Better

Training time was nearly seven hours this week. Getting better. I want to get to the stage where I'm doing 8 hours week in week out (without the swim). Once I start swimming it'll go up to 10hrs. That's the plan anyway.

I'm coming to the conclusion that I should have bought a windtrainer years ago. It definitely saved my training week this week. I spent three hours on it including a 1hr30 session on Friday watching Dodgeball.

I only managed two runs this week and one of those was with Laura around the Mount base track on Monday which was the Queen's Birthday holiday. Great fun. The other run was a 5K at a very steady pace in just under 30 minutes. I'm currently thinking that I'll ban all speedwork and just concnetrate on getting the miles and time in without injuring myself. I'll leave the speed to others.

Today (Sunday) was my long ride. I was looking at doing 3 hours but it turned out at 2:45 so not too worried. Went back to Reid Rd and did three hill repeats. I took it very easy and stayed in my lowest gear. I intentionally didn't time it so that I wouldn't go too mad on my first big hill ride. Maybe next week.

I rode home using the bike as a fixed gear. I left it in the big ring at the front and middle gear at the back. I know that means nothing unless you know the gears I have but it works as a reference for me. I'm going to see if I can increase the gear that I can ride home in from Reid Rd.

We went swimming with the kids after my ride. I'm blaming fatigue from the bike but Adam was able to keep up with me up and down the 16m pool. I'm hoping that it's because he has gained some fitness from the cross country training he has been doing at school. Surely it can't be me :)

I did a 100m interval (WOW!) in the BIG pool (it was freeeeeezing after the kiddies 16m pool) and I clocked 2:09 which is about right for me. I WILL get faster once I start proper swim training ... rather than splashing about in the kiddies pool getting beaten by Adam and Laura :( haha