After a wonderful weekend in Geraldton for Dad's 70th it was back to my normal weekly routine! But these social weekends are playing havoc with me trying to lose a little bit of weight.
This week put on AGAIN..65.8k with 21.5% body fat ( which is still dropping so i suppose that's a good thing)
The weeks programme has been similar to past weeks but with a bit of a breather being week 4 and a recovery week. Have had quite a problem sleeping this week . Don't know why ...maybe it's been the full moon every morning.
This week managed
3hrs and 7.6 k in the pool
6hrs 58 and 194kms on the bike
2hrs 59 and 33.6 k running
3hrs and 2 yoga sessions
Total for this week 15hrs 57mins
Monday was swimming and yoga. Ross thinks I am now ready to jump up a lane. I have been managing to hold my own in lane 1 while leading most sessions but I think I will be struggling to just hold on in Lane 2... but hopefully it will make me stronger and that's what I need
Tuesday was another 3.30am start and 60k on the bike with an interval session in the afternoon.
Wednesday 2.9k swim and another windtrainer session in the afternoon
Thursday 40k bike and a 13k run
Friday I just swam. Normally would go to yoga but really just wanted to get ontop of some of the business paper work.
Sat morning rode with Sarah,Nicki and Sue. Great morning for a ride. No rain and a light tail wind to come home to. Sue ran with me off the bike which was great! Then did a yoga session in the afternoon..
And last day of the training week was City to Surf 12k run. With a record number of runners we headed off into the city by train. I hadn't run this race since 2008 and the set up had been changed quite a bit due to the increased numbers. I think they were expecting in excess of 37000 people , maybe even more. The weather was perfect, if not even a little warmer than usual. I was feeling a little leg tired but looking forward to the run. The start is very crowded and it seemed to take a 3-4 kms to get any sense of space. Iwas happy with the run taking 3mins off my last time so no complaints there that's for sure.
Off home and out to lunch with some friends I have known since school, some since primary school. Then off to our club AGM. I am not standing as a committee member this year but was great to see lots of new blood nominate for the new committee.
So tomorrow begins my next 4 week block of training. I am now heading into the Strength and Endurance Phase of the program so there will be some slight changes which I should find interesting (tongue in cheek!!!!!)
So check in next week to say hello.
Today I had some friends who ran in the City to Surf Marathon. They may not have got the times they were planning on , but they have dedicated the last few months to their training and went out there today and gave their all. I would like to thank them for their dedication and efforts as they inspire me to continue on my own journey.
So as always I leave you with this weeks quote..........
"I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles
Christoper Reeve 1952-2004 American Actor
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