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shotgunmcos wrote: »Little miss shotgun aka baby Zoe born this morning
Shares same birthday now as one of our hoochie legends!
Long day but ooh a happy one
:D:D
Super congratulations!!!! So, so, so happy for your entire family. What a very special day indeed. 0 -
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Today: 16,000m aerobic row in 67:51. 4k in Z1 and 12k in Z2. Avg 170w and avg 140hr.
The difference cool air and some sleep make. I felt good Concept 2 out on the decking again this afternoon but the sky was overcast and air cool. Basically kept <134hr for 4k then slowly built the effort every 2k to the end. Got it done while little miss shotgun napped. Sleep was as broken as it had been all week but I think I was waking up at the end of sleep cycles thus fresher.
Injury update. I'm 5.5 weeks into the ankle recovery. Its better but not yet out of the woods. I was in town the other day and Alex decided to run a few blocks. I jogged beside him without trouble but that was a gentle trot. If I stretch the damaged ligament at all it hurts.
I was surprised how painful it was attempting to swim a few weeks ago, but then you need loose flexible ankles for swimming. Alex and I were at the pool at the weekend and again I naturally kicked the moment I dived in and it hurt. I managed to tread water and swim up and down with Alex for a half hour though. I've been very impressed with his swimming. He just has the one lesson a week but in the last 6 weeks has become competent in all strokes. I challenged him to do an 80m individual medley. He can do all 4 strokes but was unsure. He then went and completed the 80m in a touch over 2 minutes and repeated 3 times! His butterfly puts me to shame. While signing him up to the next set of lessons starting in 3 weeks, I signed myself up too! Something to look forward to. I haven't swam in so long
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Today: Eventually got something done. Visitors all day and a few hours with shotgun junior and I thought it would be another blank on the calories out and +2,000 kcals on the biscuits, coffee and cake in! Alas Caz and little miss shotgun finally went to sleep and I hopped on the rower.
8,000m Z2 in 33:26. Kept this at the upper end of the zone and reduced my best time for the session by 17 secs. An increase of 5w to 178w. Now if I could just get some consistency going. Weighed in at 83.6kg. Not good. Some sugar discipline required also.
I have a goal of rowing 16k in under an hour. To put that in context, it is a tougher ask than running sub 60 mins for 10 miles
Starting to admire shotgun junior's swim progression. Can't wait to get back swimming.0 -
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Alrighty then!
Okay....if we're all serious (and because I'd rather not have to have Oryx and Izoard roll me along the Donadea course in February, I am very serious - this undisciplined chocolate consumption must stop!!), I guess we'll need to have some defined rules of engagement. Do we want to do what shotgun and I did in 2013 with complete abstinence? Or do we want to allow a set "unit" and/or frequency of sugary sweetness? Or do we each want to set our own goals and this is sort of like Alcoholics Anonymous with the buddy system? Is this a challenge? Will there be "punishment"? Do we win anything? So many options. And will this need its own thread? But most importantly, let's keep this fun!! Misery loves company, and all that! 0 -
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