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Time for a New Adventure
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career move wrote: »Great work. You're putting us all to shame
And your butt will thank you when it's been on the bike for days hours and hours. Are the ARSE's doing the 24hr Beast?
Thanks K, there's a lot more quantity than quality in what I'm doing compared to you guys so I'm putting noone to shame
What's the 24hr Beast?
So far we've the Keeper Hill Challenge, the Causeway Coast AR, Maamturks challenge and the Coast2Coast lined up.Bloody hell S.
Quantity not quality C, that dark o clock run with you set me up for morning training so I've you to thank. It's making life much easier to get it done in the AM before work Congratulations to Mrs. Dilbert on another amazing win last weekend. How's your car? 0 -
Quantity not quality C, that dark o clock run with you set me up for morning training so I've you to thank. It's making life much easier to get it done in the AM before work Congratulations to Mrs. Dilbert on another amazing win last weekend. How's your car?
It's both quantity and quality though. You're putting me to shame as I crawl out of bed at 7:35! Thanks for the congrats - yeah she's flying. Next stop Donadea.
Car passed NCT (after suspension rebuild and a new exhaust). Now Mrs D's car is due and it's decided to throw up some sensor faults.
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Thanks K, there's a lot more quantity than quality in what I'm doing compared to you guys so I'm putting noone to shame
What's the 24hr Beast?
So far we've the Keeper Hill Challenge, the Causeway Coast AR, Maamturks challenge and the Coast2Coast lined up.
Your too modest!
Beast of ballyhoura. August bank holiday. 24hr. Nice little run out for ITERA
That looks like a good line up. Keep yiz busy anyway 0 -
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Crap, hope Jacqo is ok. She fell off a few times on the trail with us back in 2012 but she is tough cookie and a great addition to team ARSE.
Hope to get out with you guys sometime in Feb.
P.S savage going on the training this month, way to go! Just remember to build recovery plans into Feb if you are upping the ante..
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Oh the Roxanne thing sounds like a hoot!! And I think I want to try it...so clarify for me: you're planking the entire length of the song, doing one push up every time you hear "Roxanne", and what do you mean by "pop the legs in and out" when you hear "red light"?
Also, what kind of recovery were you doing between your 4 x 8 min @ HMP?
Some incredible work going on over here!! Whoop whoop!!! 0 -
Oh the Roxanne thing sounds like a hoot!! And I think I want to try it...so clarify for me: you're planking the entire length of the song, doing one push up every time you hear "Roxanne", and what do you mean by "pop the legs in and out" when you hear "red light"?
Also, what kind of recovery were you doing between your 4 x 8 min @ HMP?
Some incredible work going on over here!! Whoop whoop!!!
Thanks DD, that means a lot coming from you. oh the 4 x 8mins were off a 2 min recovery of about 9:15/mi.
Yea Roxanne, a fun warm-up but a killer at the end of a session. So hold the push-up plank position (plank with straight arms) for all of it, when you hear 'Roxanne' you do one push up and when you hear 'red light' you do half a burpee, don't stand up Wait for the piece where Roxanne and red light overlap
Another one is Flower by Moby. Hold the plank position and every time you hear 'Bring Sally Up' go to the push-up position and when you hear 'bring Sally down' return to plank position 0 -
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Thanks DD, that means a lot coming from you. oh the 4 x 8mins were off a 2 min recovery of about 9:15/mi.
Yea Roxanne, a fun warm-up but a killer at the end of a session. So hold the push-up plank position (plank with straight arms) for all of it, when you hear 'Roxanne' you do one push up and when you hear 'red light' you do half a burpee, don't stand up Wait for the piece where Roxanne and red light overlap
Another one is Flower by Moby. Hold the plank position and every time you hear 'Bring Sally Up' go to the push-up position and when you hear 'bring Sally down' return to plank position
{unintelligible groan} I had forgotten about those. My arms start trembling just at the thought of it!0 -
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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee but what your adventures sound like.
https://www.facebook.com/offgridquest/videos/877583492278136/
Oh the summit of the Matterhorn, the most beautiful mountain in the Alps. I watched the sun set over it a few times, majestic to look at. I've been on a few squeaky bum ridges but this was probably the worst one (I'm behind the guy in the orange). Not as bad as the Matterhorn though
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203777484789992&set=a.10203777466069524.1073741916.1605231253&type=3&theater0 -
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OH WOW, you've done it. That looks amazing. Incredible, good for you.
Not quite the Matterhorn but still a sharpieWow, my stomach after just looking at that video!! Pardon the expression but that takes some balls to do that.
I know but I guess at that point you probably have a guy in front of you pulling the rope and you ain't got enough time to think about falling but if you do, you better hope that the guy at the other end of the rope jumps off the other side to hold you 0 -
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shotgunmcos wrote: »Your work rate and attention to core and strength is going to pay off. In the races and the beach bod
Thanks Mike, I know training will slow down later in the year because I've interviews to do for work which means all kinds of crazy long journeys all over the country but I'll keep doing as much as I can when I can.
I love love love the weights and core work and I'm hoping it will help with the kayaking. Have you (or anyone) any suggestions on how to prepare for the kayak in the gym? The erg? or the hand bicycle? 10+ hours in the kayak is kinda scaring me a wee bit.
Bring on the beach bodAre you following a specific plan?? Or is this makey uppy as you go along? When and what is your next event?
Um, I'm kinda making this training up as I go along. The sessions I definitely do each week are the circuits on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and a wattbike session on Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning. Everything after that is a bonus and really goes on how much time I have and how my body feels.
Next up is the Causeway Coast adventure race in Roscommon on Feb 20th. It should be roughly 5 hours and it's done in pairs so my teamies and I are going to do it as a foursome.
I was really gunning for a good solo attempt at the Keeper Hill challenge, a 32km mountainous cycle, 19km hill run and 6km cycle, on March 19th. I did the route a few weeks back and was really looking forward to it but it got cancelled yesterday
I might look into doing a duathlon in March instead as I'd like to give something a go on my own steam.0 -
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Sorry to hear about your bereavement S.I think I'm in love with your brother....
Jeepers Dory I thought I fell in love easily but two mentions in a training log?
Btw S have you started swimming yet? Can't recall you hitting on it in the log. If you want an incentive let me know.... 0 -
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I think I'm in love with your brother....and I am so sorry for your loss of your extended family member.
Thanks DD. I've good news for you .... there's two of them, they're twins. I have one for hiking with and one for running with They're the bestest brothers any girl could wish for.Sorry to hear about your bereavement S.
Jeepers Dory I thought I fell in love easily but two mentions in a training log?
Btw S have you started swimming yet? Can't recall you hitting on it in the log. If you want an incentive let me know....
Thanks C. No swimming yet. I decided in January, after to chatting to few more knowledgeable peeps, that I should get one-to-one lessons instead of group lessons and I'm on a waiting list for an opening with a few coaches that were recommended to me.
My brother decided that he wants to learn to swim and already has one-to-one lessons lined up for this week down in Clare :mad: the difference between a city and a town I guess.
Our parents can't swim and therefore we were never thought to swim. Lots of kids drowned in lakes and rivers when my parents were small so their parents didn't teach them to swim in a bid to keep them away from the water and it worked. We have a river flowing behind our house so we were not thought to swim, but reminded constantly of the dangers of the water, so we never went into the water at the beach, went near the river or learned to swim. I guess it made a little bit of sense, I've always stayed away from the water ..... until this adventure racing businesssorry to hear about the bereavement.
what happened the keeper challenge? was the whole thing cancelled? how come? local race to me but never done it. (Might be an indication of why it was cancelled i guess !!))
Thanks Mossy. I'm not sure what happened to Keeper Challenge. It was first announced that it would take place early in March but postponed until March 19th due to St. Patricks Day parades and then they posted on facefriend last week that they have to cancel it due to unforeseen circumstances but that they will be back in 2017 with a bigger and better event.
The sprint and the elite each had 60+ finishers last year so it should be viable. It's such a shame, I was looking forward to it. I enjoy the hilly stuff more than the sprinty flatter stuff.0 -
Monday AM
75mins Wattbike (36km)
Warm up - 25mins
Interval 1 – 4mins (80rpm)
Active recovery – 1min
Interval 2 – 4mins (85rpm)
Active recovery – 1min
Interval 3 – 4mins (90rpm)
Active recovery – 1min
Interval 4 – 4mins (95rpm)
Active Recovery – 1min
Interval 5 – 4mins (100rpm)
Cool Down – 25mins
This was the first Monday morning so far this year that when my alarm went off, I was sickened when I remembered that it was Monday …. So I debated as to whether to get up and figured that I wouldn’t fall asleep again and I’d have to get up in an hour anyway so it was best to get this done.
Same session as last Friday though the 100rpms interval was a shade off 100 for the last minute.
Monday PM
Run/Wattbike Brick Session: 4.8miles @ 9:22/mi (45mins)
This was supposed to be a bike/run brick session but there were people hogging the bikes and I didn't know how long I'd have to wait for someone to finish- plus I’m particular about the bike I use. I like the one that’s second from the right. In the mornings I’m first in and always use this one, the curly haired guy always uses the one to my left and the tall skinny guy gets the one to the far left. We don’t discuss this but it’s what we do. If I don’t get the bike I usually use, it throws me off ever so slightly.
I kicked off at 6.0 and knocked it up 0.1 after every 5mins. I was really really comfortable doing this. I should kick it off at 6.3 in future.
60mins wattbike (30km)
I got the bike I wanted This started off as and was supposed to be 60mins of 90rpms steady and I was going well until 30 minutes when I started to get bored so I decided on a high gear for one song, 100rpms for one song, alternating all the way to 60mins.
5mins Plank
Done as 2x130secs & 1x40secs
Tuesday AM
3miles @ 9:25/mi on the treadmill before circuits
Circuits: 9 stations @ 4x50secs
1. Cannot even begin to describe this falling sideways type exercise
2. Crab crawls
3. Sprints
4. Slider reach push-up (barf)
5. Knee raises with resistance band around feet (my buttocks did not enjoy this)
6. Pulling sliders on feet in push-up position
7. Push-up position: 14 knee kicks & 4 dynamic push-ups
8. High knee running with resistance
9. Agility & drills with cones
Tuesday PM
Bike/Run Brick Session: 60mins wattbike (31km)
25min wu with drills
5x
(2mins @ level 10, on the saddle
2mins @ level 10, mag5, off the saddle
2mins @ 90rpms)
5min recovery
I enjoyed this one mucho much.
3.2miles @ 9:30/mi
A recovery run after the sweaty wattbike. My legs were very thankful for this especially on the walk home, they were feeling nice n’ fresh.
5mins Plank
Done as 1x3mins & 1x2min0 -
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