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My last training day was Monday, and technically have had 2 days rest. But theyve been tough days because of personal stuff going on, so I dont feel rested. In fact I feel knackered.
Got out for a run today, and kinda had to force myself out... but did 4 miles in 34 mins, my normal pace, and it felt good once I got moving, the tiredness left. It did my head good to get out, I hate rest days, especially two in a row.
And I got new shoes yesterday, so tried them out today. They are Brooks Launch again, I never even know Im wearing them, but they have better cushioning than the old pair, was definitely time to change them. Am hoping they fix the plantar fascitis too. I also got speed laces today, so will fit them later and see how they work. Gee, Im almost a proper triathlete now, I have all the gear (and no idea).
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Pool swim this morning. Kept it easy enough, sets of between 4 and 10 lengths. The swim session was on but wasnt tempted to join in, 2800m would have been a bit much today. Lost count of lengths, over 40 is all I know. No more training till Sunday now. I feel ok about this tri, I think because its a shorter pool swim. Will be interesting to see how my times go on this one. 0
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I hadnt been too worried coming up to this tri, I mean, I'd done one before, this was a shorter pool swim... it couldnt be worse that my first at least. But during the briefing the words 'tough' and 'hills' were mentioned a bit too much for my liking, and I thought, oops, maybe this wasn't an easy option....
I began in wave two, which was all women for some reason. Lovely happy, chatty group there, so a positive vibe at the start. Started third in the lane, but was lapped pretty quickly by the fastest girl. I did struggle, technique was non existent and I tired quickly. But plodded on. You know youre not doing well when the counter says 'youre doing well love, only four to go' and you can see that the most of the other lanes are empty. There were about 3 left in the pool as I finished, and I thought at least Im not last. 14.12m.
Heading to T1 I was gasping, but relieved the hard bit was done. A 2 min transition (needs working on, but remembered gloves this time) and I was out on the bike. I got my breath back by 3k. A hilly start to the bike led on to rolling hills, with one tough section going through Clonegal village, a long stretch of hill that sapped my legs. (A kid outside the pub told me to 'go harder, will ya!' -Im not ready for the Tour d'Etape yet, it seems). But I did catch a few people here, and the only ones to catch me were on TT bikes. The downhills were class on the route, a real buzz. 51.56m bike, the hills causing a slow time.
T2 took 49 seconds. I dont use cleats (or toe clips, its on my to do list), so no shoes to change. Almost done just the run to complete. It was 'tough' though, as per the briefing. The outward leg was all steadily uphill, with the last drag to the turnaround a soul destroying climb, as youre struggling as you watch everyone scooting downhill looking strong. I almost walked here, my brain doing that 'I will stop/no I wont' thing all the way to the cone, which I admit to walking around. But the home stretch was all the way down the same hill, and coming to the last bit where you can see the entrance to the finish I cranked it up a bit and passed two competitors. Hoped to catch the next girl in sight, but at the turn to the finish she took off like she was rocket propelled and we did a great sprint to the finish. Didnt catch her, but I mustve gained a few seconds from the effort. Run time 24.11m
Total finish time 1.33.08. Slower than Carrick (which I knew the swim would be anyway) but a harder course, and only two weeks since the last one anyway. So Im a happy camper, who will work hard on my swim between now and my next tri, Dublin at the end of the month.0 -
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Monday 2/8/10
Tired all day, which is to be expected. Did a sea swim in the evening, which I was thinking of not doing, but Im glad I did, I felt grand once I got going. Did the 750m well enough, I still stop a few times but its more to reorient myself than anything else. No sense swimming out to sea! I am getting better at automatically sighting every few strokes though.
It will take a lot more hard work to get my swim stamina to a reasonable standard. Im finding the swimming a bit like walking up a sand dune, its hard, seems to take so much effort, and you keep sliding backwards.
Big problems with the soles of my feet today, which I blame the bike for. The position of my feet when pedalling is definitely the thing thats giving me the issues Ive had for the last few weeks. That means mastering cleats. Oh dear. I hear a girl went straight into the ditch at the end of the bike on Sunday as she tried to unhook her feet, that would be me, with cleats.
And I meant to mention, kudos to my friend who did a 1h 55 triathlon, despite only one bike ride beforehand, and only ever running 3k a few times. Makes you wonder what all this training is for!! 0 -
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Oh I have the shoes and pedals sitting at home, ignored. I have tried and failed to use them, I actually thought they were faulty, until I got a pro cyclist to test them. Theyre fine, its just me thats faulty.Well done on yesterday - good pair of shoes for the bike is something i need to invest in too.
Starting 8 weeks of intermediate swimming lessons that are held 2 times a week tomorrow evening. Hopefully ill be happy and swimming well after! Practice Practice.
Good luck with the swimming. I plan more coaching next week to get my technique back on track.0 -
Wednesday:
Tired all day, but went out for a short run in the evening, and it was just what I needed to wake me up. Bright sunny weather, quiet roads, lovely stuff. Kept the pace easy, 5.5k in 29 mins. I could really feel it in my legs, they are tired from Sunday. Its hard to do a run when youre tired, but rewarding when you finish it.
Bike this evening, weather permitting! (Please, weather angels, dont make it pee down) 0 -
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Well the feet are ok today which is a good sign, knew it was the bike doing it.
Got to the pool early today, ten past seven, bloody mad. Didnt do brilliantly, felt like I was all over the place and couldnt get a rhythm going. Longest set was 8 lengths continuous. Did 1600m total, it took 56 minutes. Am wrecked now. Ive booked a coaching session for next week, because I know I need to sharpen the technique again, all the old bad habits are back. 0 -
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This was not my best race. In fact, it was a bit of a disaster right from the start, I think sometimes the gods are trying to tell you to just go home and not do silly things like run up hills.
After a lot of fannying around housing estates asking directions, I finally found the venue, but had to park my car a mile uphill from the start. Then my bike fell over and scratched my car. Not boding well, this.
The race started gently, a forest trail climbing gradually, before reaching the proper climb to the Hellfire club. I walked this, I know that running up it is not my thing, and would kill me. In fact even the walking kills me, and my head wasnt right, I was hating it. But once I got to flattish or downhill bits, I ran again. Not a total wuss. The run course was a series of fast and dodgy downhills with some uphill slogs thrown in. I didnt make time on the downhills because Im just not sure footed enough and dont go fast!
By the time I got back to transition it was pouring with rain (lovely) and my head kept saying 'quit'. On the bike and straight onto the uphill drag (over a mile I reckon). And dammit, I had no granny gear on the front, so had to do the whole bloody hill on the big ring. My legs were burning. I stopped a few times but hadnt a clue how to fix it, the cable was seized. Ran the last section to the top with the bike, where a spectator battered the gears into low and sent me on my way. Lost a hell of a lot of time.
The steep descent on the other side of the hill was scary, my bike was sliding all over the place, and Im not a confident rider at the best of times. 15-18mph max. Nearly lost it on one sharp bend. The gears stuck again on the way back to the start area, again a kind guy on a bike got me moving, and from then on they behaved. Up the loooong hill again, easier this time with the extra low gear. The second lap felt shorter, and a lot easier. Saw a guy Id been chatting to earlier, on the side of the road having crashed, it looked bad, hope he was ok.
Back to transition, I felt like I was Paddy Last. Onto the run. Still wanted to just go home, but just got on with it anyway. Met everyone coming down fast as I went up slow. Thats just so demoralising. But got around the route again, didnt seem so bad the second time, cos I knew I was done.
Total time 1.51.42, Id say ten minutes of that is down to the busted bike. This event was a lesson in how things can go wrong, and how if your head isnt in the zone, you wont have a good race. But its done. Another box ticked. Onwards to better things (once I get my bike fixed)
Anyone know any good bike maintenance courses for plebs? 0 -
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Sea swim this evening, along with a club photo. Did the usual distance, but felt pretty good, just a little tired on the way back. Just about 4 short orientation stops on the out and same coming back. Still cant stay going continuous, particularly at the start when Im cold and have no rhythm. But its nice to see some improvement every week. No run after because I was chilled and only had a singlet to throw over the trisuit. Or at least thats my excuse. 0
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Yup, thats just what I thought. Fecker is flying.When i read that he did 1000m without stopping in the pool in his entry today - it made me want to go to the pool and get working on my swimming !!:) But thats what motivates ya, the thought of getting annihilated at the next race! 0 -
Please feel free to start a woddle appreciation thread on the main forum
Seriously though what you don't realise oryx is that it's you and your log that has given me the kick start and I'm very envious of your open water swims, keep up the good work and look forward to racing against with you in the future.
Are you running Dublin marathon?0 -
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Pool swim this morning. 4 warm up lengths, then 1000m continuous, which took 25 mins. Thank you Woddle. Few lengths afterward working on technique, and bilateral breath, which I didnt do on the long swim. I know, I know.. I should. But with Dublin tri in ten days I need to get my head around the non stop part more! 0
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