Training Log Archive: FocusIn the 31 days ending Oct 31, 2010:
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Sunday Oct 31, 2010 #
Road biking 40:00 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Left watch at home. Might have done 40m.
Saturday Oct 30, 2010 #
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(rest day)
Massage and shopping in Nice. Nice is a dive.
Friday Oct 29, 2010 #
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I was having a root around my shins, trying to find pain. None. Plus they feel really different to how they felt 4 weeks ago, ie no soreness and fragility detected. Noice! I'll still wait 2 more weeks until running.
French sprint champs this weekend. I really wish i could run as i was lucky enough to qualify from winning the district champs. But even if i ran now i'd have shite fitness and speed, so no point. I'm going to try and map Antibes this weekend into ISSOM.
French sprint champs this weekend. I really wish i could run as i was lucky enough to qualify from winning the district champs. But even if i ran now i'd have shite fitness and speed, so no point. I'm going to try and map Antibes this weekend into ISSOM.
9 AM
Road biking 28:00 [2]
shoes: Specialised
6 PM
Road biking 18:00 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Thursday Oct 28, 2010 #
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I think today was the day my muscles fully recovered from Saturdays walk.
9 AM
Road biking 27:50 [2]
shoes: Specialised
6 PM
Road biking 17:30 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Wednesday Oct 27, 2010 #
9 AM
Road biking 27:30 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Four weeks off running today. Yuck!
6 PM
Road biking 20:00 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Tuesday Oct 26, 2010 #
9 AM
Road biking 28:30 [2]
shoes: Specialised
6 PM
Road biking 17:30 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Monday Oct 25, 2010 #
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(rest day)
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Monday 17th of January is when i start a training plan for the JK/IOC. Up until then i'll start easing back into training. 17days left to my first run. It'll be in Stockholm no less :)
Sunday Oct 24, 2010 #
Road biking 38:00 [2] 15.0 km (2:32 / km)
shoes: Specialised
I rode around the Cap D'Antibes, fairly relaxing with the views and breeze. Legs were feeling yesterdays exercise, nice.
Saturday Oct 23, 2010 #
Powerwalking 56:10 [3] *** 8.5 km (6:36 / km)
shoes: Icebug
I powerwalked the local O race. I even won the race.. This was fairly tiring but thankfully my legs got some good workout into them finally. The course was actually 6.5km i think. I measured my heart rate at 170something at one point. It was pretty funny passing people as i was crouched down taking large steps. And a bit embarressing coming into the finish. Still i'm not sure anyone beat my finish split. Fredrik Lovegren is a legend.
Friday Oct 22, 2010 #
9 AM
Road biking 25:41 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Just entered the race on Saturday. The longest course is 4.5km. I'm going to get my powerwalk on!
6 PM
Road biking 19:00 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Thursday Oct 21, 2010 #
9 AM
Road biking 28:15 [2]
shoes: Specialised
6 PM
Road biking 18:00 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Wednesday Oct 20, 2010 #
9 AM
Road biking 28:00 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Today is the halfway point of my 6 weeks of rest. We were originally going to rest for 3 weeks then test and rest 3 more if needed. But i told him it would take about 2 weeks for signs to show. Probably would take more to be honest. So we just said 6 weeks rest to be safe.
I'm feeling lots of issues with my hips and glutes ever since the osteopath recorrected me. It felt great for a few days and then it all tightens up after. But it took longer the second visit to tighten up so there is hope that i wouldn't need to be seen every bloody week. Osteopathy and massage might be the only way i can get above 5-6 hours of running per week. My body has never being made to handle the roughness of running. You get away with alot of things for a few months of hard training and then it catches up with you. Unless you train like an M16 4-5 hours a week (me in 2010). Then you're fine, because you're not really training.
I'm feeling lots of issues with my hips and glutes ever since the osteopath recorrected me. It felt great for a few days and then it all tightens up after. But it took longer the second visit to tighten up so there is hope that i wouldn't need to be seen every bloody week. Osteopathy and massage might be the only way i can get above 5-6 hours of running per week. My body has never being made to handle the roughness of running. You get away with alot of things for a few months of hard training and then it catches up with you. Unless you train like an M16 4-5 hours a week (me in 2010). Then you're fine, because you're not really training.
7 PM
Road biking 16:30 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Tuesday Oct 19, 2010 #
9 AM
Road biking 27:11 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Commute in to work. Left my gps lead and port thingie at home. Will be getting it back this weekend if my mom manages to catch her flight down to Nice with all the crazy Frenchos and their striking upsets.
7 PM
Road biking 18:00 [2]
shoes: Specialised
Commute home.
Monday Oct 18, 2010 #
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(sick) (rest day)
Returning home from Ireland. Brought my bike. My throat was getting worse because of the drinking. Coughing alot.
Sunday Oct 17, 2010 #
11 AM
Road biking 28:00 [3]
shoes: Specialised
Left my watch at home.
Last night was Chris (my Auzzie biking partner) and Liz's (my best friends sister) wedding in Enniskerry. I was still drunk at 11am. Coming downhill will literally stupid for me.. I actually didn't do the cycle with them, i turned arond at 25mins because my throat was sore and i didn't want to get sick (of course this was like 10% of the reason) and also i knew i'd never make it to Roundwood and back because i didn't get up in time for breakfast. I think drink had something to do with that. Still, i got on the bike. One of only four people that morning while the rest of the wedding people went for a hungover breakfast in the village.
Naturally i joined them. It was downhill almost all the way home. I feel i was fractionally harder than them. Like it matters. What a cracking wedding!
Last night was Chris (my Auzzie biking partner) and Liz's (my best friends sister) wedding in Enniskerry. I was still drunk at 11am. Coming downhill will literally stupid for me.. I actually didn't do the cycle with them, i turned arond at 25mins because my throat was sore and i didn't want to get sick (of course this was like 10% of the reason) and also i knew i'd never make it to Roundwood and back because i didn't get up in time for breakfast. I think drink had something to do with that. Still, i got on the bike. One of only four people that morning while the rest of the wedding people went for a hungover breakfast in the village.
Naturally i joined them. It was downhill almost all the way home. I feel i was fractionally harder than them. Like it matters. What a cracking wedding!
Saturday Oct 16, 2010 #
Road biking 40:00 [3]
shoes: Specialised
About 4000, will crack open the watch later.
Man this felt good.
Man this felt good.
Friday Oct 15, 2010 #
Road 1:30 [3]
(sick)
I ran from the gate in Dublin airport to baggage reclaim. My god have i lost fitness!!
Just my cough left from the sickness.
Just my cough left from the sickness.
Thursday Oct 14, 2010 #
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(sick)
All the aches and pains are gone but last night my throat was getting bad while i was going to bed.
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My leg muscles are like well tendored entrecotes ready for being cooked rare. This mush sucks! I'm back home this weekend for a wedding and i'm definately bringing my road bike back to France. Screw swimming and that crap. I'm loosing fitness fast here. Throat is getting better during the day today. Feeling close to 100%.
Two weeks off running down, four more to go :(
Two weeks off running down, four more to go :(
Wednesday Oct 13, 2010 #
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(sick)
Alot better today. Not good enough for training.
Tuesday Oct 12, 2010 #
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(sick)
I'm sick today. My god damn leg muscles are very loose. I'm now fairly afraid of how long it's going to take to get to a good training level this winter. I think i'm going to disregard the Osteopaths advice to not cycle because i can't hack swimming 6 days a week. Better to keep fit and pay him to fix me once or twice. Maybe a massage and strength training to address the weak hips n glutes. But i'm just worried now about how much little trianing i've done since after my training break after Trondheim.
Feck.
Feck.
Sunday Oct 10, 2010 #
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Crazy day trying to get myself back to Nice from Barcelona. I think my french phone got pick pocketed last night. Better that than my wallet.
Saturday Oct 9, 2010 #
Swimming 5:00 [3]
This was hilarious. The waves were strong in Barcelona. I went in just faffing around thinking i could do 20 mins. I could hardly make it back to the beach once i went out a few meters. I'm not a strong swimmer. My head was spinning for a while after.
Friday Oct 8, 2010 #
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Today and tomorrow is a rare occasion when i'll find it impossible to train. I'm going to a stag party in Barcelona and return back to Antibes on Sunday morning. I can only swim. And i'm with guys drinking. It's going to be difficult to do exercise.
Thursday Oct 7, 2010 #
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(rest day)
Wednesday Oct 6, 2010 #
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(rest day)
Saw the osteopath last night. Two days rest now to let his changes settle. Rest for 6 weeks and then return to running. I'm going to try my hand at swimming and maybe summer skiing to keep some cardiovascular fitness. For the muscles i'll have to do strength work. I hate the gym!
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I guess it's been one week already without running. Five more to go until i can test. The shit thing is that it takes about two weeks for signs of pain. So i won't know if i'm in the clear until after new year.
Tuesday Oct 5, 2010 #
MTB 20:00 [2]
Down to the bank and back.
Monday Oct 4, 2010 #
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(rest day)
Sunday Oct 3, 2010 #
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I couldn't get my morning walk on because of problems with parking. I took the bus up to the WC race to spectate. I did however walk for 10mins in the area of the last loop with Ivans race map. Until i was spotted by a tv camera and had to piss it out of there. Then i had to take the cnoc relay team to the airport after they all abandoned the race at the spectator due to the course being too technical for them. So i wasn't going to return just to walk the 4km model which i can do some other time. What a waste of a day.
Saturday Oct 2, 2010 #
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I did two 50-60min walking sessions on Le Revard which is right beside the WOC terrain. Then i watched the orient show and then walked the night sprint race.
Friday Oct 1, 2010 #
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Did one 2h session on the map south of the WC terrain up near the top of the mountain. And then a second 1h session on Montange le Bange.