IN WHICH WE DISCOVER A FISH KILL IN A LOCAL STREAM, HEAD TO WEXFORD AND DON’T RUN, AND THEN ACCIDENTALLY AGREE TO DO A HALF-MARATHON… Well it’s been an odd week. We are well into Week 7 of the programme, and it promises to be a tough building week (or ‘the biggest 14 day training … More A mixed bag of stuff…
There now follows a brief post on progress to date. The first month of the programme has been completed, and we’re now well into Week 5 of the second month. Yesterday was a tough one. The weather was very mild, which all sounds terrifically inoffensive and pleasant, if you are planning a picnic. I was … More One down, two to go…
Yesterday was another run in the Park. And now that I type it, it sounds rather pleasant indeed. It wasn’t a 5k Park Run though, but a long run of 1 hour and 45 mins. You can’t run around our local park for that amount of time without looping back on yourself a few times, and … More Punching the clock
‘The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.’ ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ Robert Frost Week 3 of the programme draws to a close, and despite the lean times in the station for time off, … More Miles to go…
… IN WHICH OUR INTREPID HERO STRUGGLES MANFULLY INTO WEEK TWO OF THE PROGRAMME, LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT EGYPTIAN ENGINEERING, HEART RATES, AND DISCOVERS GROWN MEN IN FAIRY WOOD… Week Two is upon us, and all three of the main ‘key’ sessions have been completed; id est: Bike with 2 x 20 minute intervals built in, … More Quality, not quantity…
Today is technically the first day of the new programme. The training plan is from the same place as the Olympic: 220 Triathlon. Here’s the link. It’s for the Half Ironman up in the Ards Peninsula at the end of September. I found the last one worked out reasonably well, and to be honest, I have … More Getting with the programme
One of my old school teachers used to pass on this little gem of wisdom to us in secondary school. Well, I didn’t have the pleasure of his teaching skills as such, as he was the commerce teacher, and I was only ever going to be found in the art room. But that quote stuck … More “Always drink in halves, gentlemen…”
Here’s the old plan for the Olympic race just gone. High tech, high spec….
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