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On holiday for a few days to use up some days. Went for a big start to the week
Went for a run around the Uni loch prior to joining the gents who lunch for a swimsuit swim. Followed this up with the regular swim and spin sessions at night.
Over 5km of swimming today.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Ice, Ice Baby
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Damn, I need to pay attention to where I am in the alphabet thing.
Went for a cycle with A N Other. Coldest I think I have ever been if you exclude the time I cycled to Rainbow slides to shake Simmon Puttocks hand when it was -5c.
Did the Carron Valley route backwards. Some ice on the road and lots of ice in the water. I should have taken a picture, the frozen water in Carron Valley Reservoir was spectacular. I promise to take more pics.
Cycle was done at a leisurely pace.
Damn, I need to pay attention to where I am in the alphabet thing.
Went for a cycle with A N Other. Coldest I think I have ever been if you exclude the time I cycled to Rainbow slides to shake Simmon Puttocks hand when it was -5c.
Did the Carron Valley route backwards. Some ice on the road and lots of ice in the water. I should have taken a picture, the frozen water in Carron Valley Reservoir was spectacular. I promise to take more pics.
Cycle was done at a leisurely pace.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Saturday 29th January and catch up
Wednesday - 32 mile road bike up to Yetts of Muckhart and back to Stirling. Group run in evening, did not enjoy at all as no energy and constantly at back.
Thursday, MTB for 1.5 hours
Friday, nothing !
Saturday, early morning tri club swim session, short fastish sets for one hour. Followed by run from uni to rezzie. Nearly cancelled skiing holiday after loosing control of my running coming down a steep hill and tripping myself up, now have a nice bruised right leg and a tad sore if I sit down for too long.
Thursday, MTB for 1.5 hours
Friday, nothing !
Saturday, early morning tri club swim session, short fastish sets for one hour. Followed by run from uni to rezzie. Nearly cancelled skiing holiday after loosing control of my running coming down a steep hill and tripping myself up, now have a nice bruised right leg and a tad sore if I sit down for too long.
3 day catch up.
Thursday
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Swim Lactate Threshold test number 2. More pretty graphs. I had my head much more together this time. Managed to maintain the 5sec increase in pace each 150m. The final all out set was controlled all out. Started with the thought of aim for 37s for first 50mkeep the pace up 2nd 50 and all guns blazing last 50m. Pretty happy with the time of 1m48.
Night time went to the Turbo session. I was really struggling to get my heart rate up at this. Until we did the out of the seat stuff the best I could manage was abround the 125bpm. Wimped out of the run afterwards, partly cos I would have had to run in my fleece. Must pack a second t shirt on Thursdays.
Friday
Rest day. Went to see Black Swan at myvue. Enjoyed the film, just weird enough.
Saturday
Swim session was very busy. Took a tow off Christian all morning. Session was all short stuff so probably quite a low total distance, I'd guess about 2km.
Picked up a parcel from the PO. Turns out it was a duplicate delivery of power gel starter kit, result.
Arrived at the run session as everyone was heading off. By the time I got out I could see the back of a runner disappearing up the hill and the back of another heading round the loch. Opted to chase the hill back. Turned out this was the easy group so I did my own thing until hooking up with everyone at the hole in the wall. Ressy run with new path and mine wood. Nice run.
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Swim Lactate Threshold test number 2. More pretty graphs. I had my head much more together this time. Managed to maintain the 5sec increase in pace each 150m. The final all out set was controlled all out. Started with the thought of aim for 37s for first 50mkeep the pace up 2nd 50 and all guns blazing last 50m. Pretty happy with the time of 1m48.
Night time went to the Turbo session. I was really struggling to get my heart rate up at this. Until we did the out of the seat stuff the best I could manage was abround the 125bpm. Wimped out of the run afterwards, partly cos I would have had to run in my fleece. Must pack a second t shirt on Thursdays.
Friday
Rest day. Went to see Black Swan at myvue. Enjoyed the film, just weird enough.
Saturday
Swim session was very busy. Took a tow off Christian all morning. Session was all short stuff so probably quite a low total distance, I'd guess about 2km.
Picked up a parcel from the PO. Turns out it was a duplicate delivery of power gel starter kit, result.
Arrived at the run session as everyone was heading off. By the time I got out I could see the back of a runner disappearing up the hill and the back of another heading round the loch. Opted to chase the hill back. Turned out this was the easy group so I did my own thing until hooking up with everyone at the hole in the wall. Ressy run with new path and mine wood. Nice run.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Beep Burp Test
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Tuesday:
Did the commute to work on the bike again thing. This means I have finally started a New Years resolution. The NYR was to cycle to work at least twice a week, I guess this means I am 5 cycles down.
Swim session started of well, I was in the lane with JC DS AP and OB. Everything was going swimmingly (sorry) until Ooona got out with half an hour to go. I had been shamlessly drafting off her. It was then a fight to keep going. Quick pub stop afterwards with Paul and Bob.
Wednesday:
Back of my knees are killing me. Maybe I should stretch sometimes. Swim Lactate test no.2 tomorrow so skipped the long run again and did the Bob John Laff beep test again. I made the novice blunder of eating a smoked Mackerel just over an hour before. Seriously fishy burbs during the test. I'm sure it wasn't a pleseant experience for neighbouring runners.
Tuesday:
Did the commute to work on the bike again thing. This means I have finally started a New Years resolution. The NYR was to cycle to work at least twice a week, I guess this means I am 5 cycles down.
Swim session started of well, I was in the lane with JC DS AP and OB. Everything was going swimmingly (sorry) until Ooona got out with half an hour to go. I had been shamlessly drafting off her. It was then a fight to keep going. Quick pub stop afterwards with Paul and Bob.
Wednesday:
Back of my knees are killing me. Maybe I should stretch sometimes. Swim Lactate test no.2 tomorrow so skipped the long run again and did the Bob John Laff beep test again. I made the novice blunder of eating a smoked Mackerel just over an hour before. Seriously fishy burbs during the test. I'm sure it wasn't a pleseant experience for neighbouring runners.
Tuesday 25th January
Tri Club Swim Session - Coach Coull
Really enjoyed this tonight, was trying out "new" stroke technique and it felt really good and powerful ! Simply stretching out my arm more before starting pull, though I do feel I have dislocated my shoulder this morning.
Really enjoyed this tonight, was trying out "new" stroke technique and it felt really good and powerful ! Simply stretching out my arm more before starting pull, though I do feel I have dislocated my shoulder this morning.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th January
Did nothing on Sunday, too tired after last nights Burns Supper, which featured a spectacular rendition of "Address to a Haggis" by me, along with some other folk saying some things about Burns, etc. Well done Dave for hosting a great event.
It's Monday again, the start of yet another week in our journey to Ironman Austria, less than 160 days to go.
Lunchtime Swim Lactate Test, 7 @ 150 metres, with 200m warm-up
Evening swim with Coach Ramos crew, I think I may rename this as "follow the better swimmers, try not to drown and maybe in a 6 months time, I will as fast as them set" over 2k in about one hour. Gordon held out the hand of friendship to a lone chap who was swimming in our lane, he asked if he wanted to join our "swim", the chap politely declined and went into another lane, probably the cleverest thing he did all day, wish I had followed.
One hour spin with DJ Coolio followed our swim, class was boiling hot and managed to drink 2 litres of water and half litre of energy drink.
It's Monday again, the start of yet another week in our journey to Ironman Austria, less than 160 days to go.
Lunchtime Swim Lactate Test, 7 @ 150 metres, with 200m warm-up
Evening swim with Coach Ramos crew, I think I may rename this as "follow the better swimmers, try not to drown and maybe in a 6 months time, I will as fast as them set" over 2k in about one hour. Gordon held out the hand of friendship to a lone chap who was swimming in our lane, he asked if he wanted to join our "swim", the chap politely declined and went into another lane, probably the cleverest thing he did all day, wish I had followed.
One hour spin with DJ Coolio followed our swim, class was boiling hot and managed to drink 2 litres of water and half litre of energy drink.
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