Enduroman 1st - 10th June 2012 - Page 35 - Triathlon

seren nos

pirate

26/04/2012 at 13:56

that is a good run session you did theere chilli......

i didn't go out on the bike yesterday as it was my birthday and wasn't going to get wet and miserable.......went out this morning and managed 41 miles....it didn;t rain all the time but was still a bit miserable....

i did 1:27 last year...i always go faster in races....but i seem to have lost a lot of speed....so will work on my swimming this weekend......

general opinion is that the run lap is much better this year

Bouncing Barlist pirate

pirate

26/04/2012 at 14:26

Update;

Ive been suffering with a bit of backpain since last Saturday, its not serious but uncomfortable and means ive hardly been ticking over. Had to abondon my swim yesterday morning after 30 minutes and last nights run became an hour walk.

Seeing a physio at 4pm today so hopefully ill get a diagnosis and hope it will clear up soon. Need to really monster the training for the next 2 weeks before I start cutting back slightly so fingers crossed.

Good to hear the run lap is better, ive been using a 2 mile off road route near my house which hopefully simulates the course, only trouble is ive not run for much more than 2.5 hours. When I get to the run at AT I know its just going to be a mental battle vs fatigue and soreness, not much more I can do at this late stage.

5K swimathon on Saturday & Milton Keynes Marathon Sunday should be a bit more in the way of fatigue aclimitisation (back permitting)

seren nos

pirate

26/04/2012 at 14:28

I am abandoning all running from now to try and get my knee to heal....but i will u the swimming and try and get some bike miles in..i need to motivate myself.....i think i might just go out one night and try and cycle somewhere i have never cycled and then cycle back in the morning..

Bouncing Barlist pirate

pirate

26/04/2012 at 14:42

Are you still on for a bit of OW swimming followed by cycling 12th May?

seren nos

pirate

26/04/2012 at 16:49

I am at the moment.....

Bouncing Barlist pirate

pirate

26/04/2012 at 17:25

Ive been poked and prodded, seems I have a muscle strain, nothing serious. Rest for a couple of days and streches.

Depending on how I feel im cleared for swimathon and MK marathon.

Cupcake.

pirate

26/04/2012 at 17:47

Just make sure you get to the start line in reasonable shape Barley

chilliboy70

26/04/2012 at 21:28

Dead quick question, quick answers much appreciated;

Is there much for a 5 and 7 year old girl to do around AT grounds whilst I am doing the event? I guess anything really is weather dependant.

Any answers much appreciated

Cupcake.

pirate

26/04/2012 at 22:26

There's a bunch of activities but I'm not sure whether they are available to individuals rather than groups, last year Enduroman listed on their site the times that those activities were running, may be worth dropping Steve an email to see or failing that AT themselves.

That's not much help is it really?

chilliboy70

26/04/2012 at 22:41

Thanks, SyM.es. More just wondering if with my missus and brothers could possibly set themselves away in the grounds on an adventure/nature walk/anything like that to use a bit of time rather than " when will we see dad again at the turning circle?"

I'm sure if the weather is fine there will be no problems, the kids are great and will be happy with suporting dad and maybe walking around watching others. I just don't want it to become a chore for the little ones. Anyway, I think it is a life lesson for them that exercise is good for you and look at all the others here doing just that and succeeding at what they set out to do.

I'm off to bed.

Happy birthday Seren!!

Barley, take it easy fella hope this week goes well for you.

Cupcake.

pirate

27/04/2012 at 08:52

There are a few nature trails that seemed well signposted, pretty big grounds there so should occupy them while you're out and about.

seren nos

pirate

27/04/2012 at 17:44

missed the swim today for an oesteopath appointment........ny neck, and back are grateful and he confirmed that the knee problems in the medial ligaments....so i will carry on cycling and swimming and bin the running for now

purpletrilady pirate

pirate

28/04/2012 at 10:32

Looks like we are all suffering a little.

I spoke too soon on Monday. Since then I have suffered from tiredness that has just got worse each day. On Thursday I tried a swim but abandoned it after 1500m. Today I abandoned my bike because of the weather, but I was also still feeling really tired. My muscles feel fine, I was bombing up the hills, but its like my head can't be bothered.

I fell asleep when I got back. I keep having days off in the hope that I will feel better but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

I had a bit of cry this morning because its so frustrating. I think I need to man up and put the whole thing in perspective i think!

I'm meeting up with a friend later, hopefully it will take my mind of the whole thing.

I hope you all have a good weekend.

Sorry for moaning

seren nos

pirate

28/04/2012 at 13:55

Purple....i keep on ahving weeks off......todays bike ride only turned out to be about 30 miles so have planned a long bike ride for Tuesday....going a long way away and then will have to make it back home again.thinking of making it over 150 miles as i seem to want to get one of those in......i'm hoping a change of roads will do me good.......as i seem to be fed up with cycling the same roads......i need something new at the moment....

todays early river swim was binned and i had a lie in instead.......but I am going across to bristol early tomoorow for a lake swim as i was suppossed to be going to the sea.but we have deemed thst the sea and probably the river might be a bit dangerous at the moment

O.rangeCannon.... Extravalanza here I come! pirate

pirate

28/04/2012 at 13:59

creak....creak

my 5 hr bike this morning went really well.
The only problem is that I am only just about to get out of bed!

Its hard to keep motivated / going after months of training, when you get tired and the niggles start

Do I feel guilty about missing it? Sort of, but this is supposed to be fun, and when it isn't then a break to get the mojo back is essential

hope the knee gets better Seren

Schmunkee - The List Fairy

28/04/2012 at 19:37

Keep at it Girls. I can only imagine what you are putting your bodies through at the moment and they will need time to recover. Take it steady, look after yourselves, and listen to your body and mind

purpletrilady pirate

pirate

29/04/2012 at 09:48

well this is what my coach says

"Rest today and rest tomorrow. Completely. You are tipping over to over training and you need to stop the spiral.
In fact. I would almost say this next week off and then a good session Saturday and one Monday if you feel okay?"

In a way it was a relief, I had been stressing out about it far too much and I have been constantly tired for the last three weeks.

OC - you are right sometimes your perspective gets all scewed. (how do you spell that ??).

The balance between fun and pushing yourself is a hard one to find sometimes.

Schmuks - thanks

Today I had a lie-in and a long bath, it was heaven.

And on the positive side I picked the best weekend weather wise to be overtrained.

Thanks for all the support

seren nos

pirate

29/04/2012 at 12:05

thanks schmunkee.....

Purple as you know i have already had a couple of weeks off training during the last few months.......i think its helped...

swimming was cancelled again this morning.3rd in a row.and so went to the pool.........5.6k swam........

and faster than tuesday so getting closer to those cutoff times

Bouncing Barlist pirate

pirate

29/04/2012 at 20:03

Come on team,

I know its getting tough for us all injuried are training fatigue are showing themselves we just need to push through for 4 more weeks.

That said, with 4 weeks training left there we're not going to massively adapt or get a lot better, getting some quality sessions in and ticking over is probably the main goal. Most importantly is getting to the start line fit and ready to rumble.

If you are suffering its probably a good time to take a bit of a step back for a few days so good advice from your coach Purple, clense your mind and forget about training for a few days and plan some rebuilt sessions for next weekend, then get back to the grindstone for 3 weeks.

Its about the long haul so look back at your training diaries and see what youve achieved, reflect on the long runs and bikes which youve done.

purpletrilady pirate

pirate

29/04/2012 at 20:16

I thinking about my bike strategy, I've decided I'm going to break it into loops like I have been doing with my run.

Seren - How long did it take you on average to complete each loop? I was thinking about 1hr 45, does that seem about right?

I was thinking of allowing myself 1:55 for each loop.

Wise words Barley