Getting fit in my 40's
What a tough one! This was the 30th anniversary of the Blaenafon Triathlon, and it now shares the title of longest running tri in the UK with a race in Ireland. A huge milestone, but it’s not surprising, as it’s such a challenging race. No one who finished this one yesterday doesn’t feel a real sense of achievement...
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Busy as hell here with a new novel deadline and training, so I’ve neglected this blog a little. Suffice to say, last week was a fantastic training week, hitting over 13 hours of quality training. Included in that was a 50 mile ride on Saturday followed by 3 mile brick run, and then an 8 mile run on Sunday.
This week …....
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Regular readers (both of you!) might have noticed that I didn’t bother posting a weekly round-up last week, mainly because the week’s training was so poor I didn’t think it worth it. A weekend away and mid-week busyness meant I only managed about 5 hours. Shite.
This week was MUCH different. Some great runs, swims and...
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But not together.
Had an OK training week this week, especially since I had a big social event mid-week … a semi-regular Beef Steak Night I have with two of my best buddies. But I multi-tasked! I cycled down to Newport via Caerleon before indulging on a day-long ale and meat-fest. Naughty, but nice.
NEWT swim on Tuesday was OK,...
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Regular readers (both of you!) might have noticed that I didn’t bother posting a weekly round-up last week, mainly because the week’s training was so poor I didn’t think it worth it. A weekend away and mid-week busyness meant I only managed about 5 hours. Shite. This week was MUCH different. Some great runs, swims and rides, including an hour averaging 18mph (my usual average on a long ride is about 15mph). And the...
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But not together. Had an OK training week this week, especially since I had a big social event mid-week … a semi-regular Beef Steak Night I have with two of my best buddies. But I multi-tasked! I cycled down to Newport via Caerleon before indulging on a day-long ale and meat-fest. Naughty, but nice. NEWT swim on Tuesday was OK, but I suffered cramps for the first time in the pool. I had a hard run Tuesday morning, think I...
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