Since last here i took a rest day on Monday then did 32 miles on the bike on Tuesday.
Wednesday had me back at the physio and he said i should just get back in to whatever i feel like doing. So, i had a 2000m swim after an amazing comeback at running a whopping 3km. I used the first1km loop to warm up, did plenty of stretching, then finished my final 2 loops of the local Battery Park. I ran on the grass hoping to minimise the impact but think losing a bit of my belly will be a better impact minimiser. My calf felt a wee bit stiff towards the end but no major fallout.
On Thursday i planned to do another couple of hours on the bike but the weather was honking worse than usual. I went to the gym instead. 15mins warm up on the stationary bike, 1hour on the cross trainer, 30mins on the stepper and final 15 mins back on the bike. I was taking it easy with an occasional burst of intensity to relieve the boredom. No leg problems.
Friday had me back at the battery park. I used the 1st lap to warm up, stretched(a lot) then did a further 9km. It felt good to be back running a distance of note. No leg complaints. it's all going to smoothly now.
On Saturday Elaine and me went for a walk. Not a gentle stroll but a manly walk. I decided to handicap myself by putting 10kg of stuff into my backpack. We covered about 11 miles and my quads were feeling it towards the end. A good reminder of a need to get more of this sort of thing done in preparation for next year.
Sunday, felt like going for a long bike ride but just lay down until the feeling passed. i'm stuill feeling a bit fatigued today but will endeavour to do something after work(where i am not writing this!!!)
My knee feels a little spongey today but nothing terribly significant, i hope.
Total swim 2000m
cycled 64 miles
walked 11 miles with 10kg napsack on my back
ran 13km
Total time of about 8.75 hours.
I need to improve my diet.
About Me
- AlanC
- I have been interested in all manner of sport for as long as i can remember. Football was the main love until my knee could take no more. I've been keen on endurance sport since my early 20's. Started with a half marathon, progressing to having now completed marathons, ultramarathons including the Marathon des Sables in 2009. I also took a notion for giving triathlon a go and upped the distances covered in this event too. The peak was completing Ironman UK in 2006. Ultra endurance events are what I'm drawn to and think it's because there's so much more than the physical training involved in these events. It's the total challenge of mind and body as well as meeting some interesting and inspirational folk along the way.
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I like the bit 'thought about going for a long bike ride and had a lay down until the feeling had passed'. Sounds like my kind of bike ride. I'm still psyching myself up to go back to spinning. I felt violated last time. Glad the leg's behaving itself.
Yup, me too. Only bit of that schedule I managed was the lying down. Unless you count arm curls with pint tumblers.
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