Spinathon

Hills and sprint drills tonight.

Av hr 129 1 hour session.

Saturday we do a 5 hour spinathon for sport relief.

Marginal gains

Yesterday circuit training

Today new PB on bike ride in to work 11 minutes 47 seconds, 2 seconds faster. In the drops all the way. Very excited about this and greeted all and sundry at work with 2 seconds faster instead of traditional good morning. Ride back was a nightmare, 30 to 40 mph gusts meant difficulty steering and 6 to 8 mph progress into wind.

Easy life

Friday
Rest day

Saturday
2 mile dawdle carrying light weight or heavy weight toddler

Mr Forgetful

Not remembering that my cycling gear was in the car that my wife took to work meant that I had to walk to work. 5 miles 1 hour 10 minutes, big hill, grand views.
Not remembering that spinning took place at 6.15 pm meant that return walk at 5.30 pm turned into a 5 mile almost run 42 minutes.
I managed to get to spinning after warm up, so joined in the sprint and hill drills session.

Lorry training aids

Took long way to work, 13 miles 48 mins, got training gizmo working, all I know from that is that my average HR was 122. Cadence etc is yet to be established. Used a lorry as a training aid, it appeared on my shoulder as I was giving it some on a very steep hill. Potholes meant I used the whole road, with lorry adding incentive I made the hill at 13mph, by the time it passed me on the flat, the very flat bit at the top it was all I could do to keep my balance and maintain 9mph. Lungs and legs completely blown. Recovered, average speed overall 14 mph. Lovely bike ride.

Ride on

5 mile ride, slow time.

8 mile ride, very hilly, hard and fast 34 minutes. Glorious sunshine, slight head winds. 15% hill does not get easier.

Ouch

10 mile bike ride slow 32 mins 1 hour Circuit training, found it very tough going tonight, probably due to cake fuelled building project. Not sorted out how to use new training gizmo. It sits in the box on the desk with its massive instruction manual awaiting attention.

Loads!

Loads of training done just not been very good at keeping a record of it. Things will get better, new gizmo has arrived which will flood me with data and compel me to keep track of progress. This week, last Sunday 32 miles fast ride 1 hour 56, Monday 2x5 mile commutes new PB of 11.51 for journey in av speed 21 mph, mental circuit session (some bod felt the need to high five me) 31 press ups in 30 seconds, 25 press ups in 30 seconds, not bad considering poorly arm and inability to do more than 6 press ups total before starting circuit training, Tuesday 2x5 mile commutes, Wednesday 2x5 mile commutes and really hard spinning session. Have been asked to take on spinning instruction while instructor is on hols.