Training Log Archive: kido

Fail swim. At the start the shoulder was uncomfortable but I was coping. Then about 25min in it started to be really painful, i couldn't do a turn because it involves either doing a "big" stroke or holding onto the wall, neither of which I could do. And I couldn't do kick because it involves either holding a kick board or having my arms above my head. Hopefully whatever this is goes away quickly!

Slow jog around Ladybower with Mary. This did not feel good at all, my shoulder / lung was really bothering me (especially when combining running with laughing, damn you Mary!). It was beautiful though, love Ladybower, even though the weather was quite ordinary.

C • woof woof 3

Social run group. We were all keen for a slow one tonight.

On another note, my shoulder pain seems to be less muscular and more lung related. Sharp pain when sneezing / coughing / breathing deeply. Which contributed to another less than ideal night of sleep.

Sheffield Half. At the start, I still hadn't decided if I was going to push it, or just get around. But my competitive side kicked in and I decided that if I felt OK, I would go hard, and if I felt crap, I would jog.

I didn't feel good at any point, but I didn't feel crap enough to jog. The hill was a struggle but it was easier than last year and I kept a pretty high pace. I was 4th going up the hill, at the top I took a drink and immediately got a stitch and had to back off the pace, so a girl came past. She was being paced and was really nailing it on the steep downhills. I gave her up for lost until I caught her again on the hill from Dore, then we played leapfrog until the hill in the last 1km and I got her.

Pretty pleased with the time, 4 minutes faster than last year and I felt way better at the finish, no quad stiffness at all. Especially considering JK 6 days ago. Most pain is from my left shoulder which I guess is from climbing on Friday and was just aggravated by breathing heavily. No one likes finishing 4th, but I was actually way behind 3rd (2 minutes) and only just ahead of 5th (8 seconds).

C • Well done 9

Definitely should have done more warm down!

Swim at Goodwin to loosen before tomorrow. Forgot how sore my arms and shoulders would be from climbing. Packed it in after 30 because I was barely moving.

Bouldering at The Climbing Works with Mary. We were there about 3 hours but with a break in the middle. Only been climbing a handful of times in my life so I didn't get any further than blue / level 2, but it was lots of fun. I was very fatigued by the end, and my hands were very sore!

Easy jog up Porter to Forge Dam and back. Feeling OK but not 100%, finally had some sleep, but HR was a bit high and I was struggling to keep it down.

Another day off. Still wrecked. Still haven't had a good sleep.