*(^^$*%&#@ every expletive is coming to mind right now. Running on the treadmill this afternoon I think I pulled my calf muscle. It hurts. With each step it feels like a knife being jammed into it. I cannot afford this injury. I’m #&*^@! pissed. It’s less than two weeks till the big race. It’s going… Read More
5am at The Spit Heart healthy breakfast after a long ride Mon 26/11AM: 30 min swim (1.7km) Tue 27/11AM: 70 min cycle (26.5km)PM: 20min walk Wed 28/11AM: 30min swim (1.5km) PM: 30 min run (5.34km) Thu 29/11AM: 28min run (4.6km)Fri 30/11PM: 20 min walk Sat 1/12AM: 2.05hr cycle (48km) Lazy Saturday at the beach Sun 2/12AM:… Read More
4:30am. My favourite part of the day in the summer months. Other than the birds chirping, the lorikeets feeding on the flowering trees, and the occasional car speeding down the highway, it’s quiet and peaceful. It’s already light outside, the sun is rising in the horizon. Soon it will shine up high and the temperature… Read More
Late afternoon beach walk It’s hot. Like really hot. Normally the temperature drops in the evening hours and while it’s nice and cool outside, inside it’s still mid twenties. Generally, I prefer the heat rather than the cold but on night’s like tonight I wouldn’t mind if the temperature dropped a couple more degrees. The… Read More
It’s Sunday. The end of the weekend for some, the beginning of the week for others.Races are generally schedule for Sunday mornings. I’m not sure. I’ve never really thought about it. Why Sunday? I think Saturday morning could be much better but then again the roads would be busier too. But at least you’d have… Read More
Excuses. I don’t know about you but when it comes to training or not training, I’m great at making them. Take yesterday for example, I figured, hey I’ve trained for five days in a row, I deserved a rest. Well, maybe but that’s still an excuse. Excuses aren’t going to help me cross the finish… Read More
I missed the solar eclipse this morning but I did manage to get a snap of the sunrise on my way to the pool.Better luck in 2028, that’s when the next solar eclipse is due here.
Mon 5/11AM: 30 min swim (1.5km)PM: 30 min spin (16.5km) Tue 6/11PM: Pull ups (3, 2.5), Squats (2×15), Push ups (12, 10), Lunges (2×15) + 20 min walk Wed 7/11AM: 30 min swim (1.5km) – 500m free + 7x100m (75m easy + 25m fast) + 300m pullPM: 35 min run at lunchtime (6.43k) – 10min… Read More
Counting DownSeven weeks till Christmas. Six weeks till the Canberra 70.3 Ironman. Five weeks left of solid training. Four weeks till taper. Three weeks and December will be here. Two weeks and we’ve got dinner & dancing. One week till the Robina Triathlon. Tomorrow is Friday, oh, doing a little dance, I love Fridays.Bit by… Read More
Big plans for this week. Train every day, run hard at the 5km Cool Night Classic, and have a strong training day on Friday to be followed by a relaxing weekend of doing absolutely nothing if that’s what I chose. I almost managed most of it too. While the Cool Night Classic didn’t bring a… Read More