Training - What Training?!

Well that went crap. Ran 4.5kms to the m/c mechanic as I’d ordered some fairing clips. Kept the pace low and all ok on the way but I could slightly feel that upper thigh tightness.

I got more painful at 7km and by 7.5km I was walking. :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

I have a 30km fairly flat New Forest run a week on Sunday. hmmm :man_shrugging:t2:

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Treadmill yesterday, few speed intervals.

Gym this morning, obviously no heating. @jeffb’s worst nightmare. :cold_face:

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:cold_face: I’ve actually ran outside the last two nights when it was at best zero, grumbled all the way wanting winter to FRO already :joy:

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30 mins more and 5 watts extra on last week

Onwards !

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Bloody hell - how did you not die of boredom/get really bad ass pain/hand blisters

Asking out of genuine interest

I managed a half marathon on a treadmill once but never repeated

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2.5 hours
I blinked and it’s was done.

My life is quite boring now
No job
No responsibility
No grief … I guess I put myself here ?!

I saved a big bag of cash sitting in the same place for 11 hours at a time watching a prisoner who said they were going to kill them self
No phone
No tele
And towards the end no books !

I’m not sure I really know what boring is ?

Comfort wise
Assos bum cream
Raceskin ld tri shorts ( best thing I ever bought )
Won’t need the dash 9 saddle till 3 hours plus !

I like the solitude to be honest

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I take my hat off to you - a 72km row is a great effort

Maybe should consider it instead of trying to run those distances :rofl:

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I’ve done three C2 rowing erg Marathons, they are a bit grim, not sure why I did the second and third.

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I think it was bike erg rather than rower. Still a good innings though.

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Yep … bike
72 k row ?!
Now there is a serious comfort issue there !

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Yes, I know. Many evil C2 contraptions.

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Ah

:rofl:

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18.25km run - shoulders and chest were pretty uncomfortable after Friday night weight training with my son - evidence that need to keep it up

Bit of yoga later will be just over 10 hours for the week - pleased with that - managed to stick to the plan

Let’s see how next week goes

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6km family walk, just need to nurse this thigh at the moment. Swung by the farm shop on the way round and put the Xmas order in. :grin:

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Hit 12 hours this week (being honest I have no excuse not to do this many with the time I have )
Long ish static bike
First successful 160 lengths in an hour effort this year ? I think ( it’s a tiny pool and I’m still crap slow )
And my usual 10 k run 5 k ski 5 k row today
Slightly faster run speed.
Started my strength training sessions
Leg lifts are awful but I’d hope for better in the future

Onwards !

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I almost went for a swim yesterday but was tired so floated round the spa for an hour instead. Sauna, steam, jacuzzi. Didnt put it on strava, that seemed extravagant.

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It’s taken me a while but it dawned on me last week how people do 10hr plus weeks of training around a full time job. I generally average about 5-6 hours a week. Last week I was dog sitting and logged all the dog walks and got to a 12 hour week. I’d only consider maybe 5 hours of that week as actual “training” in my traditional interpretation.

I sure as heck didn’t run, cycle or swim in that week :woman_shrugging:t4:

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10 or above is pretty big for me and usually summer only when I do longer bike rides, or races.

About 7.5-8 for me this week which was quite a lot more than recently but mostly bumped by a longer Zwift yesterday which has left me a bit fatigued today.

37K running as well so not bad but had hoped for longer, weather didn’t help during the week either.

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45 minute spin class at lunch.

Sweating out Saturdays beers.

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Just been on the bike solid for two weeks. Fuck the weather - double gloves and tin foil in the socks.

15 to 40 miles, 6 days a week. Feel more normal again. Body back to it’s better self. Crazy how the muscles slacken a bit at this age. Good it doesn’t take too long to get back ok though

No discernible improvement with quad issue but apparently 6 - 8 weeks so cycling etc and all being well will be fine. If persists I may need it looked at more thoroughly although I don’t think it will need that

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