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Current programme: Winter base: build up swim distance to 2k, runs to 10k, do one long ride a week and introduce olympic weightlifting in a light, explosive way to get some plyometric power.

Best Times:
  • Half-marathon 2:12.
  • 10k run 59:00
  • 10 mile bike time trial 27:47.
  • 400m swim 9:13
Best Lifts:
  • Squat 140kg (308lb)
  • Deadlift 170kg (374lb).
Triathlons:
  • May 2006: Wellington Novice (200m swim / 13k bike / 3k run). Popped my cherry and did it on a fixed-wheel bike to boot. Swim: 6:26; Bike: 34:52; Run 14:47. Total: 56:05.
  • June 2006: Burnham Tri - 1:32:56 - 15:00 swim; 42:30 bike; 35:26 run.
  • June 2006: Bude - My first OW event. Swim: 00:26:30, Bike: [/i] 00:38:47, Run: 00:31:21; Total: 01:36:38
  • September 2006: Cotswold - 40th in age group G (35-40) out of 53. Swim 09:12, Bike 38:32; Run 23:19; Overall 01:11:04

Training Diary

Use this link to directly, permanently reference this blog entry January 31, 2005 -
Run. Dear gods, run? Yep. One mile in 10:28, which goes to show how out of shape I've got.

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Fixie around town, half a dozen miles or so. The bike's setup is still way, way off, with the bars far too low. I'll get a higher stem, but if that doesn't sort it, I may have to revert to the flat bars (boo hiss).

Use this link to directly, permanently reference this blog entry January 28, 2005 -

In, the loneliest Critical Mass ever, and the train back, so 20 miles. Ride home as well? Bah, I was full of beer.

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There and back: 30 miles.

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Been slack on the posting: rode in and back once (30mi), in once (19mi), and a couple of miles of trailer chores. No lifting: my kit is outside and the weather has been special.

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Just six miles trailer chores today.

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Home uppers, quickie for all the usual quickie reasons.
  • Bench 34x12, 40x6, 44x4 - improvement.
  • Clean & jerk 34x5x5 - improvement
  • Superset with crunches x21 - improvement.

    Use this link to directly, permanently reference this blog entry January 11, 2005 -

    30 mile regular commute.

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    Dear gods. Weighed myself for the first time since before the festive break. 104Kg! Shit! Time to cut back on the cheese scones and to stop eating like a cyclist on days I don't ride!

    30-miler today, heavy winds, slooooooow. Good to be riding again, though.

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    Eight really hard miles on the fixie: bike setup wasn't quite right. Got back absolutely starving and thirsty and my legs are knacked. Ah well, eh?

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    Home session in the dark. Thor and the Milky Way for company, which was all rather enjoyable. Recovering-form style progress as expected.

  • Bench 30x11, 34x10, 38x6, 42x3 superset with...
  • Crunches 20x3.
  • Clean and jerk, 32kg, 5x5.
  • Barbell curl 30x3, x2, ugly and overweighted.
  • Troll press: got it overhead but not locked out, the floppy bastard. Four attempts.


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