So went to snowdon last weekend and diet kind of went out the window, few beers and generally rubbish food all weekend. I did however swim in the lake that is at the foot of the mountain for around 55mins, this was exceptionally cold and quite intimidating as I was the only person in the lake for the last 30mins or so.
Climbed snowdon on the Sunday, overall felt fine and legs didnt hurt to much which is good for 6 hours of hiking.
I have my winbleball recce this saturday where I get a chance to go down to wimbleball lake in exmoor and try the course for the day in groups with instructors. Quite looking forward to this although as I havent done anything since Sunday Im feeling quite lethargic so might go a for brief fast run tonight to shock my body into exercise again ahead of the weekend.
Day starts at 7am and need to drive down there after work Friday although am popping to a triathlon shop to see about a new bike (again). Quite annoyed that I have to do this weekend on my old road bike but hey.
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Confidence
Been a few weeks since ive updated my blog and looking back on my training plans I havent actually done lots and lots as things keep coming up be it, stag do`s / birthdays / events, its quite difficult to cancel that day with mates watching rugby just to go out and cycle for 4 hours in the pouring rain which would probabl result in some kind of cold anyway.
So last week I did a 12.5 mile hilly run around the area which seemed to really hit me knees hard, I may need to look at strenghtening exercises to supprt the joint better during longer runs, I managed it in 1 hour 53mins but did walk / limp the last 2 miles or so. Hopefully the next few weeks will help to up the running distances abit more. I went spinning a few times also last week which is now part of my weekly routine.
On Monday this week I went down to the lake for a swim, had quite a good session (around 40 minutes) and probably covered around 1.5k ish but was concentrating on stroke and form rather than pace.
Last night I went to a double spin class which was tough, Last week I attempted it but didnt take any food along and burned out after 90mins.
Last night I arrived 15mins early to the first class which was a real tough one, lots of speed work on the flat aero position, then I span for the 30mins between classes and then did the next class at 7.45pm, This class is a very hill / climb based class with large gears, slow cadence very very tough on the legs considering I had already done 90mins before it even started, I stayed after for around 30mins totalling in around 2 hour 45 mins of spinning. Good endurance training.
I plan to do a double class again Thursday and now my weekly training scedule looks something like this.
Monday - Evening Open water swim
Tuesday - Double Spin
Wednesday - Run 8-12 miles
Thursday - Double Spin
Friday - Rest
Saturday - AM open water swim
Sunday - Long Bike Ride (50+Miles)
So last week I did a 12.5 mile hilly run around the area which seemed to really hit me knees hard, I may need to look at strenghtening exercises to supprt the joint better during longer runs, I managed it in 1 hour 53mins but did walk / limp the last 2 miles or so. Hopefully the next few weeks will help to up the running distances abit more. I went spinning a few times also last week which is now part of my weekly routine.
On Monday this week I went down to the lake for a swim, had quite a good session (around 40 minutes) and probably covered around 1.5k ish but was concentrating on stroke and form rather than pace.
Last night I went to a double spin class which was tough, Last week I attempted it but didnt take any food along and burned out after 90mins.
Last night I arrived 15mins early to the first class which was a real tough one, lots of speed work on the flat aero position, then I span for the 30mins between classes and then did the next class at 7.45pm, This class is a very hill / climb based class with large gears, slow cadence very very tough on the legs considering I had already done 90mins before it even started, I stayed after for around 30mins totalling in around 2 hour 45 mins of spinning. Good endurance training.
I plan to do a double class again Thursday and now my weekly training scedule looks something like this.
Monday - Evening Open water swim
Tuesday - Double Spin
Wednesday - Run 8-12 miles
Thursday - Double Spin
Friday - Rest
Saturday - AM open water swim
Sunday - Long Bike Ride (50+Miles)
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