Training - What Training?!

Training
18794

Do three 34km loops.
Should take 3hrs25mins with your roads and surfaces.
Can drop out then if worse/worse.
Also never more than 17km / 10 miles from home :+1:t3:
Which makes a taxi cheaper.

Re: me sandbagging.
Damn right.
Thatā€™s why Iā€™ve not ran properly at parkrun for six months, dropped out of the local half (wouldnā€™t have ran under 1:25, let alone 1:20) and DNSā€™d Southport (2nd overall last year meant a free entry, but I wasnā€™t gonna podium, so didnā€™t go!)

If I canā€™t do what I want to do, why bother?

At least if Staffs goes tits up, @apm will be there to collect my entry fee back in Maurten gels :moneybag:

@FatPom - nah. Going to collect the rental car at 8am :see_no_evil::man_shrugging:t4: Should have a nice estate agents A3 loadsaletters by the end of the week :joy::see_no_evil:

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18795

Thatā€™s the plan for tmw :wink: itā€™s gonna be really sunny and I have physio at lunchtime, so can pop out for an hour or two in the morning :smiling_face:

I think I might just get some loops in, even if thatā€™s a tad dull as itā€™s nice to draw a big circle on the Strava map innit :joy:

18796

Good to hear. Would you prefer us to call you Tyrone or Darren? :grin:

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18797

Yeah do some loops @gingerbongo

Just buy a shit load of tubes!

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18798

Back in the pool/bath this morning.
Had some company. so kept it to 200s as to not keep bunching up

Watch was working today which was a bonus

10 x 200s off 3:30 (ish)
2:57 / 2:58 / 2:57 / 2:56 / 2:57 / 2:57 / 2:57 / 2:58 / 2:59 / 2:59

5 x 100s off 1:45
All 1:29

1300m pull and paddles about 1:31 pace

As for the OWS debacle, today I had the bouyancy shorts on, so body position should be about the same. Start/stopping the watch at the wall. Flip turns, but I donā€™t ever kick off the wall, so no massive advantage there

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18799

7km 4:16/km run back from the rental place.
Boiling!!!

Thatā€™s gonna be hard to do three times on race day.

Possible, but itā€™ll take some effort :joy::see_no_evil:

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18800

so, Iā€™m back! Thank you @FatPom for coming to get me out of my black hole of self pity !!

No running for me at the moment, think I have a case of plantar fasciitis since last Tuesday. Never had it before and have never got it from running, so I presume I pulled the tendon whilst climbing. Funny enough I can climb without pain in the arch of my foot, but at other times in the day itā€™s quite excruciating, even woke me up the other night. Anyway, thought Iā€™d not run this week and see if that helps. However, I have been doing lots in the garden, was digging for a good 4hrs this morning - thatā€™s got to count for something!

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18801

50 minutes in the gym first thing.

Rowing, 4k, 0.5k
S&C, donkey kicks, clams, bridges, sumo squats, side crunches.

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18802

very sensible to take a snack break in the middle of all that lot :shrimp:

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18803

Manned up and did an easy 6k run in the rain, relaxing in a weird kind of way.

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18804

Club swim at 8pm, Iā€™m vacillating about going because itā€™s raining and will get soaked on the bike. Which is illogical. Need to man up.

Edit: went, enjoyed :+1:

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18805

I was pondering my life choices for at least 5 minutes in the car before I ran :roll_eyes:

Itā€™s cold, wet although not that windy.

Edit: I think what Iā€™m trying to say is either go, or go for a run :grin:

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18806

Tried out my new Polar H10 strap.
Seems the diesel is back

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18807

10km trail run with mates. Flat and gravelly, 55min at 5.30 pace

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18808

No rain here, itā€™s a lovely evening actually.

Nice little 5km run and 3km OW swim today. I was the last man out so snapped this on the way to my car

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18809

Recovery rides on zwift are soooooo boring. :sleeping:

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18810

I find them ok as long as youā€™re distracted by either listening or watching something

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18811

Look for breakdown cover and the 40 minutes flies by :clap:t3::joy:

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18812

Not training per se, but just been for a session with the physio. At least Iā€™m consistent in my ailments! :joy: Usual issues.

My shoulders and upper back were basically locked into aero position :man_facepalming:t3: Barely any flexibility when opening up the chest and compressing the back!

Feel much better now. But have the dreaded hip and glute exercises incoming. :face_vomiting:

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18813

Feel like I ought to do a long ride tomorrow morning, had a 90km ride in mind, but itā€™s forecast 12 -14 degrees with a 60% chance of rain. Thatā€™s Zwift weather surely? Hmmmm :thinking:

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