Time in the saddle

Tuesday

10 miles 32 minutes

Wednesday

10 miles 33 minutes, terrible weather
Spinning session hill drills

Thursday

10 miles 31.5 minutes
40 minutes on cross trainer

Friday

10 miles 29.5 minutes.

How are you feeling?

1 hour on x trainer levels 7 to 16 mountain setting 786 calories used heart rate etc data lost due to battery failure.

Apparently I have been missing out crucial info on my training log, feelings. I am supposed to record how I feel.

Ok.

Knackered.

The next level

Today being Sunday, a rest day, so I did a 76.07 mile bike ride in 5 hours 13 mins 22 seconds average speed of 14.56 mph max spped of 39.3 mphascent 4206 feet descent 4412 feet calories expended around a million. Much Wenlock Hill nearly saw me blow my lungs out of my arse.

Saturday 25/5/13
Rest day, Osteopath told me to rest left knee. See above.

Friday 24/5/13
1.5 hours looking for shitland pony

Thursday 23/5/13
1 hour x trainer

Wednesday 22/5/13
3.5 hours looking for shitland pony

Team GB Heavyweight

Alfie.
A giant amongst Berners.

Wheres it gone?

Not sure how a weeks gone by without updating training log so heres a brief resume

Today so far

2xhill climbs
2 x 3 sprints

13 miles on bike 51.2 minutes 540 cals av hr bpm 117 max 153

Felt like crap on some of the hills but refused to change to granny ring. Legs are still getting over the effects of BBMC 2013.
Got a big ride planned tonight, say big 20 miles after 5 miles home.

Monday 20/05/2013

5 miles bike slow time legs solid

5 miles back a bit quicker legs a bit more cooperative

anti clockwise circuit of Bonsai  Mountain in masochistic attempt to get own back on legs

 

Sunday 19/05/2013

Rest day. Of course I can walk. Just about!

 

Saturday 18/05/2013

BBMC 2013!!

Got there the right day, completed in 9 hours, full version on www.talesfromtherock.co.uk 6500 calories burned. Legs solid.

 

Friday 17/05/2013

Finally out on bike 5 miles there and 5 miles back quick time.

 

Thursday 16/05/2013

No training as off and about with work. Decide that no amount of extra training will compensate for being a fat biffer so join Slimming World 17 stone 9.5 pounds was the cry from the scales. Improved diet will mean less weight to lug around. Unless I am the only person to put on weight following their plan.  

 

Wednesday 15/05/2013

Cannot remember that far back. Probably ate cake whilst wrapped in cling film.

Catching up

Yesterday, rest day, some sprints and stretching

Day before, Sunday, 14.5 mile walk 6 .5 hours 2065 calories, av bpm 90

Saturday weight training, in other words moving 200 car tyres!

Planned schedule for P2P

5 am 8th August 2013 Snowdon then ride bikes 140 miles

5am 9th August 2013 40 miles Skafell then ride 140 miles

5am 10th August 2013 150 miles the Ben Nevis

Whats difficult about that?

Ever onwards

Tuesday
5 mile gentle ride in on CB steed
6 mile yomp across the ridge

Wednesday
Spinning. Hill drills 55 mins av bpm 142 max bpm 159 578cals

Bring me sunshine

Yesterdays lazyboy resting on account of sore legs ended with a chase around the Bonsai Mountain after two naughty ponies.

Today 16 miles early doors bike ride and then another anti clockwise circuit and summit of the Bonsai Mountain. A lovely clear day.

Pain Barrier

I can honestly say that my calfs and quads hurt more now after the "quick" run around the mountain than they did after the 186 miles in 6 days Great TODO, the Offas Dyke Ordeal. Not sure why but pain ensured slow time today and no training.

Progress of sorts

Decided to do a timed circuit of the Bonsai Mountain, anticlockwise, to see if could beat my personal best.
Time 21 mins 40.4 seconds 287 calories av bpm 144 max 159.

Astounded to discover that last timed run was last July which was done in 23 minutes. So faster. But lets talk about pain! Quads and calfs.

Also looking back have realised that my training has dropped as in I am almost totally reliant on cycling. Need to revamp training regime and use rower, more walks and short burst speed stuff.

Sore left knee. Sore everything else.

Same again

5 miles in

5 miles back

glorious sunshine

sore left knee