The Day After...
...and I'm still buzzing! What a fabulous day out that was! The post race banter is still going on via Runner's World, the results are out and so are some of the pictures. Plans are afoot for a massive pirate contingent next year, and a SW London bike training group - fab or what?
Anyway - weight's down today - 89.7kgs, a low for the last few years. Just hope it stays off now. Weight loss does seem to have slowed, and while the seven day average thing I did is dropping, it's all distinctly slow - one pound a week if not slower.
The legs are a little tired today, but I did a recovery run of six miles - not with a HRM, just running how I felt, although I suspect at least on the outward journey I was below or very close to 140. I didn't worry about it going up on the return leg though. Six miles in just under 53 minutes. Done in my shiny new 2100s (okay - only worn for the gym). Still got the sore inside of the right ankle - which has only come on since I started running more seriously again the last few months.
Then in the evening it was off to the gym for Pilates and Body Pump. Great stuff, and it'll leave me with a nice ache all over. Then a short swim, where I practised sighting. Not the same I know, but I want to get it so that the raising of the head - "crocodile eyes" - is a very well drilled part of my stroke. There's plans for an Open Water swim down at Southwater with Pink and Greenie afoot too, so watch this space :o). I also want to start using the swim timer. Perhaps if I find out what time a "relaxed" stroke takes, I can use it in a tri to reassure myself that my stroke is okay when it feels slow. I dunno - just considering options. Probably just doing lots of OW swimming is the best way to stop it fazing me and my technique disappearing faster than a box of gels on a long bike ride.
Anyway - weight's down today - 89.7kgs, a low for the last few years. Just hope it stays off now. Weight loss does seem to have slowed, and while the seven day average thing I did is dropping, it's all distinctly slow - one pound a week if not slower.
The legs are a little tired today, but I did a recovery run of six miles - not with a HRM, just running how I felt, although I suspect at least on the outward journey I was below or very close to 140. I didn't worry about it going up on the return leg though. Six miles in just under 53 minutes. Done in my shiny new 2100s (okay - only worn for the gym). Still got the sore inside of the right ankle - which has only come on since I started running more seriously again the last few months.
Then in the evening it was off to the gym for Pilates and Body Pump. Great stuff, and it'll leave me with a nice ache all over. Then a short swim, where I practised sighting. Not the same I know, but I want to get it so that the raising of the head - "crocodile eyes" - is a very well drilled part of my stroke. There's plans for an Open Water swim down at Southwater with Pink and Greenie afoot too, so watch this space :o). I also want to start using the swim timer. Perhaps if I find out what time a "relaxed" stroke takes, I can use it in a tri to reassure myself that my stroke is okay when it feels slow. I dunno - just considering options. Probably just doing lots of OW swimming is the best way to stop it fazing me and my technique disappearing faster than a box of gels on a long bike ride.
posted by XFR Bear @ 9:51 pm
2 Comments:
just don't get all hyped up and excited and go over doing it!
Well done on the weight and the weekend!
shurrup and do some wuk Pixel ;o)
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