Andy's Training Diary

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

September 30, 2005 -

About 30 fixie miles, into London and around Critical Mass. Fixie legs!

Monthly summary: 116 miles cycling, 2 miles run, zero kg lifted (aiee!).

September 28, 2005 -

A few miles fixie chores on Lance at lunchtime, then an evening couple-of-miles run. Did the last mile in toe-heel-toe gait, which is very different: the stride is longer, it felt faster (must time it) and it wasn't as tiring as I expected. The calves switch from being drivers to being springs, and the fancy motion-control and impact gubbins in the shoes was almost redundant. One for more experimentation!

September 27, 2005 -

30 mile commute. Windy!

September 26, 2005 -

Couple miles trailer chores and lots of wood chopping :)

September 22, 2005 -

30 mile commute in decent time.

September 14, 2005 -

20 miles. And felt every one of them!

Got to the end and not found the entry you're looking for? Check the archive for older stuff. This blog started on May 1st 2002, so don't expect to find anything before then.