Base period... done!
Varying degrees of success - have I completed every session? No, but at least I have got in the swing of training for 3 disciplines, whilst working, and keeping a balance with family time.
So the stats...
S&C: 2 x sessions
Swim: 1200m (46mins)
Run: 36.2k (2hrs 58mins)
Bike: 99.7k (3hrs 35mins)
1st week of build period and yet again best laid plans meant the long ride didn't happen, although I did do last weeks long ride at the start of the week so all looks better than it could have done!
1st brick session went well, as did the long run day which I incorporated a park run into the middle of! - Colney ParkRun was decidedly sticky after all of that snow and associated moisture, but still got round in sub-21 and a 7th place so pretty pleased really :-)
Starting to get a bit of a knack for predicting the distance/route that will allow me to achieve the time that the plan dictates - that's either talent or i'm just a little but sad?!
Looking ahead, longer sessions and a busier bike focused week next week, challenge to squeeze it all in. I am still in 2 minds about entering the Fritton XC half or 10k too on 25th - watch this space.
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Monday, 5 March 2018
Outlaw Journey Week 8 #BeastFromTheEast
In a word... SNOW!
Norfolk has not seen the like for around 10 years - Probably around 8-10 inches fell over a couple of days, which coupled with temps well below freezing made it an interesting week to do life let alone anything else!
Last week of the Base Period Started with grand ideas and then suffered a bike mechanical halfway into my intended 3hr plus ride on Monday - Chain snapped, which meant a long walk home from Panxworth (around 2hrs) at least it ensured that cardio-wise it wasn't all a dead loss, but was not happy, thankfully for the first time in years I had my MP3 player with me so indie tracks from the 80's and 90's kept me sane.
Loved running in the snow for 2 days - Trailies did the job well. Erred on the side of caution as soon as it froze though, and so cabin fever set in, but then almost as quickly as the snow came, it thawed and disappeared so went for a very soggy run late on Sunday to keep my averages up.
The numbers:
S&C: 2 x session
Swim: 1000m (37mins)
Run: 32.4k (2hrs 40mins)
Bike: 36.4k (1 hr 32mins)
Inevitably all of the regions park runs were cancelled, so momentum lost on the push for my 50 T-shirt.
1000 mile running challenge for 2018 is going well though and I am still ahead
Build Period and hopefully a bit of all round consistency begins today...
Norfolk has not seen the like for around 10 years - Probably around 8-10 inches fell over a couple of days, which coupled with temps well below freezing made it an interesting week to do life let alone anything else!
Last week of the Base Period Started with grand ideas and then suffered a bike mechanical halfway into my intended 3hr plus ride on Monday - Chain snapped, which meant a long walk home from Panxworth (around 2hrs) at least it ensured that cardio-wise it wasn't all a dead loss, but was not happy, thankfully for the first time in years I had my MP3 player with me so indie tracks from the 80's and 90's kept me sane.
Loved running in the snow for 2 days - Trailies did the job well. Erred on the side of caution as soon as it froze though, and so cabin fever set in, but then almost as quickly as the snow came, it thawed and disappeared so went for a very soggy run late on Sunday to keep my averages up.
The numbers:
S&C: 2 x session
Swim: 1000m (37mins)
Run: 32.4k (2hrs 40mins)
Bike: 36.4k (1 hr 32mins)
Inevitably all of the regions park runs were cancelled, so momentum lost on the push for my 50 T-shirt.
1000 mile running challenge for 2018 is going well though and I am still ahead
Build Period and hopefully a bit of all round consistency begins today...
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