No choice i'm afraid. Marathon training means the only day for a long run is Sunday. Leg muscles are fine after playing rugby, it just all the cuts and bruises that start to hurt more after about 10km!
I can see agony on the cards over the next two months.
[:D]saturday 10 mile cross country. 2000 mtr swim sunday 65 miles with hcrc on the bike again, 20 miles bike monday. 20 today and just done a nother 2000mtrs in the pool ...9 mile run to work in the morning[:D][:D][:D]
[:)][:D][;)]swam saturday night with 1485 tri,,,2500mtrs...today road 25 miles from market bosworth to barrow upon soar... ran 6 miles road race ...with hinckley running club 42 mins.... then road 25 miles back home... taking in beacon hill [:@][:@][:@] got to keep going, got to keep going, people to beat[:D][:D].im just a fat bloke on a bike[:)]
Just trying to prepare for my first race in 2.5 years in Auckland this weekend.
It is only a sprint Triathlon but I am hoping I have put in enough preparation for it.
This week is wind down so have been for a 20km Cycle today and a small 3km Run tonight with a few sprints. Rest day tomorrow then a small sprint session in the pool on Wednesday.
Can't wait to get the race started and see how my body is doing.
Two swims this weekend - trying to remember what I should be doing. 7.5 mile hilly, muddy run/slide/paddle lunchtime.
Colleague at work (currently training for London marathon) tells me he gets tired but doesn't 'hurt' while running. I can't decide whether knee, ankle or hip hurt most... but it's all pain! Is running meant to hurt?? Or is it just me?
Friday: After finally having started to teach myself to swim crawl, and almost drowning, on Monday, I succeeded in swimming multiple lengths of crawl and breathing correctly, after years of breast-stroke only. Swam Breast-stroke 2km and crawl 800m.
Saturday: Ran 10 km on snow and ice (I'm in Norway)
Sunday: Thought I'd follow up on Friday's success. Discovered that on only my second day of swimming crawl I can do 1500m in under 32 minutes, easily. Looking forward to putting some real effort into it and watching the time come down. Swam crawl 2000m and breast-stroke 1000m.
Monday: Got a stinking cold. Was up all night sneezing and being snotty. Feel dreadful and so will take the day off. It must be a reaction to chlorine in the nose.
Tuesday: Feeling well again. Will go indoor climbing tonight.
Thursday went for a 5km run at a fast pace HR around 170bpm. Friday worked all day and night so no time for training. ( Pobably a good thing as I have a race on Sunday)
Saturday (today) went for a 2.5km open water swim. My first swim at such distance in open water.
Not the best idea with a race tomorrow but I got so excited to be out there I couldn't stop. Got a long day/night at work today then up first thing 6am for 7.30 race start tomorrow morning.
Can't wait.
It feels good to be bitten by the TRI bug a second tome round!!!!
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Weighed myself on calibrated scales, and was a lot more than I thought. More training and dietary discipline required
tuesday: 25 mile bike still having cold
wednesday: 5 mile run, 2,500m swim feeling a bit better
Started last night with an hour on the turbo. Legs still sore from blowing away the Christmas cobwebs at rugby on Tuesday.
Nothing to compare with what's to come I suppose!!!
Sun - 16km run
Mon - 12km Bike to work
Tue - 5km run
Long runs the day after playing rugby are interesting.
Wella
Monday, 25 miles bike, 6 miles run, 1 mile swim. 30 mins weights.
Today. Rest
If you can run 16k on a sunday after playing rugby on saturday then you are not playing hard enough my friend!!!
Having said that I was on the turbo for 80 minutes last night after refereeing a game on saturday.
1800m should have been 2100 but missed some bits of it
set another 100m pb at 1:51 [:)]
No choice i'm afraid. Marathon training means the only day for a long run is Sunday. Leg muscles are fine after playing rugby, it just all the cuts and bruises that start to hurt more after about 10km!
I can see agony on the cards over the next two months.
wella
Today - half hour in the weights room, followed by 20mins on exercise bike and 3km on treadmill.
Wed - Weights at the gym.
Wella
It's going to take some effort to get up to any distance; at the moment I can just about do 25m.
Must remember to breathe more!
45 mins run intervals
45 min bike intervals
8-10 mile run
25 mile bike
50 minute brick session
45 min swim
(or as much of that as family/work and weather permit!)
Even sounds boring, doesn't it!
For a change I went for another run.
8km along the Thames. Harder than normal as the wind created a resistance similar to dragging a tyre behind me (I can imagine).
Wella
tried out new heart rate monitor last night and average HR was about 165! lot of training to do and lots of weight to lose!!
Just trying to prepare for my first race in 2.5 years in Auckland this weekend.
It is only a sprint Triathlon but I am hoping I have put in enough preparation for it.
This week is wind down so have been for a 20km Cycle today and a small 3km Run tonight with a few sprints. Rest day tomorrow then a small sprint session in the pool on Wednesday.
Can't wait to get the race started and see how my body is doing.
swim tonight
Colleague at work (currently training for London marathon) tells me he gets tired but doesn't 'hurt' while running. I can't decide whether knee, ankle or hip hurt most... but it's all pain! Is running meant to hurt?? Or is it just me?
Last thursday 4km run
last friday gym - which was endurance intervals on the treadmill followed weights...didn't releasise quite how weak my shoulders are...
hour long run with running club tonight, speed session i think
Tue - 7.5km run at almost race pace.
Wella
Saturday: Ran 10 km on snow and ice (I'm in Norway)
Sunday: Thought I'd follow up on Friday's success. Discovered that on only my second day of swimming crawl I can do 1500m in under 32 minutes, easily. Looking forward to putting some real effort into it and watching the time come down. Swam crawl 2000m and breast-stroke 1000m.
Monday: Got a stinking cold. Was up all night sneezing and being snotty. Feel dreadful and so will take the day off. It must be a reaction to chlorine in the nose.
Tuesday: Feeling well again. Will go indoor climbing tonight.
p.m. - bike (spinning 1 hour ... fooked but good)
Gym ...running endurance intervals....
(pm) run - steady 6 miles
today (am) rest
(pm) bike - 2 hour spinning *
* became a brick session due to traffic & high winds .... blah blah blah.....
(pm) brick - 1.5 mile run / 2 hour spin / 1.5 mile run
Mike
Saturday (today) went for a 2.5km open water swim. My first swim at such distance in open water.
Not the best idea with a race tomorrow but I got so excited to be out there I couldn't stop. Got a long day/night at work today then up first thing 6am for 7.30 race start tomorrow morning.
Can't wait.
It feels good to be bitten by the TRI bug a second tome round!!!!