On Friday morning I'll climb aboard a van and head south to Kiama for a three-day training camp - the objective of which is to build strength.
It promises to provide a solid measure of my current level of conditioning. In advance of the hills that await us, I've bought a 12-27 cassette for my rear wheel. [I normally ride a 12-23.]
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Weekend Challenged
Today marked the end of a very solid three days of training.
On Friday, I ran 28km in the morning, then headed to work.
On Saturday, I rode 150km including out along the Princess Highway to Bulli and then back through the Royal National Park. I did suffer a bit here as I failed to carry enough nutrition. As a result Oli was forced to take a few breaks at the side of the road as I made my way back to him.
At Sutho, I needed a coke, a mars bar and a gatorade to recharge myself. And still I was out like a light for a solid hour after returning home.
On Sunday, I backed up with another 110km ride, out to Waterfall and then back through the Park. While I lost the group heading down the hill, I kept with almost everyone on the way up and that was good for my mind.
I ended Sunday with a 12k run on my sked. I managed 9km in all .. 1km to the park, one 6k lap in 31:55 and then a 2k hill lap before simply running out of fuel. There was nothing left. Oh well!
On Friday, I ran 28km in the morning, then headed to work.
On Saturday, I rode 150km including out along the Princess Highway to Bulli and then back through the Royal National Park. I did suffer a bit here as I failed to carry enough nutrition. As a result Oli was forced to take a few breaks at the side of the road as I made my way back to him.
At Sutho, I needed a coke, a mars bar and a gatorade to recharge myself. And still I was out like a light for a solid hour after returning home.
On Sunday, I backed up with another 110km ride, out to Waterfall and then back through the Park. While I lost the group heading down the hill, I kept with almost everyone on the way up and that was good for my mind.
I ended Sunday with a 12k run on my sked. I managed 9km in all .. 1km to the park, one 6k lap in 31:55 and then a 2k hill lap before simply running out of fuel. There was nothing left. Oh well!
Monday, May 21, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald 1/2
Yesterday was the Sydney Morning Herald half marathon and it couldn't have been a more picture perfect day.
The sun was shining and it was cool, but not cold. Our biggest gaffe of the morning was convincing ourselves that the race began at 7am - not a half an hour later. So we set our alarms for 5am and dashed for the 5:45am train to Martin Place.
We arrived at about 6am to find that we were among the first on site. At least there were no lines for anything!
As for the race, neither of us were expecting much in terms of a performance simply because we haven't been doing any real speed work, in particular Margreet who completed the Canberra marathon a month ago.
Based on her year-earlier run though, Margreet had secured a coveted preferred number and was among the top 200 runners at the start. I wasn't far behind - a lesson we had learned the hard way in 2006. So many people who aren't going to run fast continue to line up right at the start line in running races.
In any event, I managed an unofficial 1:31:42 and Margreet 1:36. We were both three to four minutes off from the times we'd hoped to achieve. Both of us suffered at about the same time, near the 14km mark.
I simply ran out of energy. Margreet was forced to walk with a stitch.
At the end of the day though, it was a good hit out. This week we both start to significantly increase our running volume - the Gold Coast Marathon is fast approaching.
The sun was shining and it was cool, but not cold. Our biggest gaffe of the morning was convincing ourselves that the race began at 7am - not a half an hour later. So we set our alarms for 5am and dashed for the 5:45am train to Martin Place.
We arrived at about 6am to find that we were among the first on site. At least there were no lines for anything!
As for the race, neither of us were expecting much in terms of a performance simply because we haven't been doing any real speed work, in particular Margreet who completed the Canberra marathon a month ago.
Based on her year-earlier run though, Margreet had secured a coveted preferred number and was among the top 200 runners at the start. I wasn't far behind - a lesson we had learned the hard way in 2006. So many people who aren't going to run fast continue to line up right at the start line in running races.
In any event, I managed an unofficial 1:31:42 and Margreet 1:36. We were both three to four minutes off from the times we'd hoped to achieve. Both of us suffered at about the same time, near the 14km mark.
I simply ran out of energy. Margreet was forced to walk with a stitch.
At the end of the day though, it was a good hit out. This week we both start to significantly increase our running volume - the Gold Coast Marathon is fast approaching.
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