It's Friday night before my first weekend of taper.
That means last weekend was my last big weekend of training. And I've had a week of taper, which I'll write about later.
Your last big weekend or session is always hard but sometimes it pays to remember that as much as you want your training to simulate racing, it's different.
Showing posts with label ironman training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ironman training. Show all posts
The Wednesday morning crowd
This week I headed out to Mt Coot-tha for some hills for strength training.
Last week I was there on a Thursday and I noticed something different about this week's Wednesday morning crowd.
Last week I was there on a Thursday and I noticed something different about this week's Wednesday morning crowd.
Athletic Powerhouse 2.0
There have been some significant mental and physical changes taking place in me lately. Some of you who know me well may have noticed some of these changes, even if I haven't been all that forthcoming in talking about them.
But despite not having known what to say until now, I've been reflecting on these changes for a while... certainly since before Ironman Cairns.
I've decided that there is a new me, I've decided to own this new me, and now I'm going public. I'm launching Athletic Powerhouse 2.0. Here's why and what it all means.
I've decided that there is a new me, I've decided to own this new me, and now I'm going public. I'm launching Athletic Powerhouse 2.0. Here's why and what it all means.
Ironman actually is pretty amazing
Today is four sleeps til Ironman Cairns.
It's also my bestie's birthday so I went to The Vanilla Pod to get a delicious cup cake to celebrate for her (she lives overseas so it's the best I can do, really).
Was I feeling just a tad guilty having cake for lunch this close to a race? Hell yes. But not for long.
It's also my bestie's birthday so I went to The Vanilla Pod to get a delicious cup cake to celebrate for her (she lives overseas so it's the best I can do, really).
Was I feeling just a tad guilty having cake for lunch this close to a race? Hell yes. But not for long.
Hello June. And Ironman Cairns.
Well, that happened quickly.
Just a moment ago, I was getting my May training mojo back.. and now it's June, and Ironman Cairns is only a week away.
I'm so excited that this race is nearly here... I'm nervous and curious to see how my body races after an abbreviated program since Ironman Melbourne.
Just a moment ago, I was getting my May training mojo back.. and now it's June, and Ironman Cairns is only a week away.
I'm so excited that this race is nearly here... I'm nervous and curious to see how my body races after an abbreviated program since Ironman Melbourne.
King or Joker?
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.
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.
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.
Bring on 2013
I had envisioned my final post for this year to be a little more reflective, as is my normal style.
But I've just had a good week of training so instead of all that contemplative, touchy-feely stuff, I'm using this post to brag a bit.
But I've just had a good week of training so instead of all that contemplative, touchy-feely stuff, I'm using this post to brag a bit.
"Are you running a marathon?!"
A few ks into my 18k long run this morning, that's the question I got. Not from a fellow runner. From a lady sitting at a coffee shop in some kind of active wear.
(I know I shouldn't make assumptions about her not being a runner. She may well have gotten up at the crack of dawn and punched out 10ks. But I suspect she hadn't.)
I wasn't. I was only running 18ks. But it got me thinking. What if I was running a marathon three days before Christmas?
(I know I shouldn't make assumptions about her not being a runner. She may well have gotten up at the crack of dawn and punched out 10ks. But I suspect she hadn't.)
I wasn't. I was only running 18ks. But it got me thinking. What if I was running a marathon three days before Christmas?
Some unexpected (but well received) motivation
It's pouring rain here in Brisbane this morning.
I slept in this morning because of it.
It was gloomy. I didn't want to train in the rain (not even swimming - I'm such a bloody sook).
I slept in this morning because of it.
It was gloomy. I didn't want to train in the rain (not even swimming - I'm such a bloody sook).
A bedtime alarm
I've just set a bedtime alarm.
My old Ironman watch that sits down on the computer desk in the lounge room will go off at 9.30pm every night.
To remind me to go to bed if I haven't already.
My old Ironman watch that sits down on the computer desk in the lounge room will go off at 9.30pm every night.
To remind me to go to bed if I haven't already.
Crazy is as crazy does
I did something a little crazy on Sunday... something that not too long ago, I would never have imagined doing.
I rode a 130k time trial around the Nundah Criterium track.
For those of you that don't know, the crit track is only 1.2ks long. So that's 108 laps.
Yeah. It sounds kinda nuts when you say it like that.
I rode a 130k time trial around the Nundah Criterium track.
For those of you that don't know, the crit track is only 1.2ks long. So that's 108 laps.
Yeah. It sounds kinda nuts when you say it like that.
Countdown to Roth: Days 88 to 77
Another couple of weeks down, mostly a good couple of weeks but still up and down with a cold, as you'll see...
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