Tomorrow I'm doing the Kings of the Coast open water swim.
I haven't entered even though it's been on my program for months - I even nominated it as one of my goals for this year.
So why am I fronting up for a late entry rather than being preentered and prepared like normal? Good question.
28 days and hatching Plan B
It's four weeks to Ironman Melbourne. In 28 days time I'll, hopefully, be heading towards halfway through my marathon.
Hopefully.
I hit a bit of a setback this week in the form of a tight gluteus maximus / piriformus. No injury as such; it's just tight as hell. This means a fair bit of rest in the short term to avoid more serious injury. Which, given the timing, translates to a slightly longer taper than I'd planned on.
Time to hatch Plan B.
Hopefully.
I hit a bit of a setback this week in the form of a tight gluteus maximus / piriformus. No injury as such; it's just tight as hell. This means a fair bit of rest in the short term to avoid more serious injury. Which, given the timing, translates to a slightly longer taper than I'd planned on.
Time to hatch Plan B.
Brush with fame: Justin Langer
Last Friday on my long run I ran into Justin Langer.
Not literally. Man, that would have been embarrassing...
But then again, I said something kind of lame anyway so I might as well have made a complete fool of myself by bumping smack bang into him...
But more what I said later. Let's focus on why I said it (even if it came out all wrong).
Not literally. Man, that would have been embarrassing...
But then again, I said something kind of lame anyway so I might as well have made a complete fool of myself by bumping smack bang into him...
But more what I said later. Let's focus on why I said it (even if it came out all wrong).
It's training. It's meant to be hard.
I completed the Alpine Classic 140k a couple of weeks ago and with that my first goal for 2013 is done.
It was a long day, the hardest I've ever had on the bike.
There were many reasons for this I guess but its probably as simple as this - it was my hardest day on the bike because it was a bloody hard day. But more than that. I hadn't trained specifically for this event - this event was Ironman training. Training is meant to be hard.
It was a long day, the hardest I've ever had on the bike.
There were many reasons for this I guess but its probably as simple as this - it was my hardest day on the bike because it was a bloody hard day. But more than that. I hadn't trained specifically for this event - this event was Ironman training. Training is meant to be hard.
A Tawonga Gap detour
A nice ride in the Australian bush today, up Tawonga Gap from Bright across to Mt Beauty, and then back again.
I wasn't going to ride today because I'm entered into the 140k Alpine Classic on Sunday. The Alpine Classic rides have been changed, though, due to the Harrietville bushfire. The 140k ride was meant to include Tawonga Gap, but instead it will be two laps of Mt Buffalo.
So we rode the gap this morning and I'm glad we did - it's really pretty.
I wasn't going to ride today because I'm entered into the 140k Alpine Classic on Sunday. The Alpine Classic rides have been changed, though, due to the Harrietville bushfire. The 140k ride was meant to include Tawonga Gap, but instead it will be two laps of Mt Buffalo.
So we rode the gap this morning and I'm glad we did - it's really pretty.
Things I don't normally see on my long runs
I'm away on holidays in country South Australia and did my long run this morning.
The town I'm in isn't big enough to run IN. I would have had to do laps, which would not only have been very boring, it might have had the locals talking!
So instead we plotted out a loop that ended up being 27.5ks - a little longer than my scheduled 26ks, but hey. I'm on holidays. I had time.
The town I'm in isn't big enough to run IN. I would have had to do laps, which would not only have been very boring, it might have had the locals talking!
So instead we plotted out a loop that ended up being 27.5ks - a little longer than my scheduled 26ks, but hey. I'm on holidays. I had time.
Green Eggs and Ham
I know, it's been a while.
I've had a few tough sessions since my last blog post and I might just be slightly embarrassed that last time I was here I talked up how well my training was going.
I'm over the shame though - after all tough sessions are a normal part of Ironman training, and I have a kit bag of coping mechanisms to get me through. I've recently added Green Eggs and Ham to my arsenal. Strange but true.
I've had a few tough sessions since my last blog post and I might just be slightly embarrassed that last time I was here I talked up how well my training was going.
I'm over the shame though - after all tough sessions are a normal part of Ironman training, and I have a kit bag of coping mechanisms to get me through. I've recently added Green Eggs and Ham to my arsenal. Strange but true.
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