Training Log Archive: hilarityIn the 7 days ending Dec 22, 2013:
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Sunday Dec 22, 2013 #
bike ride (KC) 1:50:16 [3] 21.26 km (5:11 / km)
shoes: Anthem X 29er
Exact same lap as yesterday, 8 minutes slower! My legs felt extremely weary within the first 50m and only got worse as we went on.
I even got hissed at by some woodland creature on Horny Devil.
I feel a rest day coming on tomorrow . . . .
I even got hissed at by some woodland creature on Horny Devil.
I feel a rest day coming on tomorrow . . . .
Saturday Dec 21, 2013 #
bike ride (KC) 1:42:20 [3] 21.49 km (4:46 / km)
ahr:122 max:145 shoes: Anthem X 29er
With Anne, who was displaying a lack of bike fitness as I sat on her wheel up Highway to Dell and passed her on the Gunjin up trails. I'd like to believe I'm getting faster but that's not really the case - however it's just fun being able to stay with Anne!
One topple over due to unclip failure - I hit a rock and knocked my foot out of my left pedal, then toppled over to the right as per usual. D'oh!
Legs are weary and I can definitely say now that a large part up my uphill crapness is a lack of power in the stick-legs. That's more easily fixable than the heart! :-)
One topple over due to unclip failure - I hit a rock and knocked my foot out of my left pedal, then toppled over to the right as per usual. D'oh!
Legs are weary and I can definitely say now that a large part up my uphill crapness is a lack of power in the stick-legs. That's more easily fixable than the heart! :-)
paddle 30:00 [3] 4.2 km (7:09 / km)
shoes: Swordfish
2km warm up into an easterly with my paddle feeling weird, stopped to look at it and the shaft had slipped. I turned around for some short intervals and I saw the wind come in, the last km was a battle!
At some point I picked up a clump of weed so I got a bonus resistance workout, lucky me.
At some point I picked up a clump of weed so I got a bonus resistance workout, lucky me.
Friday Dec 20, 2013 #
bike ride 10:00 [3] 2.5 km (4:00 / km)
shoes: Rocket
walk 15:00 [3] 1.5 km (10:00 / km)
weights 40:00 [3]
Thursday Dec 19, 2013 #
bike ride (KC) 1:58:24 [3] 24.27 km (4:53 / km)
shoes: Rocket
Purposefully not smashing it on this ride as I was assigned 2hrs 'steady' so I'm quite happy with the time on weary legs! The usual out of Camel Farm then H2D, Metasoma, girly-trails up Gunjin, home via MT/HD and the green track.
That was 1:43 so back out I headed on the green track until the fire trail I was on started heading downhill, then back.
I got through the technical bits of HD without a foot down for probably the first time ever, woohoo!
Lovely morning, no people, no snakes. I had an extended break at the bottom of Gunjin when the 'bushy blow' was bright red blood . . . not sure how that happened but it took a while to get my nose to stop bleeding before I could get back on the bike.
That was 1:43 so back out I headed on the green track until the fire trail I was on started heading downhill, then back.
I got through the technical bits of HD without a foot down for probably the first time ever, woohoo!
Lovely morning, no people, no snakes. I had an extended break at the bottom of Gunjin when the 'bushy blow' was bright red blood . . . not sure how that happened but it took a while to get my nose to stop bleeding before I could get back on the bike.
Wednesday Dec 18, 2013 #
learning to run (LSD) 40:02 [3] 5.93 km (6:45 / km)
ahr:133 max:143 weight:57.4kg
Assignment was 40min steady, no walking. I consciously tried to go slow but when I did the first km in 6:12 I had to give myself a talking to, then I got down to around 6:40/km and a bit slower on the inclines (can't call them hills).
Managed 30min straight before my legs were screaming, so I walked 200m and then got back to running. Pretty damn chuffed with this.
Managed 30min straight before my legs were screaming, so I walked 200m and then got back to running. Pretty damn chuffed with this.
bike ride (spin class) 47:00 [3]
ahr:119 max:140
Miserable! With sore quads from yesterday's weights, and only 45min between the end of my run and spin class (and no food in between) I ran out of calories around 20min in and was unable to do any of the standing up bits.
Note
I saw my coach today and had a good chat about why I can't get up hills given my HR is nowhere near what I can reach in spin class.
Then he did my skinfolds, which were 106 three weeks ago. I was hoping to dip under 100 today and I did - by a lot - 87.5!! We were both impressed. Always good to impress your coach . . .
He's now going to tweak my gym program to work more on my legs, 8am Tuesday. And he still wants to do a lap of the KC with me, I tried to discourage this but he's quite insistent, says it's his job, blah blah. Yikes.
Then he did my skinfolds, which were 106 three weeks ago. I was hoping to dip under 100 today and I did - by a lot - 87.5!! We were both impressed. Always good to impress your coach . . .
He's now going to tweak my gym program to work more on my legs, 8am Tuesday. And he still wants to do a lap of the KC with me, I tried to discourage this but he's quite insistent, says it's his job, blah blah. Yikes.
Tuesday Dec 17, 2013 #
walk 15:00 [3] 1.5 km (10:00 / km)
weights 40:00 [3]
bike ride 10:00 [3] 2.5 km (4:00 / km)
shoes: Rocket
walk 15:00 [3] 1.5 km (10:00 / km)
bike ride (spin class) 57:00 [3]
Monday Dec 16, 2013 #
paddle (river 10km) 1:06:46 [3] 10.02 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: Swordfish
Supposed to be a rest day but I didn't need to be at work until 10am and I don't like my chances of paddling on Thursday (maybe even too windy for a downwind for me) which is when my paddles seem to be scheduled.
Over 7:00/km on the way towards the city; closer to 6:00/km on the way back. 36:04 out, 30:40 back!
Over 7:00/km on the way towards the city; closer to 6:00/km on the way back. 36:04 out, 30:40 back!
bike ride 20:00 [3] 5.0 km (4:00 / km)
shoes: Rocket