Hurtbox session 13/7/16

What a corker of a session!!!

Utterly exhausted at the end. In fact I really didn't think I'd be able to do the final fork and then three mins at 110% effort. I didn't voice my concern though as figured as soon as I said that out loud I'd believe myself and stop. In fact I smashed it. Felt so wobbly at the end and my body felt like it was vibrating. Odd sensation :)

Cycled home
Ate left over chicken and curly kale. I love curly kale so.much.

I've also signed up.to the HOWL aquathlon tomorrow at Eastleigh lakeside. 750m swim then 5k run. It'll be my first OWS of the year and I'm.looking forward to finding out how I'm doing swim wise as it's the club champs 21/8 - 1100m swim at Ellingham lake.

Wyvern 10k weekend 10/7/16

What a fantastic weekend.

Hove to see LC and E - bonus of R&R for dinner as well.

Then Saturday with B&S then Mettricks Guildhall for Rose's bday with Z&T.

Sunday bit drizzly - cycled 9miles to Wyvern College, Fair Oak for their 10k. So many running club and tri club chums were there. I bloody love being part of the Southampton running community :)

Chip time 69.58 my watch 70.09. Very pleased with that time.

Then cycled home 9miles to watch the British GP, TdF, Wimbledon men's final, CFL and European cup final.

Great weekend.

Pink and steamed up.

Can only really mean one thing...

I've been exercising :)

Me having just finished the Marwell Zoo, hosted by Eastleigh, RR10 on  Wednesday 6th July.

No giraffes but still loved the RR10 at Marwell

What a great day.

6miles of cycling for work - our annual away day was in Netley. Brilliant fun. Love my colleagues. Love No Limits.

Then cycled to Marwell for the RR10 - 12 miles, beautiful cycle. The run was about 4.5miles - quite soft under foot (muddy). 53.33.31 - great fun and we did get to see, from a distance, some of the animals in the zoological park.

Cycled home via Horton Heath for a cuppa with Michael. Home by 10:45pm, hot shower then toast and marmite. Perfect end to a fabulous evening :)

Jo's 50th in Burley - 50miles of cycling and shed loads of booze

Tri club swimming Saturday morning - coach Huw as usual gently destroyed us!

Tea at Tudor House with tri club then the anti fascist demo at the Bargate.

Finally left 13:20 for the 18mile cycle to Burley YHA. I had alot of stuff strapped to my bike!!

Usual route to Lyndhurst - had my peanut butter and marmite sandwiches under a tree during the bonkers heavy downpour then through Lyndhurst up the A35 to the old Lyndhurst road - so much quieter than the A road :)

Arrived!!! 15:15 - cracked open the wine by 4pm. Crawled into bed at 01:30 - brilliant fun!! Games, afternoon tea, bbq, champagne, quiz, firepits and just one little rain shower.

Sunday - all off by 10:15am.
Puncture :(
Hoorah for Les and Lizzie who helped me out :) Meant I could then head off for my twenty mile cycle before roast beef at The Swan opposite the Emery Down turning.

Lovely to bump into Robert from tri club in Brockenhurst.

Route - Lyndhurst road from Burley, Oriental drive to Brockenhurst then Beaulieu and up to Lyndhurst = approx twenty miles in two hours. I need to get quicker, I need to be fitter and I need to be leaner. Plenty to work at!

Roast was fab. Ten mile cycle home via Vik's to grab my black bag. Home, shower, tea with balcony door open while watching TV from my armchair. Perfect end to a lovely weekend.

My plan of gently building my base fitness is going well. Will continue through July before starting my marathon training for December. I do though need to keep up my cycling and swimming ready for the club champs 21/8/16

1100m swim Ellingham lake
33k cycle
10k run

My aim is to be easily under four hours hence I need to get quicker on my bike,  keep working on my running and I really need to get more long swims in either at Lakeside via HOWL, and or Hilsea lido :)

Another great Hurtbox session

Didn't feel like swimming Monday and then S&C session was cancelled. I was starting to.panic thinking I'd end up feeling like a lump of.lard if I didn't do something.

Got into my PE kit Tuesday eve and went for a cheeky little run round Ocean Village. No.idea of the distance but was running for 28.03.59 - was all sweaty so it'd been a good workout.

Today was Hurtbox with Lindsey and Kelley. Felt easier so wondering if my kicker was working properly... Or I may just be getting fitter in which case they'll make it harder for me :(

Brilliant :)

Fingers crossed for good weather this weekend as I'm hoping to.do a lot of cycling in the New Forest as I nip here and there for Jo's 50th bday celebrations.

Running along the runway, marshaling, fave club sandwich and Adele's Glastonbury set.

What a fabulous day!
Kicking off with a 4:10 wake up call and ending in about half an hour :)

5k early morning run along Southampton airport parkway's runway. So beautiful. Sun just rising on a hazy June morning. Lots of chums, 37.06.38 chatting most of the way round. It was glorious.

Fast cycle home for a shower then off to OS main offices to help marshal the Lordshill Road Runners 10k. Was there 8:15am - 12:15pm. Bag drop, checking bike shed, water  at the end and medal giving to the 2k kids race finishers. Super fun, lots of familiar faces, lots of running buddies.

On my cycle home wondering what to do for lunch suddenly remembered how much I loved Mettricks Guildhall club sandwich I had Friday for luncheon. Spent a super hour checking Facebook, eating the sandwich (with chips), while chilling from my busy morning.

Then spent the afternoon watching Adele's Glastonbury set. Fantastic. In fact so good I had to watch it again. Chocolate garage run, bit of football and now thinking bedtime. What a super day.

Cycling approx 18.8miles = 30ish kms
Running = 5km

Tri Club tomorrow.
S&C running session Tuesday.
Huttbox hopefully Wednesday eve.
Maybe a run Thursday
Rest Friday
Jo's 50th bday weekend so tri club Saturday then cycling to Burley in the New Forest.

Excellent :)