The Good Mood Cookbook

Oryx · 27-03-2013 5:38pm #1

No explanations
No excuses
No complaining
No wimping out
No attitude

Just smile and get it done. If you can't smile, do it anyway.

We're starting again.

Oryx · 27-03-2013 5:52pm

Tuesday night coached swim.
IM drills. 8 x50 kicking, 20 x25 IM. Used fins for much of that, at coaches insistence. Had to breathe every 5 too. Short distances for me, about 1350.

Did tumble turns and dive practice afterwards.

I smiled. I got it done. It was a good session.

interested · 27-03-2013 6:34pm

Love the title, glad you're back. Place wasn't the same without you

Enjoy !!

griffin100 · 27-03-2013 6:48pm

Oryx wrote: »

No explanations
No excuses
No complaining
No wimping out
No attitude

Just smile and get it done. If you can't smile, do it anyway.

We're starting again.

I'm starting a book................I give it a week

Oryx · 27-03-2013 6:50pm

griffin100 wrote: »

I'm starting a book................I give it a week

Start what you like. :cool:

elvis jones · 27-03-2013 6:50pm

I knew it wouldn't last, good to have you back !

Oryx · 27-03-2013 6:51pm

elvis jones wrote: »

I knew it wouldn't last, good to have you back !

I never meant it to last, I just needed an attitude readjustment. So I read fight club again, and here I am.

Dory Dory · 27-03-2013 7:10pm

Yay!! My hoochie-in-crime is back and cooking up some serious mischief. Whoop, whoop!! Hey...Ms. Betty Crocker, when you have a minute away from the pots and pans (and russian twists and supermans...) can you send me some more of those caffeinated gels??

Oryx · 27-03-2013 8:08pm

Dory Dory wrote: »

Yay!! My hoochie-in-crime is back and cooking up some serious mischief. Whoop, whoop!! Hey...Ms. Betty Crocker, when you have a minute away from the pots and pans (and russian twists and supermans...) can you send me some more of those caffeinated gels??

Your wish is my command, fellow hoochie.

Dory Dory · 27-03-2013 8:17pm

Hey...if you get a wild hair up your @ss this summer, come to the states and do this with me - I've just signed up....in August...my treat....:D

http://www.spartanrace.com/index.html

Oryx · 27-03-2013 8:25pm

Dory Dory wrote: »

Hey...if you get a wild hair up your @ss this summer, come to the states and do this with me - I've just signed up....in August...my treat....:D

http://www.spartanrace.com/index.html

I think I'm done with that kind of race for now but they are the best craic so enjoy. Tho I would go back to Tough Guy if an American tough gal was coming with me!

griffin100 · 27-03-2013 9:07pm

Oryx wrote: »

Start what you like. :cool:

:P

Good to have you back.

Oryx · 27-03-2013 11:23pm

Wednesday:
9pm Spin on the turbo. Today is a recovery day so this was fast rpm and easy gearing. 60 mins.

Dory Dory · 28-03-2013 1:46am

Oryx wrote: »

I think I'm done with that kind of race for now but they are the best craic so enjoy. Tho I would go back to Tough Guy if an American tough gal was coming with me!

If I have the right event, it looks like the next Tough Guy is on January 26, 2014 in South Staffordshire (?). Think about it.....and let me know if you want to do it....not much going on in my life in January.....

(Would a Boardies team be fun? Or would they drag us down?

:D)

Oryx · 28-03-2013 12:57pm

Dory Dory wrote: »

If I have the right event, it looks like the next Tough Guy is on January 26, 2014 in South Staffordshire (?). Think about it.....and let me know if you want to do it....not much going on in my life in January.....

(Would a Boardies team be fun? Or would they drag us down? :D)

As long as you know what youre in for....

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Short tempo run today. 6.75k. Two minutes faster than the same route on Tuesday, which is okay. Very cold and snowy out, but great weather to run in once you cover the hands and head.

Still smiling, grif.

Dory Dory · 28-03-2013 1:08pm

Oryx wrote: »

As long as you know what youre in for....

.

I'm not sure I like your tone....

Oryx · 28-03-2013 1:37pm

What tone???

BTH · 28-03-2013 2:18pm

griffin100 wrote: »

I'm starting a book................I give it a week

Stick me down for Tuesday 2 April

Dory Dory · 28-03-2013 2:27pm

;)

Ahhhh...but look how much fun he is having!! :eek: (note to self: start putting on a few layers of fat after DMC for insulation)

Oryx · 28-03-2013 2:33pm

Dory Dory wrote: »

;)

Ahhhh...but look how much fun he is having!! :eek: (note to self: start putting on a few layers of fat after DMC for insulation)

No rush on it yet anyway, I may have another plan for next year so we can decide coming into Autumn.

Dory Dory · 28-03-2013 2:49pm

Oryx wrote: »

No rush on it yet anyway, I may have another plan for next year so we can decide coming into Autumn.

That's a deal.

Oryx · 28-03-2013 11:10pm

Turbo session tonight.
15 w/u
7 x 4 min on 2 off, starting at big ring easiest gear, moving one bigger gear each rep @ highest cad I can maintain.
10 cd

Effort @ 80% approx

Fun.

Niggly strained muscle on my inner thigh which I had to mind but not bad enough to be a worry.

Oryx · 29-03-2013 9:48am

Friday am
Swim. Just me and the club superman with a whole 25m pool to ourselves. As its good Friday the rest of the club must be having a lie in, or praying or something.

After a 400m w/u I did a mix of drills and playing with toys like fulcrums. Have to mind the muscle strain so lots of work using pull. Finished with 8 x 50 build and a short 100m sd.

2350m. Still feeling the love.

RacoonQueen · 29-03-2013 10:17am

Oryx wrote: »

I may have another plan for next year

What IM are you doing?

Oryx · 29-03-2013 10:23am

RacoonQueen wrote: »

What IM are you doing?

Won't know for ages yet.

pgibbo · 29-03-2013 10:36am

Best of luck Oryx. Happy training and racing

Oryx · 29-03-2013 3:17pm

In keeping with the theme of this log, I am reminded to stick to The Rules

If you bleat on a particularly cold, wet, or difficult ride, you will be shown

The Hand

- where you are being referred to rule number five.

Oryx · 29-03-2013 10:48pm

Friday pm
Turbo session with a friend. Same set as last night but it's so much easier to get through it when you've company. 67 mins total.

Oryx · 30-03-2013 11:00am

Saturday 8am
Tempo run. Did the first km steady then started to push the pace. This is a very hilly route so my times per km were similarly up and down with garmin giving 8.02 av and 5.44 max. Still, this ended up being one of my fastest times on this route, 10.9k in 54 mins. My leg didn't really bother me at all. Today felt like 'proper' training.

Oryx · 31-03-2013 11:15am

Sunday am
For the first time in well, months, I got out on the bike. Didnt have much time so just a short spin. It was windy and cold but with every layer of thermal gear I own on me it wasn't a problem.

I still suck on the bike, 44k in 1hr 55 is not good at all. Must. Work. Harder. But maybe I'll try the route again on a calm day and see if it's much faster.

Solobally8 · 31-03-2013 7:39pm

Oryx wrote: »

Sunday am
For the first time in well, months, I got out on the bike. Didnt have much time so just a short spin. It was windy and cold but with every layer of thermal gear I own on me it wasn't a problem.

I still suck on the bike, 44k in 1hr 55 is not good at all. Must. Work. Harder. But maybe I'll try the route again on a calm day and see if it's much faster.

If it's any reassurance Oryx I was out with the club yesterday and we were travelling approx 8kph slower cycling into the wind. It was a killer

The Good Mood Cookbook

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