have a wee bit of sunshine to enjoy.
And enjoy it I have - pounding the streets of Derby (my home town) and Oxford with a look of glee on my face.
I'm sure it's not just me but I was starting to wonder if winter would ever end - the gale-force bitter chill that has inflicted this county for the recent weeks was testing my stamina on more than one occasion.
I just hope this sunshine keeps up for the Blenheim tri - I still think I will need all of the help I can get.