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A long hard slog

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With my first ultra fast approaching, my training has been far from ideal. Whilst a week skiing worked wonders for my leg strength, it did nothing to help condition my legs for the repetetive slog of 33 cold, hard miles.

Added to this the last week I have had rather debilitating digestive issues and have been horribly dehydrated, despite trying to over hydrate, and been unable to run as a result. So far from ideal – the key stage when I just need to be getting out on my feet and getting miles in so far has been spent doing neither.

I’m always in two minds as to whether or not I can compete at an event like this: logic tells me no, at least not the first time. Hopefully common sense will prevail; make sure I finish one first, and maybe next time I can try and be a bit more competetive; ideally with better preparations.

On a brighter note I did manage to [poorly] capture a rather pretty sun rise.
IMG 20120207 075151cleaned A long hard slog

Triathlon List

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Despite something in my brain screaming restraint, I’m signed up for four Triathlons now. Though the Ely place isn’t confirmed as they have a small field, I’m registered for the other three.

  • Todmorden Sprint Tri – 4th July
  • Box End Sprint Tri – 11th July
  • South Coast Classic Olympic Distance – 14th August
  • Ely Sprint Tri – 5th September

Todmorden Sprint Try

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So I’ve entered my first triathlons in the upcoming months. I’m doing the South Sea Classic in August (1.5km/40km/10km swim/bike/run) and as means of preparation decided that looking for an earlier event would make good sense.

And so I found the Todmorden Sprint Triathlon (400m/20km/5km). My aim is to try, nothing else – get experience of the transitions, see if I can get round and properly condition each leg so that I don’t blow up on the run – a distinct danger as I’m likely to give it some on the cycle. This is on the 4th of July, I’d like to think I’m prepared – the distance is easy, I’ve practised transitions. I’m hoping to finish in a competent first-go time.

The same has to be said for the SSC in August (14th), it’s a much longer distance, especially the swim which is my weakest discipline. And it is a wetsuit swim in the sea, which will be a real challenge for me. Still, looking forward to finishing and getting round in at least a competent time, with eyes on the bigger prize of Ironman distance next year with any luck.

The Spartan Run

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I just came across this rather..interesting looking exercise.

  • Run 1 mile
  • 100 pushups in as few sets as possible
  • 100 crunches
  • Run 1 mile
  • 75 pushups in as few sets as possible
  • 75 crunches
  • Run 1 mile
  • 50 pushups in as few sets as possible
  • 50 crunches

Now, I’m pretty confident I could do the running bit. But the rest…ouch. So naturally, I’m going to try it out!

Valencia or Vienna

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My physio will probably have a heart attack when I tell him, but here I go. Beginning Monday, I will be following a marathon training schedule.

The venue is as yet to be decided, but it’s likely to be Valencia or Vienna, my preference lying with Valencia as it’s a flat course, and Vienna is not.

Here’s to my knee exploding, holding up, or possibly even doing a relatively decent time. I’d consider <4 hours good given my knee problems of late, but I’d still be pissed off with anything over 3:30.

A long run

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Yesterday I found an awesome little addon for my Garmin 205.

I’m a huge geek, and this is the kind of thing that really gets me going, so to speak.

On a more important note, this is the longest run I’ve done in about a year, and whats more, my legs feel great after it. No pain, no aches, and most important of all, my knee feels fine.