Change of direction

2 hours core workout.
Very swollen left knee.

Pedals to Peak 2013 has had to have a change of direction, the plan to go South to North, Snowdon, Scafell and Ben Nevis in 72 hours  has had to be postponed to June 2014. Partly due to logistic problems, injury problems (not me) but mainly that when the challenge was accepted we were not expecting a birth so close to the event.

So a new Pedals to Peak challenge has been thought up going From North to South, starting at Snowdon, heading South to Cader Idris in mid Wales and then to Pen-y-Fan in South Wales. The Welsh 3 peaks and 150 miles of cycling. The challenge is to climb each mountain and cycle between the three all in 24 hours.  This is set for August 8th 2013. Watch this space!

She made me do it!

Sore quads.

Excellent excuse to no go spinning.

Told no excuse and to man up grow a set and get on with it by personal trainer who wanted me out of the house while she got things ready for road trip so 1 hour spinning 501 calories before breakfast av hr 113 peak hr 194 which I think is a new high. Massive hill drills session, hr peak in final sprint finish.

Really sore quads

Knees getting better

Announcement re P2P soon

D Day is 8th August 2013

Catching up to do with new PB

Monday knackered knees rest day so slow bike rides 5 miles x2 max 15mph
Researched knee problems, right probably too much extension on pedal turn, left probably poor technique or poor cleat fit.

Tuesday slow, 15mph max, 5 mile bike rides x2
Researched bike fit, hi tech video analysis of ride, £180 quid a throw, forget that idea and buy 50p worth of painkillers, adjust saddle height and concentrate on pedal technique.

Wednesday faster bike rides x2 5 miles and 1 hour spin session, hill climbs, no pain from right side, pain easing on left

Thursday faster bike ride in av speed 18 mph 5 miles slower return 5 miles, big blue lorry tried to kill me, 80 mins on cross trainer 1011 cals av bpm 134 max 150

Friday, today, massive attack on ride in 12mins 16 seconds, big blue lorry went past me very carefully, av speed 21.2 mph slow return as puncture, even with slime tubes a 110 psi.

New personal best on anticlockwise circuit of Bonsai Mountain 18 mins 35 seconds 273 cals av hr 145 max hr 160 beats previous time on June 3rd of 20 mins 50 ish.

New weight 15 stone 11 pound. Have lost over 10% of bodyweight in 6 weeks.

P2P announcement this weekend

Rest day

Bad weather meant no need to make an excuse to rest knees. Volterol and Ibruprofen.

Man down

Spinning class today, not great, both knees playing up, right knee acute pain meant that sprints were a no no but I did manage the 17 minute hill climb. Fitness wise in good shape but pain wise an indicator that rest is needed. Liberal applications of volterol has not helped. Rest day tomorrow and work out core fitness and upper body sessions for later in week.

Power to weight ratio

Power to weight ratio is improving.

1 hour cross trainer max effort 830 cals av hr 134 max 149

5 weeks diet

Start weight 17 stone 9.5 pounds

Today

16 stone

Loss 23.5 pounds

Power to weight ratio improving.

Feeling it

Fast ride 5 miles

Fast ride 5 miles

Moderate ride 5 miles (16 mins instead of 12 and a half)

Mental spinning session warm up runs sprint hill sprint hill sprint hill sprint hill runs hill sprint cool down die

Slow ride 5 miles 17 mins

last two rides and spinning 846 cals av hr 108 max 148 lazy boy

sore achilles tendons sore left knee