Fitness Treadmill

FIT-FAT-FIT-FAT-FIT... Illness and injury always seem to put the boot in every time I get anywhere seriously fit. I seem to have become a training warrior and a race day wimp over the past few years. I have reconcilled myself to the fact that I may never break the cycle (FIT/FAT or WARRIOR/WIMP). Following shingles last autumn, hardcore manflu over Xmas and with 2 months off running or anything else for that matter, due to more illness, I somehow managed to score a 14.1 on the Multistage Fitness Test off only 3 weeks serious run training - how I have no idea. However, I almost kicked serious training in to touch after a very humbling experience on a cycling training camp in Mallorca recently (I shouldn't have gone but I'd already paid). So its back on the fitness treadmill dreaming about future goals and hopefully no more coulda, shoulda, woulda internal monologues running through my head. I've even bought a new training log.

Gloves

Wilier Twinfoil

BMC TM01

Lapierre Aerostorm

Cervelo P5

Training this week

Monday - 90min ride (Hill Reps); 30min run; 20min core.

Tuesday - 45min Run (Hills); 15min core.

Wednesday - 30min run.

Thursday - OFF

Friday - 45min run (Threshold Reps); 1hr ride.

Saturday - 2hr ride (Rollers)

Sunday - 31/2hr run.

Bought an awesome piece of kit in the last week to make sure I keep up my personal pledge to do more outdoor cycling, the Assos HaBu5 jacket. It cost a small fortune but I got a tremendous amount (£100) off the list price so I don't feel too bad. Fantastic quality and it really does work. It was down to 3 degrees on Friday and I didn't feel the cold at all.

Friday

Weights + plyo

Bk pineapple & cot
Lun sandwich
Din asp pasta
Sn teacake + guava drink

Neill

Thursday

Bike 4x 5 +5 ES (60min)

Bk toast
Sandwich + Fruit + yoghurt
Din Dining In Night + wine
Sn Kitkat

Neill

Wednesday

Bike to work 30 min.
Run 8x hill sprints 60mins

Bk toast
Lun sandwich
Din pineapple & cot cheese
Sn Kitkat, yoghurt

Neill

The future

Feeling a little better after my shingles and Roth injury fiascos so time to focus on the present and future rather than dwell on the past. I will be focusing on my nutrition and running over the next 6 months with a few races to keep the mojo up and an ultra to finish it off. With the other sports for enjoyment. So I will be trying to restart my original hobbies in the summer - skydiving and climbing - again as they have taken a back seat to my lifestyle (aka triathlon) lately.

My little Jensen getting his first swim analysis session from Daddy. High elbows, well done son.

Neill

New 1500m WR - 14:34min

Just watched Sun Yang's WR 1500m swim in 14:34min, beating Hacket's 10 year old record. Awesome, I swear he had a 2-beat kick , that he was breathing straight off the wall without a dolphin kick and had a front quadrant stroke. He's been watching me in the pool again!!! Fantastic to watch. I'm sure I counted only 25ish strokes per 50m. He was gliding along until the last 50 where he absolutely let rip.