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(Half) Iron Maiden
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Thursday - absolutely ****e weather, so decided to just stay at home! 45 minutes on the turbo, mostly just easy spinning. Had been wondering why I'd found my last turbo session so annoying - then I looked at the resistance knob and it had been left on maximum... :eek: Felt great once I'd set it correctly!
Friday - 9km run at Regent's while my OH cycled, 5:44/km average pace. Took it handy ish on the first lap and picked it up a bit on the second. Sneaky Yumchaa in Camden afterwards, lovely Earl Grey and scones, then home to watch Doha Diamond League with a bit of a delay. A very nice Friday evening
Currently trying to haul myself off the couch here, need to head out to Westfields in Stratford to go do some pre-wedding/honeymoon shopping, so going to try and get a sneaky swim in at the Olympic pool in too.0 -
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Well, back in London from 3 weeks away for the wedding and honeymoon and slowly returning to normality! Was training up until lunchtime on the day we flew out, a lovely afternoon cycle in Regent's Park was my last act before heading off. Did a bit of swimming, strength work and running while we were away, but nothing serious and it was only about every 2-3 days. Ran on Pre's Trail while we were in Eugene, that was lovely in spite of the fact that it was about 27c and humid!
Still a little jet lagged, but got back on the wagon in a relatively gentle way last night. 3 laps (around 900m) in the ladies pond at Hampstead Heath on a sunny evening for my first outdoor skins dip of the year. Water was around 16-17c, cool but very pleasant.
Sneaky wedding pic attached 0 -
Thursday - a return to the bike, 22km ish at Regent's Park with himself, 26.2km/h average speed, lost a sprint finish back to the car :pac:
Friday - coached swim session, heavy technique focus. Was alerted to the fact that I seem to be pushing my right hand out laterally when I go to breathe on my left side, which I should probably deal with now before I pick up an injury. Felt like I was moving through treacle for most of this, but still glad to get it done.
Saturday - 7km run @ 5:36/km average pace. First half with himself, second half solo. Felt pretty good to get it in, meant to run this morning but ended up having 12 hours sleep :eek: Went after the Ireland match and before we watched the Top 14 final with a bottle of wine. 0 -
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Saturday - after missing the morning window for a run due to sleeping for 12 hours (d'oh) I ended up going for a shorter one in the evening. Did 7km, first half with himself, second half solo where I ended up kicking on and increasing the pace a bit. First lap 5:45/km pace, second closer to 5:25 pace. Pretty solid effort anyway, happy with that
Sunday - down to Richmond Park with the bikes, had a lovely spin there and even better cake and tea afterwards! 21km @ 25.5km/h average.0 -
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Thursday - run that ended up being very short! Was running to Hampstead Heath to meet up with himself and a friend with intentions of continuing my run from there. Got talked into going for a curry instead. D'oh :pac:
Friday - outdoor core strength session - press-ups, planks etc plus using some of the outdoor gym equipment in the park next door to us. Straight over to the lido for a lovely 1,200m outdoor swim. Water is 20c now so very pleasant.
Saturday - a bit time-pressed because I was getting my hair done in the morning and wanted to head out in the afternoon for London Pride so did a 45 minute absolute sweatbox turbo at home. 5 min warm-up, 5 min cooldown, 7 * 2 mins hard/3 mins easy in the middle.
Sunday - 7km run @ 5:53/km average pace in the evening, had slightly more to drink on Saturday evening than I intended so the morning was a slow start!
Supposed to be hot as fcuk in London this week (up to 32c on Wednesday :eek: ) - lots of outdoor swimming incoming!0 -
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Monday - absolutely delightful swim in Parliament Hill Lido - busy enough because the sun has decided to make an appearance! 27c air/22c water. Did 1,800m, felt like I could keep going all evening but hit the pool closing time...
Tuesday - 6.6km run @ 6:04/km average pace. Hottest run I've ever done outdoors in 7 years of running (I stuck to the treadmill in Vegas), 29c at the start. Actually really enjoyed it even if it felt like I'd poured a bucket of water over myself by the end.
Somehow I don't think I'll be running today...
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Thursday - 45km on the bike at Regent's - next best thing to the turbo trainer :pac: 23 km/h average speed, pretty much killed by getting stuck behind a bus on the way home.
Friday - rest day/athletics in the rain at the Olympic stadium
Saturday - just under 8km run, short on time so squeezed this one in before heading back out to the Olympic stadium for the second day of athletics
Sunday - 45 minute turbo while watching the end of the Tour de France - weather was absolute garbage so took the dry option.
Monday - head was wrecked when I got home from work so needed a good run! 10km around Hampstead Heath, put some effort in over the hills. 5:54/km average pace, last km in 5:05 (downhill) 0 -
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Tuesday - first sesson of a 12 week block of swim sessions with the tri club I've just joined. Warm-up, a few drills, 600m time trial in 13:09 and cooldown.
Wednesday - run to gym, 2 rounds of our usual circuit, run a short local loop. Probably around 4.5km of running total, with the loop being 3.5km in around 19:30. Was breaking in my DS-Trainers so had to give it a bit of gas!
Thursday - pre work swim, 1,500m ish. Plenty of drills there today because I was a bit sluggish when I got there. Also discovered that one of the Aqua Sphere swimsuits that I got dirt cheap (£7.50 each because I happen to take a 34 which is their display size) at the Great London Swim is a pretty horrible fit on - too short in the body but too loose around my waist at the same time, and somehow manages to make me look like a pink barrel. A bit annoying because the other one was perfect!0 -
Friday - cycling with himself - 35km in around 1:24. Very pleasant, as was the Thai takeaway after it
Saturday - short crappy run, just no mojo at all. 5km at somewhere around 6:20/km pace.
Sunday - day off (heading to Wembley for the Community Shield)
Monday - felt a bit crap all day, bit crampy and bloated, so decided to just have a lido swim in the evening. Only 1,200m ish but it was good for the soul
Tuesday - tri club organised swim session, felt a lot stronger and really enjoyed it
Wednesday - run home from work in pissing rain, still more pleasant than scrambling onto an already jampacked train to beat the start of the tube strike. 5.8km in around 35 minutes.
Thursday - run back into work, the same 5.8km in around 34 minutes.0 -
Friday - very pleasant cycle with himself at Regent's Park - 22km in around 49 minutes. Park was lovely and quiet.
Saturday - rest day
Sunday - London Triathlon - I finished, but was taking it fairly handy because the stomach had been a bit tempremental during the week.
Monday - recovery 30 minute outdoor swim at the Ladies Pond, lovely stuff altogether 0 -
Well, there's a good reason why this log has gone quiet - we have a little one on the way in March I'm just over 16 weeks along at the moment, due March 20th.
I'm still swimming and running and doing some light strength training, but stopped cycling at 10 weeks because I just felt a bit too vulnerable cycling on London streets. Will probably keep running up to 20-24 weeks and swim all the way through. I was 8 weeks along when I did the London Triathlon back in August, never went past 60% effort and finished it in 3:36.0 -
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23 weeks on Sunday, still running and swimming and doing some strength training.
Have done a couple of Parkruns at 20 and 22 weeks, finished in 27 and change for both of them but may have to slow down at the next one because it makes the little one a bit too snoozy for a few hours if I put in a decent effort. Running takes two bump bands these days and it's literally only one pair of shorts that still fit me... but there's very little quite like a nice run at this time of year to put a smile on my face.
Still making it to my tri club swim sessions once a week but will probably stop those after Christmas and just take it handy enough for the 3rd trimester.0 -
Little guy arrived on Easter Monday, 8 days late. 3.39kg/7lb 7oz, 51cm long and as cute as a button.
In the end I was running regularly until 25 weeks, swam all the way through and into the days I was overdue (tri club sessions until 26 weeks), did gym cardio and light strength training until 35 weeks and yoga until 37 weeks. Looking forward to getting back to doing some kind of training over the next month or two, going over with the weather improving and seeing so many runners out was driving me insane!0 -
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