Well this last week or so has gone really well for training. Last week I was training most days in accordance with my plan. I do have to admit that I took a few days off last weekend as my sister was visiting and we went and had a fantastic pamper day in Edinburgh on Saturday. After that I couldn't bring myself to train on Sunday either. Just as well, as the weather was not great with really strong winds and my running pals did a crazy 14.5miles which they all said was really hard.
To redeem myself I have pushed hard this week, Two swim sessions, full weights workout and strong 6.5mile run and 20k cycle in gym with 1k on treadmill to get used to the idea of cycling then running. I know the gym bikes are much easier and once I get some daylight I will be out on those West Lothian hills for the real thing.
The training is feeling good right now - something to be said for a massage and pamper I think, so I am striking while the iron is hot and getting those sessions going well. I am well aware that it can all change if the weather gets bad again, and we are still in February so I have no doubt it can and will, so am getting those miles in my legs while I can.
I have offers of help for the promotion stuff so this weekend I will get some piccies of me in training and also with Jerry so we can get this side of things moving. I have even been reading books on triathlon training and can't decide if I am now more motivated or terrified. Some of them seem to require a PhD in physiology to work out what you are supposed to do. I think I'll stick with my mix and match approach for now, although I have one other secret weapon. Vicky, my lovely PT lady (although that is NOT what I call her when we are in the gym at Ratho!) has experience here so I will be calling on her for advice I am sure.
Off to have a low fat hot choccie and relax now....
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Friday, 13 February 2009
Running progress
Well, I have been running well over the past two weeks, despite the weather. We have been fairly lucky as we have not had too much snow, but the ice does make running tricky. At present I am working on my stamina and increasing my running distances. I am now back up to half marathon distance, first time since last September, although my times are not great. I have been telling myself that this is not a problem as these are the hard winter miles and I'll reap the rewards in the summer.
I have also been swimming a bit, I think I could manage the distance with breaststroke but if I was able to do it using crawl I would be so happy. I have learnt to tumble turn with the help of a colleague, Andrea, who is a fantastic outdoors swimmer. She is very patient with me as I really am not a strong swimmer and am not very confident in the water, although she is helping me to quickly feel much better.
The cycling has been non existent so far, the snow and ice is not good but the salt on the roads is a real problem for the bike as it can cause rust to form so fast, I have been advised to wait a bit for the weather to improve.
I have been travelling a bit for work, this last week to Munich, and it means I can get my running in but swimming and cycling are more tricky. If I can find a pool near Putzbrunn, where the office is, this will help.
Promotion of my triathlon is a bit slow, but I do have quite a bit of time. I intend to puch this side of things soon so watch this space.
I have also been swimming a bit, I think I could manage the distance with breaststroke but if I was able to do it using crawl I would be so happy. I have learnt to tumble turn with the help of a colleague, Andrea, who is a fantastic outdoors swimmer. She is very patient with me as I really am not a strong swimmer and am not very confident in the water, although she is helping me to quickly feel much better.
The cycling has been non existent so far, the snow and ice is not good but the salt on the roads is a real problem for the bike as it can cause rust to form so fast, I have been advised to wait a bit for the weather to improve.
I have been travelling a bit for work, this last week to Munich, and it means I can get my running in but swimming and cycling are more tricky. If I can find a pool near Putzbrunn, where the office is, this will help.
Promotion of my triathlon is a bit slow, but I do have quite a bit of time. I intend to puch this side of things soon so watch this space.
Monday, 2 February 2009
First posting
Well, it seems I now have a blog. Since the point of this is to record my progress in a triathlon I have promised to do for charity I guess I'll have to do it now!! As you can see from the picture I have run before, but as my swimming can best be described as 'failing to drown' and as for the cycling... well, how hard can it be, all you have to do is get on a bike and point in the right direction... don't you?
I am taking this more seriously though as I have a very serious reason for doing this. Following my husband's motorcycle accident in 2007, and his subsequent lower leg amputation, I have become involved with a charity called 500 Miles. This charity raises funds to supply equipment and trained people for prosthetic and orthotic work in Zambia and Malawi. The facilities these people have are very low level compared to the support here in the UK so I wanted to do something to help others in a similar situation to myself.
I will be posting my training progress on this site up until the event in June. I'll also be putting on more info about the charity as well as information on ways to give me money for this very worthy cause. My goal is to raise £6,500 to provide for the training and support costs for a prosthetist for one year. It seems very ambitious right now, but I hope I can get there.
I am taking this more seriously though as I have a very serious reason for doing this. Following my husband's motorcycle accident in 2007, and his subsequent lower leg amputation, I have become involved with a charity called 500 Miles. This charity raises funds to supply equipment and trained people for prosthetic and orthotic work in Zambia and Malawi. The facilities these people have are very low level compared to the support here in the UK so I wanted to do something to help others in a similar situation to myself.
I will be posting my training progress on this site up until the event in June. I'll also be putting on more info about the charity as well as information on ways to give me money for this very worthy cause. My goal is to raise £6,500 to provide for the training and support costs for a prosthetist for one year. It seems very ambitious right now, but I hope I can get there.
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