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The Continuing Adventures of Catweazle
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A mixed bag today
Straight off I slept in this morning for the swim - first time this year - I didn't get home from a meeting last night till after 11 and with my minimum 2 hour wind down it was nearly 2am going to bed, with the shoulder problems later i might be as well off lying in.
I wanted to run quick and long today to blow off any cobwebs and to see was their any point in running Clarinbridge next weekend.
I started out at 4.30 pace and after the 1st km I had to slow right down as my back flared up again, a sharp pain in the shoulder blades. Once I got to a pace that my back stopped at me I kept at that pace so the next k was 5.47. At that stage I had enough and turned just after the bridge which would give me 5k when I got home.
The 3rd was 5.30 and my back seemed to be smoothing out so the 4th was 5 even and the last was back down at 4.37 pace with no issues
So maybe with a warm up I would have been ok
I will see how I feel tomorrow but maybe deep heat is the answer for a short while, I have had plenty of back trouble in the past but this doesn't seem like anything serious0 -
Ease back in gently would be my 2c. I was hit and miss with training in Feb and squeezed out a 79:xx in Ballycotton last week that I was actually satisfied with in the circumstances. Clarenbridge might be good for a run but I wouldn't bust something going for sub 75 if its not on. See how you're fixed this weekend after a few miles into the LSR and maybe turn it into a tempo run for the second half (when you've got the wind behind you
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Saturday Afternoon: Well the deep Heat seemed to work no real issues with the run, I had hoped to do 18-20k around the usual route in Oranmore, but Mrs C after agreeing that she would be walking for about two hours out around there cut it short when she got a late appointment with the hairdressers. So finished up on just over 12k at 5.30 pace, I was happy enough it was a bit of slog
Sunday AM: Slept in for the duathlon this morning and when I legged out into the car the battery was flat, as Mrs C was going to go over and watch I had to jumpstart the car instead of taking hers. I arrived dog late but I was allowed to do a late register. A good turnout of maybe 60+ people for an extremely hard race
Run 1: I decided I was going to start out slow and try and hammer the bike, the first incline on Knockma as you come up to the crossroads is sneaky, put too much into that and the second incline will finish you. Passed a good few walking up this section but truth be told I wasn't much faster even though I was running. I didn't go all out coming back down the hill and came into T1 with splits of 6.17/6.09/4.38 and 4.14 (.8k)
AHR = 155
T1: Probably a new transition PB of 5.44
. My helmet that had been in the bag since the last race, the strap settings seemed to have all gone askew and I couldn't get it long enough to get it over my head. I eventually gave it to one of the marshals and after a minute or so she got it working for me. I see there is a cycle sale in Lidl tomorrow, I will be checking out the helmets to see if they are easier than the one I have to put on, I need velcro straps at this rate
Bike: I found this bike course fairly tough, apart from a few k in the middle it seemed we were going into a stiff headwind for most of it and there were a few nasty hills on it. Passed a good few out, maybe 10 on the way. Was surprised to see a 29.4k average for the 20k as I found this bike the hardest of the three duathlons I did, lots of gear changing.
AHR=145
T2: Transition 1.49
Run 2: Running out of transition I was surprised to see Mrs C had a job of handing out the water, so I said I better stop for a quick glass and chat. I blew up on the steep hill and with the two in front of me walking and no-one behind me I said why not and walked up it. Started running again once we were up it and the brick had passed at this stage, caught the two lads on the downhill section and that was about it, no-one else around so I ambled home 7.47/6.20/4.24/4.16
AHR=156
A tough but very enjoyable race, I would guess it was my worst finish of the three of them, but I am not too worried. A great series and idea from the two clubs and for a tenner for the 5 races it was terrific value0 -
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Looking at that link posted in the SBR Challenge, I had a quick glance to see how I am going compared to last year.
March 17th 10:
Swimming - 45,000
Bike - 265k
Run - 599k
March 17th 11:
Swimming - 38,050
Bike - 1180
Run - 371k
Pretty much as expected although I am surprised with the little swimming I am getting in this year so far that I am not far off last year. The longer distances I am doing per session is keeping my stats reasonable. Happy enough with the cycling although again I have been poor lately and the running is way down but I had Connemara in April.
So going as planned so far, I feel much stronger on the bike but have nowhere near the same level of endurance on the run that I had last year at this point. The swimming I am not sure but I have put a lot of work into my kick (more later)
I have more or less decided to skip the Craughwell 10 this weekend, I have had only one long run over ten miles this year so far and the trip to London tomorrow wont help matters. Tomorrow wont be too bad with dinner and a musical but meeting friends on friday night so that will be a late one. You can register on the morning anyways so if I get a rush of blood I will head over.
Monday Evening: Working up in the office today so all I had planned was a quick swim on the way home so Wednesdays session wouldn't be so bad. 1200 metres - felt great for some reason. No watch but I was moving well. I then decided to throw in 5 x 50 on kickboard before I went. This was interesting, my speedometer (speed of tiles moving below me) were much quicker than normal and I could feel some real forward momentum as I was kicking opposed to inching forward. Maybe the weeks snowboarding did me some good
Tuesday Morning: This was going to be a long days traveling with meetings in Donegal and then over to Armagh for another meeting that didn't happen till 9.15 :mad:. I went for a run around the local route so 8k at 5.02 pace. AHR=154. My wednesday morning swim was swiftly cancelled as I didn't get home till almost 2am. Had a decision to stay up and watch the London Triathlon on C4 but recorded it instead.
Wednesday Lunch: With the late night the previous night I felt I was entitled to stretch my run out this afternoon so 13k at 5.21 pace AHR = 154. It was a bit of a struggle and probably made my mind up about Craughwell if 13ks of 5.21 feels hard, what would 16ks of 4.39 be like.0 -
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Hey CW just catching up on your blog, some good work going on there this year and I'd estimate some much improved performances this summer! Mind how you go swapping out session like turbo vs tempo run. They have very different effect on the legs so with the freuency of sessions you are putting in, weight the decision up with the week in mind.
I'm signed up for Spiddal too. Are you doing the sprint or Olympic. Glad someone is making use of that SBR update thread 0 -
Good solid week so far CW. Your swim times are really coming on too. Happy days.
Nice Zoots and a bargain too :cool:
Must find out tomorrow if I can do Spiddal somehow. I'm supposed to be working but will try to get a few hours off to do it.
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shotgunmcos wrote: »I'm signed up for Spiddal too. Are you doing the sprint or Olympic. Glad someone is making use of that SBR update thread
I haven't decided yet, I did the Joey Olympic last year and I swore after it I would start off the year with a sprint the next time, but I suppose with a 1/2 Ironman in July I really should be looking at the Olympic. I will decide closer to the date, I will need to get some sea swims in, I did Galway Cope last year and I really struggled with the swell. You should go very well at that with all the training you are doing, what priority are you giving it?Must find out tomorrow if I can do Spiddal somehow. I'm supposed to be working but will try to get a few hours off to do it.
Looks like some chopping and changing and some promises needed, have you any shorter distances in mind besides Spiddal and Kilkee. That will probably be it for me depending on holidays in August0 -
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How are you today after the long swim?
Not too bad, although a flat battery in the car again stopped me going this morning, just got it replaced so will go out tomorrow if I can work around a funeral in Westport I have to go to. Hoping to make the missed session up with a rare swim outing over the weekend if I can work around the bloody lawns again.
Ye might not be a bad choice for dinner these days as regards training the following morning, I cant see myself and Mrs C getting too wasted with the two teetotalers looking on at us in pity (and maybe jealously in Mrs Gibbos part)
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Monday Evening: I was as stiff as a poker from the LSR the previous day so cancelled the swim session and did an easy session on the turbo in the evening. 30k
Tuesday: Nothing - Working down the country
Wednesday Lunch: Tempo run - stretched it out an extra kilometre from last week so 5k at .4.38 - 8k total
Wednesday Evening: Todays swim plan was a speed session so I didnt want to do this monday on tired legs. The main piece was 4 x 100 off 1.50. My last 400m TT was 7.42 so I needed to do the 4 x 100 in 7.20 :rolleyes:
Started off controlled and I knew I was going well, picked up the pace at half way and was all out by lap 14 of 16. I cut the legs off a young one who foolishly had to swim into the lane to get her ball (damn public pool) and coming in for the finish her mother was blocking my access to stop my watch at the side of the pool so I would guess I gave her a fright when I lunged straight at her to reach behind and stop the watch.
7.22 a new pb Well happy and think there's more in me, I could maybe have gone for it at lap 12, so i am beginning to see some progress. The swimming focus that the plans have given me are a huge help for motivation
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You might well be right, interested excels sheets are expecting too much from me with their computations. However theres loads of other 4/8/12 x 100ms in the sessions that I am getting a break in so I will take a rare TT pb when I get it.
Connemara :eek: I better be careful with what I wish for..........with the good weather promised this weekend I cant think of anywhere I would rather not be than Connemara. I would have nowhere near the run endurance for it at the moment so its a guaranteed crash and burn session i will gladly miss.
Hows the knee?0 -
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Connemara :eek: I better be careful with what I wish for..........with the good weather promised this weekend I cant think of anywhere I would rather not be than Connemara. I would have nowhere near the run endurance for it at the moment so its a guaranteed crash and burn session i will gladly miss.
Hows the knee?
You could always do the half. I recall last year that they were allowing transfers at registration.
The knee is getting there, touch wood. Running seems alright so far and the bike is getting there slowly but surely. Happy with the progress. Just need to make sure it doesn't re-occur!
Are you tempted to do the TT tonight in Mayo?
BTW, OW swim at Killbeg Pier on May 28th. I'll pass on the details once I have them. It's a lovely swim.0
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