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The Good Mood Cookbook
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shotgunmcos wrote: »Excellent!
Whats on the menu?
Well, I haven't completely neglected my culinary skills. But the past few months have been very much a taster menu, doing what feels possible, and seeing how I hold up. What I have discovered is that long and easy is fine as long as I rest afterwards, intensity can only be done in very small portions, with plenty of recovery in the days afterwards. Medically, I have had all the required tests, and am ok, no permanent damage done, but I still know that it will take many more months to rebuild what I broke. The moral of the story is, do not train and race when your body is telling you it's not well. I didn't listen, and I have lost a year for it. To quote my consultant: 'There are limits in terms of how far you can push yourself within reason'. That's pretty much the lesson I have to learn.
So this year as it had been planned is totally scrapped. I have loose plans, but they are all open to being scrapped too, I can't get wrapped up in targets right now, that's what cocked me up in the first place!
In July I am heading to Wales to do none, part or all of LCW, I will play it by ear. After that my calendar is free, I have an entry for DCT, but again, I will only do it if body says GO. There are other things I have my eye on, but I have people around me ready to slap me silly if they think I am getting on the insane training merry-go-round again.
In terms of training, I am doing about 5-6k of swimming per week, some pool, some ow. One long ride of maybe 100k, and the odd short spin on my lovely Argon beastie. Running twice or three times pw, long run is 90 mins max so far. I notice when I have done a long run, that's what has the biggest impact on energy. I am slow, but I don't watch my garmin right now. Time is irrelevant, base strength and good health is more important. I am picking back up on strength and circuit work, and doing skills on the bike, if I cant go hard, I may as well get clever. I'm focussed on having fun with my kids, and my friends, I had lost sight of how important that is. When I lost my ability to train, my friends moved into the vacuum it left, and I am so, so, grateful for that. They've been my sanity, and I'm truly blessed I had such support around me.
Thats all the talk done, it will be all training reported from now on, I promise!0 -
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Your 90 minutes would cover more ground than mine.Jesus, I haven't even gone 90 minutes for a run yet!!! That's some nice training you've been doing, which makes me in awe of what your log is going to look like when you're 100%! But then again, you are our ultra-iron hoochie!!!
Im not supposed to even think of 100%.... I have a dangerous mentality! But I am looking towards certain 'Challenges' next year!0 -
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Well. This was today.
2550m swim this morning (500 sw, 500 pb, 500 pb & pad, 500 pb pad & band, 4 × 25 band, 8 x 50 (25 ez 25 hard) 50 sd. A makey uppey set, but I like this stuff. Not too much speed work, lots of working the arms. 70 mins.
Turbo tonight. Ez spinning while watching TED talks. 60 mins. Then a bit of planking cos my god, my core has been swapped for Jabba the Hutt's. Not a good look
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Id retire now but triathlon is just too damn expensive.I love the numbers idea, might be a lot more useful to most of us than pace/power etc.
Now you just need to think up a name for it and sell it to training peaks and retire on the proceeds.
Friel already has a number assessment thing in his training diary. You rate your workout from 1 - 7. The important thing for me tho is to assess how i feel before training. I have got to used to feeling like sh-t and training anyway.0 -
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brickysession wrote: »Imagine what you might be doing if you were 100%
Fcuking IMUK
Good to see ya B!0 -
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Early morning sleepy deepy run. Still slow, but feeling a lot more me than I have in a long time. It was muggy and warm out, with light fog, one of those weird quiet mornings that make you feel like a character in a Stephen King novel. But thankfully, no Cujo on the route today.
6.8k in a woeful 38 minutes.
Itsnotaboutthetime.
Itsnotaboutthetime.
Itsnotaboutthetime.
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Sea swim tonight. This was the rockinest, strongest, best swim ive done all year. LOVED it. But I was up for it going in. On the way someone asked was I 'back' (on form) and for the first time I said 'Yes. I'm back'
Worked hard in the water, chasing a few people and staying ahead of others, I gave it a good shot. Got to 1500 in 29 mins, 2k in 42. (Current caused variations in pace). Thats my best pace ever, i think. Was warm all the way and not tired getting out. Tea and a yak afterwards made it a really good social night out. I want more of these!
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I think if that number is ever lower, its a signal to take time off. We will see.
Early start this morning. I haven't been on my tt bike in two weeks and I needed to spend some time on it. So up with the lark, chewing breakfast while dewy eyed and shellshocked with sleep. I have plans tonight and will miss the club tt so it had to be done.
Still, it was really nice to head out on a mild morning with the birds singing. I LOVE SUMMER! I want to move somewhere it's like this all the time! The first few miles today were wobbly and uncertain. I am truly not a born cyclist.. but once I found my way around beastie again, I forgot I was on the bars, relaxed and enjoyed it. By the home stretch I was channeling my inner Wiggo and wondering should I buy a fixie.
I was on a narrow main road today, with cars whizzing by, so I was cautious. Especially when you hear air brakes behind you and you know something enormous is about to pass. Not the best route, and hilly too, but its where I live. Its this or drive somewhere to cycle which is silly. I say that by way of explanation of my time; 31k in 70 mins. I want to get better than this...!
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So today, the pool is closed meaning no early swim. I wanted to do something but oh my god was it hard to wake up today. My brain was too sleepy for the concentration of tt or hill training on the roady, my head said a big fat no to running*, but it was gorgeous out. What to do?
I dragged the turbo outside and did an hour aero position in the sunshine, gradually increasing effort and resistance. Ended up dripping sweat in my eyes but that could have just been the weather and not the work level.
Finished with a 3 min plank afterwards. Wanted to do longer but I think my creaky muscles need to build to that.
*in the winter I had days where the thought of running made me feel sick but I ran anyway. I'm not making that mistake again. Sometimes body/mind knows best.
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