Make that 21 miles cycle yesterday. Hmm. Cramp in hip? Now that's a new one...
Of course I couldn't be missed out of Nom and the Corporal's 45 minutes yesterday so went out again in the evening after my morning journey. Yay! Ouch... Yay! Ouuuucccchhhh...
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Monday, 29 June 2009
Veg's solo bike ride
...And I've just noticed that 'someone' changed the title bar. How long ago was that?
I went for a solo bike ride this morning. Unfortunately I branched out from my usual fail of not pressing 'Start' on the sports watch to entirely forget it! Still, 10.7 miles of texture ain't bad. And just under 30 minutes for 3.2 miles textured running yesterday.
So here's this week:
Sunday: 30 minute run
Monday: 10.7 mile hill bike
Tuesday: 30 minute run
Wednesday: 45 minute swim
Thursday: rest (I'm going out)
Friday: Death hill cycle
Saturday: Try to cram in a brick
Sunday: Ilkley day of pain
Hmmm. Can you tell it's 10 weeks to go? Eeek!
I went for a solo bike ride this morning. Unfortunately I branched out from my usual fail of not pressing 'Start' on the sports watch to entirely forget it! Still, 10.7 miles of texture ain't bad. And just under 30 minutes for 3.2 miles textured running yesterday.
So here's this week:
Sunday: 30 minute run
Monday: 10.7 mile hill bike
Tuesday: 30 minute run
Wednesday: 45 minute swim
Thursday: rest (I'm going out)
Friday: Death hill cycle
Saturday: Try to cram in a brick
Sunday: Ilkley day of pain
Hmmm. Can you tell it's 10 weeks to go? Eeek!
Monday, 15 June 2009
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Actually, it was a pretty good Sunday, but I'm currently unaware of any well-known songs reflecting those sentiments. Pretty tough going at times, though.
Started off with a rather odd cycle, 90 minutes and 22 miles worth, requiring 2 toilet stops, a forgotten debit card, and (eventually) a whole load of bargain fresh bread. And a lovely pizza. 8 minutes cooking time is definitely the way forward.
(Which reminds me to mention that earlier, I'd lucked out and found www.discountsupplements.co.uk, a site which sells window blinds (not really). For some non-obvious reason, it sells those High5 packs which I've been relying on for some time. £2.99 including shipping, and you can order multiple packs - it's a nailed-on winner, especially as we near the heat of midsummer. Even earlier than that, I'd wandered off to Wiggle and bought this lovely item, positively reviewed by Bikeradar and with which I'll be pumping my tyres to exactly 120psi this coming week. All in all, a good weekend of bargain-hunting.)
A few hours, 2 mowed lawns and an England cricket victory (yes, really!) later, I headed out to jog in the last of the evening sun, a time which I'm really starting to enjoy. A shade over 5 miles in 45 minutes, it turned out. And again, it turns out that I've got an ideal distance circuit around my house - up Shetcliffe Lane, across Tong Street, over to Bierley Lane, down to Spen View Lane, up home, up Ferrand Avenue and across to Bierley roundabout and back is exactly 5 miles. Spooky.
So I managed to salvage my 6.5 hours from the problems of Saturday (briefly: I'm too hot and I want to claw my eyes out, oh hey a free monitor! Let's cart that back home instead of finishing my cycle...)
Coming next: 7.5 hours this week! The longest week of the lot, in fact. Which is apt, as this is the week with the longest days of the year (ish.) If I can get through without hay fever and high temperatures wrecking my training, I'll be a happy bunny.
In fact, if I can make it through the week without dying of breakfast overdose, that'd help...
P.S. Exactly 3 months to go (despite what the little tracker thing says). Anyone who's not been quite keeping up with training, now's the time to step up. You know who you are...
Started off with a rather odd cycle, 90 minutes and 22 miles worth, requiring 2 toilet stops, a forgotten debit card, and (eventually) a whole load of bargain fresh bread. And a lovely pizza. 8 minutes cooking time is definitely the way forward.
(Which reminds me to mention that earlier, I'd lucked out and found www.discountsupplements.co.uk, a site which sells window blinds (not really). For some non-obvious reason, it sells those High5 packs which I've been relying on for some time. £2.99 including shipping, and you can order multiple packs - it's a nailed-on winner, especially as we near the heat of midsummer. Even earlier than that, I'd wandered off to Wiggle and bought this lovely item, positively reviewed by Bikeradar and with which I'll be pumping my tyres to exactly 120psi this coming week. All in all, a good weekend of bargain-hunting.)
A few hours, 2 mowed lawns and an England cricket victory (yes, really!) later, I headed out to jog in the last of the evening sun, a time which I'm really starting to enjoy. A shade over 5 miles in 45 minutes, it turned out. And again, it turns out that I've got an ideal distance circuit around my house - up Shetcliffe Lane, across Tong Street, over to Bierley Lane, down to Spen View Lane, up home, up Ferrand Avenue and across to Bierley roundabout and back is exactly 5 miles. Spooky.
So I managed to salvage my 6.5 hours from the problems of Saturday (briefly: I'm too hot and I want to claw my eyes out, oh hey a free monitor! Let's cart that back home instead of finishing my cycle...)
Coming next: 7.5 hours this week! The longest week of the lot, in fact. Which is apt, as this is the week with the longest days of the year (ish.) If I can get through without hay fever and high temperatures wrecking my training, I'll be a happy bunny.
In fact, if I can make it through the week without dying of breakfast overdose, that'd help...
P.S. Exactly 3 months to go (despite what the little tracker thing says). Anyone who's not been quite keeping up with training, now's the time to step up. You know who you are...
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