It's going to be a decent week of weather, so my advice is to take advantage of it and get training. Makes a change from my feet almost falling off with the cold last Saturday, anyway.
Managed to run 3.5 miles in 30 minutes today, which I'm very happy with, especially bearing in mind the lovely hills I prepared for myself. Stark contrast to Friday's run, which was frankly appalling. The difference is in the rest beforehand, I guess.
Also hyped about Good Friday - as well as the first day of my holiday, it's the first official Having A Tri trip to Ilkley! (This may be news to some of you.) Can't wait to test myself against the allegedly fearsome Carter's Lane and fly down Curly Hill.
Rah.
Monday, 30 March 2009
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
A new Fromage
Well actually the same Fromage as always, but I have made a new commitment to my training regime.
No longer will I be training adhoc, the new plan goes as follows.
Tuesdays:- Swim
Thursdays:- Run
Weekend:- Bike
Plus any extra training I can be bothered to do in between.
Wish me luck
No longer will I be training adhoc, the new plan goes as follows.
Tuesdays:- Swim
Thursdays:- Run
Weekend:- Bike
Plus any extra training I can be bothered to do in between.
Wish me luck
Sunday, 15 March 2009
6 months to go
Well, 26 weeks, which probably makes more sense as a measure of time, anyway.
Nonclemature aside, it's about time to step the training up. Especially as the weather has become jolly amenable (and is forecasted to remain so for a while, at least). There's no excuse. Unless, for example, you've knackered your ankle. (Can still work on core exercises though, eh?)
Today was a lovely brick session, if such a thing can exist. Basically due to the weather, which was lovely with the sun out, and acceptable when it wasn't. In fact, I did the run in just my tri suit (er, and trainers), presenting my bare shoulders to a disbelieving world.
The best thing, though, is that I was done, showered and changed by 12:30. That really does rule.
Nonclemature aside, it's about time to step the training up. Especially as the weather has become jolly amenable (and is forecasted to remain so for a while, at least). There's no excuse. Unless, for example, you've knackered your ankle. (Can still work on core exercises though, eh?)
Today was a lovely brick session, if such a thing can exist. Basically due to the weather, which was lovely with the sun out, and acceptable when it wasn't. In fact, I did the run in just my tri suit (er, and trainers), presenting my bare shoulders to a disbelieving world.
The best thing, though, is that I was done, showered and changed by 12:30. That really does rule.
Saturday, 14 March 2009
Riding in the wind
I think the wind speed must've been in excess of 450 mph this afternoon. Massively strength-sapping, even though it was mainly a cross-wind (it also seemed to be blowing a bit down the hill, which is the worst possible direction). In fact, it nearly blew me clean off the bike a few times. Although I'm clipped to the bike, so I suppose I couldn't really be blown off.
I can console myself with the fact that it must be really good exercise. Bit of a shame, then, that the first thing I did after returning was eat a juicy pork pie (508 calories, egads.) Reduced to 22p in Asda, like. I'll be needing to do a bunch more core exercises this evening, methinks.
I can console myself with the fact that it must be really good exercise. Bit of a shame, then, that the first thing I did after returning was eat a juicy pork pie (508 calories, egads.) Reduced to 22p in Asda, like. I'll be needing to do a bunch more core exercises this evening, methinks.
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Should've waited until the afternoon...
Seriously.
Rain, hail and snow to contend with this morning. Not amused. Cycling when you basically can't see is the very opposite of fun. I was fortunate, I suppose, that everyone else was more sensible than me and stayed away from the Greenway, hence I didn't need to pass that many people.
Oh, and my hands got so cold that I had to stop twice to warm them up. That's never happened before, even when I was riding in -2 degrees last year.
All in all, tremendously dispiriting, even more so when, 5 minutes after I got back home, the sun came out. Bah.
Saturday was much more pleasant, however. Those scary hills aren't quite as scary anymore. In fact, at the moment, the downhills are probably scarier, especially when combined with a strong crosswind. My old bike was resistant to wind (and, indeed, all other attempts at propulsion), my lightweight lovely not so much. Still haven't fallen off yet, mind. Or, amazingly, forgotten to clip out of the pedals (had some close calls, though).
Rain, hail and snow to contend with this morning. Not amused. Cycling when you basically can't see is the very opposite of fun. I was fortunate, I suppose, that everyone else was more sensible than me and stayed away from the Greenway, hence I didn't need to pass that many people.
Oh, and my hands got so cold that I had to stop twice to warm them up. That's never happened before, even when I was riding in -2 degrees last year.
All in all, tremendously dispiriting, even more so when, 5 minutes after I got back home, the sun came out. Bah.
Saturday was much more pleasant, however. Those scary hills aren't quite as scary anymore. In fact, at the moment, the downhills are probably scarier, especially when combined with a strong crosswind. My old bike was resistant to wind (and, indeed, all other attempts at propulsion), my lightweight lovely not so much. Still haven't fallen off yet, mind. Or, amazingly, forgotten to clip out of the pedals (had some close calls, though).
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
I have access again
Seems I have access to the blog again, so expect my usual lack of updates on my progress to recommence.
In other news, didn't go swimming tonight, intend to make up for this by swimming Thursday night. This does ofcause mean that I'll be swimming twice on Thursday, oh dear.
In more humerous news, I fell off my bike yesterday. What isn't humerous is the fact that my handle bars are now bent a funny shape.
In other news, didn't go swimming tonight, intend to make up for this by swimming Thursday night. This does ofcause mean that I'll be swimming twice on Thursday, oh dear.
In more humerous news, I fell off my bike yesterday. What isn't humerous is the fact that my handle bars are now bent a funny shape.
Monday, 2 March 2009
Phase 2, day 1
Got bored of not exercising. This is, without doubt, a Good Thing.
Nothing much exciting to report, though, just a 10-mile ride. I have, however, started doing press-ups. Hilarity ensues. Albeit not as much hilarity as a quick sweep of Facebook might elicit.
You should watch this.
Nothing much exciting to report, though, just a 10-mile ride. I have, however, started doing press-ups. Hilarity ensues. Albeit not as much hilarity as a quick sweep of Facebook might elicit.
You should watch this.
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Lost weekend
I have officially been rubbish for the last couple of weeks. Especially last night, when the wine flowed freely.
Healthy starts again tomorrow though. I do need to collect my bike from my parents' garage before I can cycle tomorrow afternoon, but never mind. Bendy lessons in the evening.
And most importantly, no wine.
P.S - I now have officially the slowest bike of all of us. Bah. I also have the shortest legs. :(
Healthy starts again tomorrow though. I do need to collect my bike from my parents' garage before I can cycle tomorrow afternoon, but never mind. Bendy lessons in the evening.
And most importantly, no wine.
P.S - I now have officially the slowest bike of all of us. Bah. I also have the shortest legs. :(
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Testing Week #1
Looks like I'm the only one here, so I should probably do another post. Luckily, I've got some info to share, as I just finished the time trials for my first training cycle (or, really, about 1/3 of a training cycle).
Swim - 500m in 11:26 (could've been better tbh)
Bike - 9mi in 34:19 (mm, lovely new bike)
Run - 3mi in 23:59 (very happy with this, used every ounce of energy available to me, and didn't get a stitch)
That's a combined time of 1:09:44, which is so close to my target time that it looks like I've made it up (I haven't). However, I'll probably have to shave at least 10 minutes off somewhere to finish inside 70mins on the day. Still, there's 7 months to go, so I guess that's plenty time.
I've also been very good and not ridden my bike today. Instead, I ate malt loaf for the first time in years. It's still nom-a-licious. The nutritional information is pretty terrifying though, more than 100 calories per slice? Ouch. I suppose that's why it's ideal for long rides and the like.
I also have an exclusive review of "coffee bags". Like tea bags, except with coffee. I got one free through the post today. It was quite nice. Although really quite large. Nicer than instant anyway. It surprises me that it's not been tried before actually, there can't be that much difference between normal filter coffee and the stuff in coffee bags...
Swim - 500m in 11:26 (could've been better tbh)
Bike - 9mi in 34:19 (mm, lovely new bike)
Run - 3mi in 23:59 (very happy with this, used every ounce of energy available to me, and didn't get a stitch)
That's a combined time of 1:09:44, which is so close to my target time that it looks like I've made it up (I haven't). However, I'll probably have to shave at least 10 minutes off somewhere to finish inside 70mins on the day. Still, there's 7 months to go, so I guess that's plenty time.
I've also been very good and not ridden my bike today. Instead, I ate malt loaf for the first time in years. It's still nom-a-licious. The nutritional information is pretty terrifying though, more than 100 calories per slice? Ouch. I suppose that's why it's ideal for long rides and the like.
I also have an exclusive review of "coffee bags". Like tea bags, except with coffee. I got one free through the post today. It was quite nice. Although really quite large. Nicer than instant anyway. It surprises me that it's not been tried before actually, there can't be that much difference between normal filter coffee and the stuff in coffee bags...
Sunday, 15 February 2009
Well, I've had a decent ride now, and... (EDIT! With slightly rubbish pictures!)
...it's well awesome.
Fast, fast, fast and fast (not sure how fast, as I don't think I'll be able to get my speedo to work on it), pretty, nice handling, fast, good brakes, and did I say fast? Thing is, it retains speed very well, which has a super bonus benefit of you don't have to pedal so much, meaning there's ample energy left for the climbs etc.
Pretty good timing for the day after receipt to be the first day for the Greenway to have thawed, as well. Hopefully I'll be able to do the 9 mile time trial to see how much faster it really is.
Also need to master the whole 'pedalling all the way round' thing now my feet are adhered to the pedals. I'm guessing that's worth a whole bunch of speed.
SO! If any Stonehouses are reading this, and I haven't rung you yet, I really really want to ride on Monday. I suppose this is entirely predictable. Oh well.
UPDATE: Here are the pictures. They're not that good. Sorry. I shoulda checked the quality setting on the phone camera. Hm.
Fast, fast, fast and fast (not sure how fast, as I don't think I'll be able to get my speedo to work on it), pretty, nice handling, fast, good brakes, and did I say fast? Thing is, it retains speed very well, which has a super bonus benefit of you don't have to pedal so much, meaning there's ample energy left for the climbs etc.
Pretty good timing for the day after receipt to be the first day for the Greenway to have thawed, as well. Hopefully I'll be able to do the 9 mile time trial to see how much faster it really is.
Also need to master the whole 'pedalling all the way round' thing now my feet are adhered to the pedals. I'm guessing that's worth a whole bunch of speed.
SO! If any Stonehouses are reading this, and I haven't rung you yet, I really really want to ride on Monday. I suppose this is entirely predictable. Oh well.
UPDATE: Here are the pictures. They're not that good. Sorry. I shoulda checked the quality setting on the phone camera. Hm.
Saturday, 14 February 2009
NEWBIKENEWBIKENEWBIKENEWBIKENEWBIKENEWBIKENEWBIKENEWBIKE
Yes.
Today though, not Friday. Needed the chainrings swapping out, like.
It's nice. It's silver. It's light as flip.
It's got clipless pedals.
Egads.
It took ages to get used to them. But now they're second nature. In fact, it took about 30 seconds to go from "aaargh, this is impossible" to "wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!". That's life, I guess.
One sausage sandwich (Gas Mark 7, 15 mins, jolly nice) later...
It has 24 gears. I haven't quite got around to changing gear yet, though. So yes, I rode all the way from the shop in the same gear. It has a bit for attaching a pump, which I haven't really looked at yet (also, Paul still has the pump...). It's Valentine's Day, after all, I was already super fortunate to be allowed out to the shop :-)
The first review of the 880 (actually the second, but the one in 220 doesn't count for some reason) said:
"TheMerida Merida
That.
(Will do a picture if I can, it's v.pretty.)
Today though, not Friday. Needed the chainrings swapping out, like.
It's nice. It's silver. It's light as flip.
It's got clipless pedals.
Egads.
It took ages to get used to them. But now they're second nature. In fact, it took about 30 seconds to go from "aaargh, this is impossible" to "wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!". That's life, I guess.
One sausage sandwich (Gas Mark 7, 15 mins, jolly nice) later...
It has 24 gears. I haven't quite got around to changing gear yet, though. So yes, I rode all the way from the shop in the same gear. It has a bit for attaching a pump, which I haven't really looked at yet (also, Paul still has the pump...). It's Valentine's Day, after all, I was already super fortunate to be allowed out to the shop :-)
The first review of the 880 (actually the second, but the one in 220 doesn't count for some reason) said:
"The
That.
(Will do a picture if I can, it's v.pretty.)
Sunday, 8 February 2009
6 hours
That was my training volume this week. In retrospect, this is pretty insane. Although Bill Black would approve. And he should know. As I type, it's snowing again, which bodes ill for my swimming tomorrow (I'll have to cycle, most probably).
However, next week is my last hard week for a while - 6.5 hours, followed by 3.5, 0, 0, 4, 4, 4 and 4. So I should be able to deal with it, snow or no snow. No point having a training plan if I'm not going to follow it, after all.
In other news, Ilkley Tri won the 220 Magazine Readers' Poll award for Race of the Year (<500 competitors). Which is nice. Semi-relatedly, I checked when entry opened for the 2008 event. T'was May 1, however the race is two weeks earlier this year, which would suggest mid-April. There's a good chance that I'll be in foreign climes at that time, but knowing me, I'll still be checking...
However, next week is my last hard week for a while - 6.5 hours, followed by 3.5, 0, 0, 4, 4, 4 and 4. So I should be able to deal with it, snow or no snow. No point having a training plan if I'm not going to follow it, after all.
In other news, Ilkley Tri won the 220 Magazine Readers' Poll award for Race of the Year (<500 competitors). Which is nice. Semi-relatedly, I checked when entry opened for the 2008 event. T'was May 1, however the race is two weeks earlier this year, which would suggest mid-April. There's a good chance that I'll be in foreign climes at that time, but knowing me, I'll still be checking...
Monday, 2 February 2009
WTF???
...was my first thought on passing the gateway of Odd Towers this morning and seeing cycle tracks in the snow. Yes, the Corporal, by his own admission, is mental. Even I was snowed off, and I hold the record for the most bike fails yet.
Missed bendy lessons tonight as my car has the stability of a roller skate in the snow. Bah.
Missed bendy lessons tonight as my car has the stability of a roller skate in the snow. Bah.
Sunday, 1 February 2009
Crunch!
Was approximately the sound made by my left foot this afternoon. Officially my first fall off the bike as far as I can remember. Was on the pavement about to cross Yorkshire Drive when I was mildly surprised to encounter a car exiting. (On a Sunday? Grr.) Seems like a pretty difficult junction to see round, which didn't help. Anyway, slammed brakes on, and, due to the dominance of my front brake at the moment, tipped me out onto the road. Not far enough on to endanger anyone, but far enough to startle the (by this time stationary) driver. Hurt like all hell. Still does, I guess.
Anyway, being mental, I remounted and continued my cycling. With a smashed foot. In the snow. For another 40 minutes. I worry myself sometimes, I really do.
In other news, 12pm Sunday is a really rubbish time to go to Bowling Pool. Luckily, I have no consideration for anyone other than myself, so I still managed a decent extensive endurance (a.k.a. plodding up and down) session. Primarily by swiming straight through people.
(Slight digression: I always feel faster in Bowling Pool than anywhere else. Not sure if I am or not, but I always feel it. I assume the temperature of the pool is key.)
Lastly, it should be noted that the first phase of the Greenway closure is in effect, although the diversion is relatively entertaining.
I lied about that being last. I worked out a rather nice 20-miler for this weekend (for me, at least), which involves going to Shipley, and from there, taking the Aire Valley Towpath to Bingley. Basically no hills at all, excepting Bowling Park on the way back. And not much traffic to speak of, either. Potential epic win.
Anyway, being mental, I remounted and continued my cycling. With a smashed foot. In the snow. For another 40 minutes. I worry myself sometimes, I really do.
In other news, 12pm Sunday is a really rubbish time to go to Bowling Pool. Luckily, I have no consideration for anyone other than myself, so I still managed a decent extensive endurance (a.k.a. plodding up and down) session. Primarily by swiming straight through people.
(Slight digression: I always feel faster in Bowling Pool than anywhere else. Not sure if I am or not, but I always feel it. I assume the temperature of the pool is key.)
Lastly, it should be noted that the first phase of the Greenway closure is in effect, although the diversion is relatively entertaining.
I lied about that being last. I worked out a rather nice 20-miler for this weekend (for me, at least), which involves going to Shipley, and from there, taking the Aire Valley Towpath to Bingley. Basically no hills at all, excepting Bowling Park on the way back. And not much traffic to speak of, either. Potential epic win.
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Has the Corporal exploded yet?
...we hope not. That would be extremely messy.
I had a major handlebar fail this afternoon! After being told that hairspray would fix my duff handlbars, in the absence of said spray in my cupboard, I tried L'oreal Manga Head. Result: fail. The grips were even slippier than usual. So, I had to turn back or risk losing teeth in a handlebar /grip/speed fail. Bah.
I need to buy hairspray. :(
I had a major handlebar fail this afternoon! After being told that hairspray would fix my duff handlbars, in the absence of said spray in my cupboard, I tried L'oreal Manga Head. Result: fail. The grips were even slippier than usual. So, I had to turn back or risk losing teeth in a handlebar /grip/speed fail. Bah.
I need to buy hairspray. :(
Thursday, 29 January 2009
30 mins/3 miles
...and no stitches.
Definite running breakthrough this evening, made possible by my second straight run without a hint of a stitch. This enabled me to see for the first time in a while exactly what my legs could do. I'm crediting a combination of slow starting (very, very slow) and core exercises (a clear pain/gain scenario).
If only my shoulder worked properly, then I could train at 100% capacity. That'd be lovely.
And no, I didn't try the energy gels. Although I'm thinking of testing them on Saturday, to check that they are compatible with my stomach (eek).
Definite running breakthrough this evening, made possible by my second straight run without a hint of a stitch. This enabled me to see for the first time in a while exactly what my legs could do. I'm crediting a combination of slow starting (very, very slow) and core exercises (a clear pain/gain scenario).
If only my shoulder worked properly, then I could train at 100% capacity. That'd be lovely.
And no, I didn't try the energy gels. Although I'm thinking of testing them on Saturday, to check that they are compatible with my stomach (eek).
Saturday, 24 January 2009
Brand New Toe...the future of rock and roll....
...or maybe not. The truth is that the dedicated 50% cycled to Saltaire and back this morning - requested timespan for the journey being 79.5 to 81.5 and coming in (not including wheely
time) at 80.54. Rah!
Not much else to report apart from the cracking cup of tea (first one of the day) and the fun that was had playing with tri-bars (pretending we were on a spaceship, hidden behind a column where nobody else could see). Funky Saltaire bike shop has some good stuff. When we're rich...(sigh)
By the way, Nom seems to have passed on his illness to me and therefore will not be long for this world. -_-
time) at 80.54. Rah!
Not much else to report apart from the cracking cup of tea (first one of the day) and the fun that was had playing with tri-bars (pretending we were on a spaceship, hidden behind a column where nobody else could see). Funky Saltaire bike shop has some good stuff. When we're rich...(sigh)
By the way, Nom seems to have passed on his illness to me and therefore will not be long for this world. -_-
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Aaargh; my thighs!
I went ice-skating on Tuesday night, and I can say with a clear conscience that I burned off the curry that I ate beforehand. Oh, and the half a naan bread. And the two glasses of red wine. Funny really how I have no idea how to stop when having a good time, and I completely forget about the fact that I had to get out of bed and stagger up to work the following day.
Last night I went for a run with the Corporal. Ran out of Veg/Nom Towers, to the park, for a couple of minutes and something was wrong. Very wrong. I headed home and changed into the sports bra.
Suitably attired, I met the Corporal for a 25 minute mud run; I can confirm that the battle against stitches was ON...RRRRRAAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!! and he did not succumb. Well, not entirely, although his form was a little off.
But then again I didn't go swimming this lunchtime. The Corporal wins. Nom is full of cold and shouldn't be let near exercise. Fromage is AWOL, presumed in bed.
Last night I went for a run with the Corporal. Ran out of Veg/Nom Towers, to the park, for a couple of minutes and something was wrong. Very wrong. I headed home and changed into the sports bra.
Suitably attired, I met the Corporal for a 25 minute mud run; I can confirm that the battle against stitches was ON...RRRRRAAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!! and he did not succumb. Well, not entirely, although his form was a little off.
But then again I didn't go swimming this lunchtime. The Corporal wins. Nom is full of cold and shouldn't be let near exercise. Fromage is AWOL, presumed in bed.
Monday, 19 January 2009
Wet. Wet, wet, wet, wet, wet.
Wet.
Actually, wet probably wasn't a strong enough word to describe it. It's funny how cycling in mild drizzle results in head-to-toe soaking. Good workout though.
Actually, not much more I could say about it. Except, wet.
Also, wet.
Actually, wet probably wasn't a strong enough word to describe it. It's funny how cycling in mild drizzle results in head-to-toe soaking. Good workout though.
Actually, not much more I could say about it. Except, wet.
Also, wet.
Saturday, 17 January 2009
Running without a stitch? Surely not
Yes, they thought it couldn't be done, but today I really did manage a 25 minute run (2.6 mi) without succumbing to side stitch. I'm not sure whether it was the ab crunches I did yesterday (oh, the agony. Seriously. So much pain.) or the posture (slightly hunched over, essentially the opposite of proper running technique) or a combination of both, but it was very welcome. Combine this with a nice sunny day (but not warm enough to cause overheating), and a personal best in terms of distance covered, and we have a very successful and enjoyable session. And my legs don't feel shot!
Bike day is probably February 13th, mildly scared by the amount of choice I'll have. Guess I'll just go for the best 2008 model I can afford. That isn't a ridiculous colour, anyway. With a triple chainset. Ack, it's still complicated. This is why I'll need a chaperone.
Bike day is probably February 13th, mildly scared by the amount of choice I'll have. Guess I'll just go for the best 2008 model I can afford. That isn't a ridiculous colour, anyway. With a triple chainset. Ack, it's still complicated. This is why I'll need a chaperone.
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Yesterday the Corporal tried to kill me...
Busy, busy day! So glad that today is my rest day or my legs may have fallen off.
So let's see:
Accidentally cycled 11.6 miles doing various errands; supermarket, swimming pool, tile merchant, etc.
Swam at lunchtime with the Corporal, when he announced that we'd be doing 200m sets in under 5 minutes each and "ooh, look, I've set my watch to 6 minutes per interval so if you get back fast you'll get a rest!"
One set of core exercises as I need to get back into doing them and I had a spare 10 minutes to be filled with pain.
Bendy lessons in the evening. I swear the instructor knows when I've over-cycled and tailors her sessions to match the relative bandiness of my legs as I walk through the door.
Short run tomorrow.
So let's see:
Accidentally cycled 11.6 miles doing various errands; supermarket, swimming pool, tile merchant, etc.
Swam at lunchtime with the Corporal, when he announced that we'd be doing 200m sets in under 5 minutes each and "ooh, look, I've set my watch to 6 minutes per interval so if you get back fast you'll get a rest!"
One set of core exercises as I need to get back into doing them and I had a spare 10 minutes to be filled with pain.
Bendy lessons in the evening. I swear the instructor knows when I've over-cycled and tailors her sessions to match the relative bandiness of my legs as I walk through the door.
Short run tomorrow.
Sunday, 11 January 2009
New object of desire
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=1664
Nom???? :D
Nom???? :D
Brick win, swim fail.
Today actually was the maiden voyage of the whole heart-rate monitor, GPS, speed and distance shebang, hence me standing in the back garden for five minutes waiting for the box strapped to my arm to connect to a satellite. How exciting. Yay, gadgets.
Massive fail on the part of my cycle computer however, as my front wheel had one of its occasional hissy fits of squiff and tried to tell me that I'd only cycled five miles. Hmph.
Consulting my readouts on the shiny new heart rate monitor (how incredibly dull to everyone but me!), here's how the brick session, comprising 9 mile cycle, 15 minute run looks in terms of my average heart rate:
Heart rate 110-132: average rate in this zone 119, time spent here 5.58 minutes
Heart rate 132-154: average rate in this zone 143, time spent here 2.58 minutes
Heart rate 154-176: average rate in this zone 168, time spent here 12.42 minutes
Heart rate 176-198: average rate in this zone 178, time spent here 2.06 minutes
Heart rate 198-220: average rate in this zone 0, time spent here 0.00 minutes, thank goodness
Average heart rate below zone 1 - 89, average time 9.30
Minimum heart rate 71, peak 181, average 135
Yay, new toy!
Things then went extremely rapidly downhill, as first Nom, then Fromage ducked out of swimming. Undeterred, I trundled off, only to meet a children's party fail for the second time in two weeks - this time the whole pool was closed. Mega-grrrrr. Why can't they use the kid's pool? They're kids! Grrrr and still more grrrr. So much grrr, in fact, that there will have to be chillies for tea again.
So now my schedule is borked. Bleh.
Massive fail on the part of my cycle computer however, as my front wheel had one of its occasional hissy fits of squiff and tried to tell me that I'd only cycled five miles. Hmph.
Consulting my readouts on the shiny new heart rate monitor (how incredibly dull to everyone but me!), here's how the brick session, comprising 9 mile cycle, 15 minute run looks in terms of my average heart rate:
Heart rate 110-132: average rate in this zone 119, time spent here 5.58 minutes
Heart rate 132-154: average rate in this zone 143, time spent here 2.58 minutes
Heart rate 154-176: average rate in this zone 168, time spent here 12.42 minutes
Heart rate 176-198: average rate in this zone 178, time spent here 2.06 minutes
Heart rate 198-220: average rate in this zone 0, time spent here 0.00 minutes, thank goodness
Average heart rate below zone 1 - 89, average time 9.30
Minimum heart rate 71, peak 181, average 135
Yay, new toy!
Things then went extremely rapidly downhill, as first Nom, then Fromage ducked out of swimming. Undeterred, I trundled off, only to meet a children's party fail for the second time in two weeks - this time the whole pool was closed. Mega-grrrrr. Why can't they use the kid's pool? They're kids! Grrrr and still more grrrr. So much grrr, in fact, that there will have to be chillies for tea again.
So now my schedule is borked. Bleh.
...BABES IN TOYLAND...
Yep, a dramatic day yesterday. With bonus baked potato (I'm sure the waitress at the Wickham Arms thinks we're on day release from some local kind hospital) or panini, depending on...BEN FOLDS FIVE...aversion to side-salad.
So what to do now? It's a quarter to brick and I need to finish the post here, figure out the heart- rate monitor thingy and...er...do something else and I can't remember what that was. Oh well. That's one less thing.
A big group of men just ran UP the road past my front window and they could still speak. I have some serious running to put in.
Hmm...time to work out the heart rate monitor. One last thing...Google havingatri. Go on; I'll wait.
...
...
...
Did you see the first result? How amazing is that?!!
The worrying thing is that said medical procedure may be needed in mid-September!
So what to do now? It's a quarter to brick and I need to finish the post here, figure out the heart- rate monitor thingy and...er...do something else and I can't remember what that was. Oh well. That's one less thing.
A big group of men just ran UP the road past my front window and they could still speak. I have some serious running to put in.
Hmm...time to work out the heart rate monitor. One last thing...Google havingatri. Go on; I'll wait.
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...
Did you see the first result? How amazing is that?!!
The worrying thing is that said medical procedure may be needed in mid-September!
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Last night a Stonehouse saved my life!
Hmm. Pretty eventful cycle.
Wasn't supposed to be, should've been...BRITISH SEA POWER...a fairly flat trundle down to Leeds, however it soon turned out to be an maintenance endurance session of truly epic proportions. I might have set the record...SPIRITUALIZED ELECTRIC MAINLINE... with two punctures in one day, as well as the culmination of my brake problems with an almost total brake fail at speed.
Luckily for me, I was accompanied by a Nom, who may...LOVE AS LAUGHTER...have spent over half the day attending to the wreckage which constitutes my bike. Elevated to the pantheon of angels, he be. My bike currently both goes and stops, which hasn't been the case for at least 2 months...
In fact, I was so hacked off with my bike fails today, if SpenVelo had contained one of my objects of desire, my credit card might have...ATARI TEENAGE RIOT...felt my pain.
Good panini, though.
PS. Need to waste your life? Play this game!
Wasn't supposed to be, should've been...BRITISH SEA POWER...a fairly flat trundle down to Leeds, however it soon turned out to be an maintenance endurance session of truly epic proportions. I might have set the record...SPIRITUALIZED ELECTRIC MAINLINE... with two punctures in one day, as well as the culmination of my brake problems with an almost total brake fail at speed.
Luckily for me, I was accompanied by a Nom, who may...LOVE AS LAUGHTER...have spent over half the day attending to the wreckage which constitutes my bike. Elevated to the pantheon of angels, he be. My bike currently both goes and stops, which hasn't been the case for at least 2 months...
In fact, I was so hacked off with my bike fails today, if SpenVelo had contained one of my objects of desire, my credit card might have...ATARI TEENAGE RIOT...felt my pain.
Good panini, though.
PS. Need to waste your life? Play this game!
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Planning a plan,
Making a training plan tonight, as I have been put to shame by Mr 'Swimming at Lunchtime' Odd. Was going for a run tonight, but Nom has a puncture to fix.
Speaking of which, Corporal...
Speaking of which, Corporal...
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Swimming success
Best swim yet, though only by 50m. Still it's a small improvement, or a massive improvement if you base it on yesterdays fail.
Congrats to Ian who managed to really put me to shame. Now to enjoy the white chocolate chip cookies I made, if people are lucky I might just bring a few to work tomorrow and throw everyones training back a few weeks
Congrats to Ian who managed to really put me to shame. Now to enjoy the white chocolate chip cookies I made, if people are lucky I might just bring a few to work tomorrow and throw everyones training back a few weeks
Monday, 5 January 2009
Swimming Fail
Massive swimming fail tonight, Ian was tired so we didn't even leave the house. We are apparently going to make a second attempt tomorrow.
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