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Gosh - those look like fantastic times. I'm well impressed!
I'm looking hard at the cut-off times, which seem to be on the tight side in the Outlaw, and am concentrating on getting inside those.
At the moment I'm struggling to keep weight on, so I'll think seriously about your advice re new wheels - don't think I can splash out on a new bike at the moment.
Feeling tired today - feels a bit like overtraining, not that I'd know what it feels like. I suppose 3 x bikes to work (hour each way) and 3 swims on top of building marathon schedule might be taxing me a bit at this stage. Monday off, I think
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Joddly that seems alot of training at this stage i.e base period also what tempo are you doing these at? all you should be doing at the mo is laying the foundation for your endurance so you can start to safely build up the volume in a few weeks time
dont sweat about the times as I said just get the training in build your endurance and speed will come naturally with this, you will be a lot fitter in 22 weeks time so if you are worrying about the cutoff now you should be well inside it by race day you may even suprise yourself all i wanted to do was finish first time at the back of my mind I had 15 hours come race day I finished easily inside that aand although I was still shattered I think a lot of that was mental rather than physical never underestimate the mental and emotional element of driving yourself for 8 months of slog towards one goal and the release of acheiving it
its NEARLY (MRS RBM may read this) up there with wedding day and kids being born NEARLY
You know how to get a girl excited, Max!
This week has been heavier than the previous ones. I'd got into the habit of over-scheduling training because I was missing so many sessions, but now the weather's picked up I've got too much planned. I'm not working hard on the bike, though, except when I'm late for things which has rather been the case recently. Swims feel very gentle, almost relaxing now, so it's really only the runs. Only 5 weeks until marathon taper, though, so then I can readjust the balance - I hope!
Healing thoughts to the poorly folks, and happy weekend training to the rest - watch out for those gales!
Bit blowy cycling home this evening
. The worst type of wind......sudden fierce gusts that nearly blew me into the line of traffic 
. Scary.
Anyway - I did my scheduled 1 hour 100+ rpm on gym bike with a transition run of 20 mins immediately afterwards. Finding these 100 plus sessions a bit easier now. I am careful to keep in low gear and I assume that as I get fitter I'll be able to go up a gear and stay within same heart zone in these sessions?
But I have DOMs DOMs and more DOMs from my 100 push up challenge session and crunches t'other day. Grief....every time I cough or laugh my ribs hurt ( from crunches) ...and now its painful lifting my arms!
Rmax - I am in no rush to complete the push up challenge within the 6 weeks and will probably repeat each week.
Joddly - you sound like me with regards to weight - I eat tons but it just burns up! I've no idea what my bike weighs but I'm only about 7 and half stone. Thats why I'm trying to build my core up.......feeble I am!
Nice to be home reasonable time tonight. Going to slob in front of TV and do nowt. And eat
Hope Slim feels better soon
A few beers in front of the tv for me tonight gotta have a reward for all this training and chilllllllllllll
Ladyfe my arms and between my shoulderblades ached for weeks but they are getting there now
Weight wise I usually hover around 11 3/4 stone and amaze every one in the office by my pigging out capabilities but i usually trim down to 11 1/4 as training ramps up and eat even more! by race day my body fat is virtually zilch
I will back up what Max says, first goal is to get to the start line in shape to be able to finish, second goal is to finish and third goal is the time.
I had wanted a 13:30 for IMUK last year but had real problems with nutrition on the bike, the gatorade was strong and there was NO water at one of the stops, this caused me to cut down on what I was eating and drinking and I developed bad stomach cramps.
The bike was 30 mins slower than I wanted I then spent a while in T2 sorting myself out, the run then took me 5 hrs against the 3hrs 45 I should have done. After getting off the bike I knew I would finish even if it meant a 7hr walk!!.
There are numerous things that can go wrong on the day, dont get fixed up on a time
Morning all. Having a bit of down time this morning. I crashed out on the sofa last night midway through my leisurely doss and woke up freezing at 4.30. Crawled up to bed and slept till 8 which is late for me. Catching up with chores and tidying up ( zzzzz) but needs must I guess in the absence of a maid
Just basically a bit knackered from work this week. The trouble with working late on top of an early start is that you just don't get time to eat properly and chill at the end of the day so its been a bit tough.
However.....feel more refreshed now. Will do bike ride later and finish off with swim but not going to push it. Have decided to do the local Roding Valley Half Marathon in the morning. I might as well........cos part of the course is my usual running route so I'd only end up running with them anyway! . I can then do the adult only swim session at 3pm tomorrow afternoon which will be good for recovery if nothing else. Will also concentrate on some more core exercises and stretching. I'm as flexible as a stick.
Nice to get a medal from my HM and feel 'rewarded'....even if I don't get a PB tomorrow
JPenno- I heed what you are saying. I was careful today....my tiredness was due more to long hours at work rather than over-training. I did hold back on training today. I did a 45 min bike session on bike and kept heart rate low. I felt fine and could have done a lot more but chose not to. I then went for 40 min gentle swim afterwards. It was more like active recovery. I actually feel a bit more energised now. Sometimes doing nowt makes me feel more lethargic. However I do know there are times when doing nothing is the sensible option.
Now going to chill and relax completely. TV rules tonight...although I'll bet theres nothing good on
Come down and join in with the party and take the pressure off times .... ??
*sulks*
soaking wet 2 1/2 hours riding around Bodmin Moor with some mates nice ride still hot shower and 2nd breakfast in a min
Meldy left it a bit late for accomadation so I wiil probs travel down on the morning and treat it as a long slow training run with fish n chips at the end
Well, back from the Roding Valley Half which was pretty gruesome this year but managed to reduce my time by 3 mins to 1 hr 52. It rained non-stop. The route starts off at an Athletics club with a lap and a bit round the track. Then it leaves the track to go out on to the road. Trouble was, this bit was flooded
. So of course we were ankle deep in water right at the start! 
. We just got wetter and wetter and colder and colder - as you do when it rains. But glad I did it. 
Just emerged from hot bath feeling not too bad at all. Its a pretty hilly route so its good to feel I have challenged myself - and to have overcome the feeling of not wanting to do it this morning!
Going to do some gentle active recovery on bike at gym in a couple of hours after I've filled the tum.
Rmax - I envy you your bike ride around the moors
. Sounds lovely ( even though it was a soggy ride for you 
)
Slim - glad you are feeling better. Nothing like a stomach bug for bringing you down. It really annoys me when my keen students come into college saying they'd been up all night with v and d but they thought they'd "better come in" . No! " Go away" I want to yell. Get lost! These bugs just spread like wild fire amongst students and teachers. I, of course, am only thinking of my other students and not at all of myself...
Lafyfe - great show at Roding Valley
! Even turning up to race with the forecast as it was is v impressive.
Must confess that the bad weather never really materialised here today. I set off very cautiously (and well-dressed) for the second 20M of the VLM schedule, expecting to be fighting galeforce headwinds, but I've been out in much worse. (Yes, schedule says race 1/2mara but I couldn't find a convenient one, and like to start banking those 20s early). Made it round more slowly than last week, but more comfortably too, and that was after a long bike yesterday (slow 54M) and the end of a 20 hour training week. Day off tomorrow!
Not Grizzling next week - I'm not hard enough!
Back from the gym - did an hour on the bike. Cycling feels pleasant. Backs of the legs are stiffening up as I walk
. Glad of a rest day tomorrow.
Joddly - well done on the 20 miler. I still have some to do so will be out next weekend. What part of England are you in then? I'm in SW Essex - bordering north/east London. Of course, as soon as I got home after the HM the rain stopped
Just the name 'Grizzly' makes me interested - I like anything that sounds 'ard! I imagine you all out fighting with bears!
But not for me this year....
I'm also fascinated by the ToughGuy events but I don't think my body could cope with the freezing cold.....not until I get some more muscle and fat on it! Seriously - if I have to teach in a cold classroom my fingers go numb and white
...I feel really wimpy but can't help what my body does 
. Bit of a pain really. Spirit willing but flesh is weak etc etc
Glad I didn't wear bright white shiny trainers today.....Interesting that in the race review one person was berating the organiser about the flood. Said she couldn't run.through it.....but everything else just literally just took the plunge and ran through it! No choice! Silly cow. Always someone to have a gripe. If I'd seen her I would have accidentally nudged her in....
No biking here for a few days either as it's gone all icy again in the mornings - a shame, because by mid-morning it'll be lovely.
Rest day today.
Been reading the Cost of Triathlon thread - food for thought! I was enjoying it until the bit about Giant OCR2 weighing the same as a small planet..... mine's just an OCR - maybe that's only half a planet
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Ladyfe - I'm near Aylesbury, definitely too far north for yesterday's stormy weather. Hope you've recovered well and your trainers have dried out!
Recovery day today. Legs not too bad after yesterday's HM although hamstrings a bit achy.
This morning I revisited my 100 press-up challenge schedule. I didn't get very far with it last week due to really aching arms and shoulders.
So I did Week 1, Day 2 i.e a set of 6, 8, 6,6 then managed 12 till exhaustion. Will maybe do this again on Weds then Day 3 on Fri. Also did some squats and lunges. All good.
Joddly - lovely and sunny here today
( although still pretty nippy). My trainers are still wet! Well they did get completely submerged many times yesterday !. However, today I bought a new pair of running shoes as these were pretty well past their sell by date. I do tend to wear mine till the very very last....... Looking forward to breaking them in tomorrow .
I wanted to put a photo on here of the flooded start area but not sure how to do it....will have to explore this site a bit more
Opps sorry Joddly
LadyFe keep the press ups going you will be amazed at the improvement after the 6 weeks I feel much stronger in my top half now and can press 4 X 25 first thing in the morning no problems couldnt even manage 25 full stop when I started
Easy run today no cycling waiting for my light to be fixed by the way Hope get a chuck up for customer service I have no receipt could not even remember when I had brought it although it was under a year old " yep no problem send it back we will fix it no charge " good stuff
No worries , Max! I gather the Outlaw bike course is relatively flat anyway, so shouldn't make much difference.
I love my Hope front light. Cost a small fortune, but has enabled me to bike during the winter on dark country roads.
I did bike in today as it was such a lovely morning. A litlle hairy at times as there's still a fair bit of ice around, and difficult to see, but it was worth it. One stretch of road was closed ( for sorting out potholes), so I ended up with 5 or 6 miles of almost traffic-free, sunny conditions. Lovely
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Do press ups make a difference to swimming?
Do press ups make a difference to swimming?
I have no idea but IMHO anything which ups your upper body and core strenght has got to surely be a plus?
in a shameless plug i'd love it if you could check out my blog at http://andysironmanattempt.blogspot.com/ and follow it, i'll read any of yours if you follow and let me know.
i like to read blogs and doing one is quite therapeutic so i at least want a few people to read it...lol
Andy - I created a blog very recently on realbuzz.com. Here's the link
http://www.realbuzz.com/blogs/u/LadyFe/jenny-s-year-swimathon-virgin-london-marathon-and-ironmanuk-2010/
its got my charity link on it as well. No money yet! But only just did it on Sunday eve.
I'll read yours if you read mine
. i agree with it being therapeutic
This is worth a read.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Becoming-Ironman-Encounters-Ultimate-Endurance/dp/1891369318/ref=pd_sim_b_3