Apologies for the length of time its been since my last update. It's been very busy at work, and my main computer has once again decided it is an opportune time of year to stop working, so I'm writing this on my laptop.
Things have been going pretty well. There's been plenty of highlights, the main ones being the Filey Beach 10k (4th out of 105 starters in horrendous conditions), a 3km PB on the treadmill (now standing at 10:31) and a 400m PB in the pool - 5:28. i've decided to be more sensible in my approach to running and cycling by building up more endurance at this stage rather than concentrating on flat out speed. So turbo sessions have been in zone 1 in the main, with excursions into zones 2 and 3 occasionally. This weekends ride was a good example. Far too wet and windy outside to warrant a ride in Charnwood hills, so its was 1 hour and 30 minutes on the turbo instead. The session went as follows;
10:00 Warm Up, (10:00 Zone 1, 3:00 Zone 2, 1:00 Zone 3, 1:00 Easy) x 5, 5:00 Warm Down. Good session. Pushing too hard to early is just going to burn me out. I felt close to exhaustion part way through last week for exactly that reason. I backed off, and came back strong, setting two personals in a row. The point - rest works.
Not seeing Sarah this weekend, but after this I see her three weekends in a row, which is something to look forward to that doesn't involve chafing my arse on a bike saddle for hours at a time.
Incidentally, the 1 and a half hours on the turbo was made bearable by the company of Gladiator. I'd forgotten what an awesome film it is. If you haven't watched it, hang your head in shame. Then go and watch it.
14/11/2009
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