I’ve got an excuse to run slow. My friend is running with his test fully loaded (not the) Dragon’s Back pack on! ![]()
Didn’t swam.
I have been known to arrive without towel, without goggles, I generally find a way.
Today I turned up without trunks.
Not seeing the problem. Extra rudder for balance.
You mean you don’t have a problem with it dragging on the bottom of the pool?
A couple of taps before I dive in, and mine acts like a hydrofoil. How else do you think I can swim this fast?
You flirt.
Anyway gym first thing, buggered now.
Only my legs and feet
Snap
11.5km run with my son
Asked him to pace for 3 x10 min tempo
First two good - fell apart on the third (a) I was knacked (b) there was a small hill
2 months off decent running due to injury - while keeping fit with cycling/elliptical etc, doesn’t quite make you running fit
Work to be done. Knuckle down time. Benchmark set.
Wasn’t needed as water safety so went for a sea swim instead. Another 1500m done.
That’s more distance swam this week than the last 2.5 years combined!
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Following on from the above, this is the first week that’s felt like fitness building exercise or maybe even training rather than just testing injury/rehab/tentatively dipping my toe.
Managed 3 x runs (32.5km), 2 x swims (3km) and an hour of paddling (took a kayak and SUP out with Mrs GB and mini mini GB).
Body is slowly getting stronger. Last run the legs almost felt like they were starting to get a bit of bounce back.
Only downside is I really crave beer when the sun is out!
. Had a few pints on Fri, a few on sat and gonna grab a tinnie tonight. But I’m moving more and you’ve got to celebrate the nice weather where possible (as I know it causes havoc elsewhere for various reasons).
Amen, I feel like a beer when the sun is out. And also when the sun is not out. Glad you’re back in the saddle ![]()
VO2 bike indoors. Been a while, felt easy.
Watched Nobody again. It’s still cool for us dads.
12 hours last week
Lots of running outside at 5 min kms ish
One 2 hour turbo one 30 min swim started boxing again ( crap ) one hyrox session with my mate ( this went well ?!)
Weights/ core/ usual crap
Need to enter some races
30 minute spin class first thing. Zero power in the legs as soon as the resistance was turned up.
4km treadmill run at lunch as 400m easy / 400m hard x 5.
Got in for ANOTHER swim - making the most of this weather!
Despite the jellies, the sea was flat, clear and glorious. Got a couple of mini stings to the old chops, but I think they were only baby blues. Pretty chill.
Hadn’t planned to swim near the top of the tide … but it resulted in the long stretch being about 23 mins out and 10 back. Going from 4.00/100m to 1.30/100m !!! ![]()
Swam yesterday
45 minute slow treadmill plod first thing.
Really didn’t feel like getting up earlier, or indeed running. But forced myself out. Felt tired immediately, feeling the load of my increased exercise at the moment.
But as is most often the case, after about 3 km I’d forgotten all about it and was fine. Ended up extending the run a tad to a full hour. Nice and steady
Tried to do a steady sweet spot workout - 15minutes and fuck that.