Tough S&C, equally tough HB

So tired. Loads of cardio at S&C then off to HB 

Bedtime x

Prosecco, dinner in London and the Winchester 10k

Friday evening at the Brewery with shed loads of Prosecco, sister Debs, Claire over from the IOW and a gaggle of Ashtead mums.

Saturday popped in to see dad, cup of tea with mum then up to London for cocktails and catch up with Jules and Alison. It'll be 30 years this October when we all started at King Alf's!!

This morning was the Winchester 10k - quite hilly although i'm thinking it'll be nothing compared to the Leith Hill half next weekend.

1:12.25 - smashed it :)

Tough HB session then 2k oj the track

Great HB session. Pretty much non stop till the third set. 95% is tough. I really wanted to stop but didnt. Feeling very proud :)

Then up to the track. Didnt do the tough tri club set bit instead did 5 laps

400m 2.54.31
400m 2.48.92
400m 2.42.87
400m 2.52.67
400m 2.55.47

2k 14.14.24

I'm now chilling in my armchair while rewatching Madam Secretary. Yet another great day x

Love LRR's Runcamp session at the track

Love the track.

The fast boys and girls running with the not so fast. Everyone on the track, no-one left behind. So inclusive yet everyone gets a brilliant workout.

Wendy and I ran 5.3km in 35.59.13 while chatting.

Not chatting non stop, we were out of breath, but the 600m run, 200m recovery x6 times then 500m meant we absolutely smashed it :)

600m / 200m
3.47.53 / 1.33.81
3.58.52 / 1.31.20
3.55.00 / 1.32.88
3.54.15 / 1.31.99
3.54.63 / 1.36.23
3.51.16 / 1.33.65
3.19.11 (500m)

= 35.59.13

Am now quite tired.

Stairway to seven S&C session

From Coach James yesterday :)

You have the following exercises to look forward to tomorrow evening:

Pulse squats
Single leg raises
Press ups
Step ups
Spiderman mountain climbers
Burpees

Four sets of each exercise 30,45,60 then 75 seconds. Then rest.

Loved it.

Suzanne ill so cancelled HB session - washing up, laundry, further back in time for dinner 40s, race cake snacks and in bed before 11pm.

I must get focused on my training. Brighton is about Six weeks away. Eeeeeep.

Run Leading, Mettricks burger and Sprinkles ice cream. Fab evening :)

I'm really loving the Run Leading with Josh :)

Pyramids this eve with seven group A's. Two regular, two returners and three newbies. Running to lamposts with some S&C between each set. Did four sets.

Then fast cycle to Mettricks Guildhall to meet Suzanne and Katherine for burgers and catch up. Pudding at Sprinkles. New episode of Criminal Minds.

Such a fabulous evening x

Fabulous weekend - big sis's party, run and swimming

At tri club I went sub two mins for 100m!! 

Over the moon. 

Mabes an 8min 400m is possible by the end of the season. Which means of course that I'm just getting quicker and quicker.

Saturday Eve we were all up the Leg for big sis's 50th Bday party. Loved it.

Then Becky and I went for a run this morning on Ashtead common. 1:31.54 - we reckon 11-12km. Not sure for certain as Becky's run app stopped working at 8.5km but we then did another 30 odd mins of running hence figuring about 11/12 km :)

A wonderful weekend.

Friday morning HB session.

Day off today so snuck in a cheeky 9:30-10:30am HB session. It was tough though. I was so tired. I got Lindsey to lower my ftp to 150 then 135.

Am now chilling in my armchair wondering of i should go shopping or do some housework or mabes just watch tv until heading to Red Funnel to meet with Claire, Linda and Gabs.

Couple of days off.

Worked late this eve and finished abit too late yesterday to fit in a run and supper.

Seeing as i've got hurtbox tomorrow,  swimming Saturday and hopefully a run on Ashtead common Sunday, i'm happy to call these two days rest days :)

Great day :) Cycled to Totton, S&C, Hurtbox.

I absolutely love it when I get to go on a cycle ride and am able to call it work. 10mile round trip to Totton to visit It's Your Choice :) 

Only took about 25mins to get there.

Then this eve a fabulous, as per usual, Strength and Conditioning session at Taunton's with LRR then cycled over to Hurtbox for a killer of a session with Suzanne and Coach fast James.

For the first time in ages I was so tired I just laid my head on my towel on my handle bars. I could feel and hear my heart pounding. 

What a session!!!

Chatted to big sis who's 50 on Thursday and now it's bedtime.

I feel happily tired x

Run led group A :)

J's back not feeling great so he decided not to run today which meant group A was all mine :)

I loved it.
We did the parkrun route - went from the proper lampost and did the whole route. Thought we'd lost B&J but they were just quicker that we thought!

I sprinted off from R&E as i wanted to get the finish time for the girls.

B and J = 41.45.24
R and E = 44.01.96

E feeling rightly epic :)

Brilliant fun. We did finish ten mins late but not swimming so time pressure alot less - tri club committee mtg 8:10pm as opposed to 8pm swim.

Good fun x

Fabulous run along the river Avon in Bristol

Great weekend with K&Y in Bristol and i got to go running this morning which i'm really happy about seeing as i havnt actually run since tuesday. Oh and tuesday i dont think really counts as i managed barely 30mins as the sole of my right foot was really sore.

But today - yeah foot was a bit niggerly but i was able to run and did feel really strong for some of the run.

Did 47.42 out to the white thing then 38.45 coming back. I did a lot less walking, sightseeing and picture taking on the return lego.

Starting to be slightly concerned about the Brighton marathon in about eight weeks! Not sure if i'd of wanted to do that run three more times...

Distance - mabes 10-11km in about 86 mins x

No training today except the train to Bristol

Instead of swimming I had a hair cut and did some chores. I've brought my running gear to Bristol. Hopefully tomorrow morning.

Yukiko cooked the most yummy meal. IKEA bookcase nearly assembled. Enjoyed the voice. Love 'back even further in time for dinner'.

Great hurtbox session :)

I'm definately getting fitter. Yes i did stop but i also kept going.

Quite a bit of chat with Suzanne and Coach Fast James. It really helps to make the hour go faster and of course makes the session so much more enjoyable.

When i did boxing i remember Geno saying exercise can be boring. You need to figure out how to keep going. Hurtbox can be like that. You end up clock watching to see how much longer you've got until you're out of your misery. I think i'm getting better at keeping going :)

Oh and the light show at the new West Quay is fabulous. Think it's on till 19/2 x

Last day of my mini holiday :(

Back to work tomorrow. Aah well.

Great hurtbox session. Def some stopping during rest period but not too many during g actual sets. Legs are gonna hurt tomorrow. They're already starting to ache. 

Four hours of gardening at Rose's also quite knackering. Been a fab day.

Arch of right foot sore :(

Went for a run today. Wasn't hugely succesful as my right under foot was quite sore. Bit worried about all the running i've got coming up. Is it the dreaded plantar fasciitus????

Will keep.you an eye on this as it's eight weeks to Brighton and twelve to the Swashbuckler half IM.

Superbowl weekend in Derbyshire

Annual trip up to Matlock to watch the superbowl with Sarah and Dave :)

What an amazing game!! Patriots come back from 25 points down to with in OT.

Two fabulous walks, Sunday roast carvery, a pub quiz, brunch in the vintage tea room, saw Chatsworth house and had a cuppa at Birmingham New Street station with Bernie. Not bad for a couple of days.

One day i'll do a HB session with no stops

Today though is not that day.

My BFF is back from the Falklands :)

Ate too much at Mettricks celebrating the return to Blighty of my BFF Katherine so didnt go running. Aaah well. Another rest day for this elite triathlete :)

Wednesday 1st Feb

Decided to call this a rest day :)

London after work to drink wine with big sis Debs and cousin Ruth x