I do struggle with tempo sessions :)

Great HB session this morning. Tempo session. I do struggle with 8mins solid cycling which is odd seeing as I cycle all the time. I think it's the no variety head down just cycle.

Quite a bit of back peddling but I did it. 

Jet washing - lots of sun cream

I did miss a bit so a tad pink on side of where tshirt was on my neck

Good session.

Hot but beautiful 

Then shower and lunch in the welfare unit. Was brilliant!!! 

Dripping in sweat

Tough HB session this morning.

Smashed it

But still eating so much! 

Back back on it!!

Cripes

I'm now 13:7.5 :(

Think it's time to admit I've had my time off from the lakesman and I really must get back on it :)

Was at WS last Thursday then Jesus Christ superstar and Highgate Cemetery then working at the weekend.

Sat on my sofa, still in sweaty HB gear watching TdF highlights - working at 2:30pm today. 

1st Sept - NF standard tri - stc club champs.

8th Sept - NF half marathon 

15th Sept - Ashtead 10k

So I reckon 5 weeks of training,  mainly running with HB and some swimming thrown in should get me back in the game.

Tired legs :)

Had to back peddle quite a bit as tired legs due to the stair thing at the gym yesterday evening.

Was so strong before the lakesman. Not so much at the moment...

Gym day :)

Me and two colleagues at work Jo and Helen have set a challenge between us around the new step machine / stair machine in the gym at the jubilee sports centre.

I've done in the past,  about two minutes of climbing on it before staggering off it, so my challenge is to do 10minutes at level 12 by the end of July.

Well...

I brought my PE kit to work today and hit the gym when my shift finished at 8pm

Timer set - 10minutes, level 12. Start.

OMG it starts gently like the HB FTP and then just gently builds to barely able to lift your leg up. Ten minutes. Done. Utterly shattered. 

Will let the girls know tomorrow :)

Maybe I need to do 15 minutes before the end of July... 

First Monday of new training regime

Seven weeks to the standard distance club champs on the 1st Sept.

Time to get back on it.

Happy with HB session this morning :)

Wyvern 10k

Such a fabulous day!!

Cycled out to Wyvern 10k = 47mins

Ran/walked to Sam and Trevor 1:14.21

80 club mates from LRR

Brilliant fun

Quite warm / muggy

Then second bfast at Leanne's who gave me spuds from her garden and dropped me home.

Lidls

Then TdeF, F1, Men's Wimbledon final, Men's cricket World Cup. 

What an amazing afternoon / evening of stressful high quality sport!!!

Awesome day.

Lovely day in Gosport

Loved the diving museum.

Loved the beach :)

Had morning tea at Tudor House with the female European silver medalist for 65-69 middle distance triathlon. 

Was awesome! 

FTP went up by one whole watt!!!!!

Holy crap!!!

Talk about earning that one extra watt...

Heart rate went up to 190!!!!!

So my new ftp is now ONE SIX TWO

Circuits then S&C

Am feeling a tad tired now!

Did circuits and then home via the common for the last 30 odd mins of S&C. Was so lovely to see my LRR mates.

Getting into triathlons, joining LRR, going to Runcamp, HB, the SRSs running weekend just before the London marathon. Utterly life changing for me. 

And now I'm feeling ready to take the next step with my running / sport. I'm going to stick to a training plan, lose weight and start smashing out PBs.

It's going to be brilliant.

Fabulous weekend away with the girls

Parkrun - 42mins

Run - 56mins

Swim - 20mins splashing in the sea

Walks

Wine

Food

Friends

Loved Teignmouth 

Home today - 3.5hours - chatting with Vik pretty much non stop the whole drive home

STC car passes and the gym

Def feel as if back on it.

13:4 though in weight :(

Must seriously tackle this...

And check out West Quay - love it!!!

Another awesome day :)

While the girls played along the shore of the back beach on shaz's SUP, I went for a run. 

Not sure how far but was running for about 56mins

Met them for lunch at the back beach then home to chill before back into town for drinks and the most amazing Greek restaurant - Trade Winds or something like that.

Then home to sprawl on the sofas while drinking the last of the fizz 

Another awesome day in Teignmouth 

Tough HB session!!!

Holy crap that was tough

I'm as flexible as a plank of wood

Did core fitness and body stretch today at JSC

I have no core strength, hardly any upper body strength and I'm as flexible as a plank of wood. 

Core was tough but stretch was lovely. They def compliment each other. If I'm not cycling with Jenny and Sue I'll be doing these classes each Tuesday morning when I'm on a late.

Back on it

Tough session in the box but I dug deep and did it :)

I've had two weeks off - recovery from lakesman half and my bike accident, but now it's time to buckle up and get training again.