Adam from Cheeky Monkey called and they have the Soloist Team in my size, so I’m picking it up on Thursday morning.
I went up to Cheeky Monkey this morning and had a chat with Adam about my new bike. We agreed in the end that a full-on tri bike would not be the best option at the moment, and that a road bike was they way to go. That meant that it was down to the Soloist 105 or the Team Soloist. I preferred the Team Soloist, because it’s a much higher spec’d bike, the colour is nicer and, while it was more expensive, there was a much larger discount being offered on it. It turns out that I can still use my existing MTB-style bike shoes with it, saving me $250 I thought I’d have to spend on road shoes. So, that’s what I’ve decided to get. Adam is checking with the importer to see if they have any of my size left, and will ring me tomorrow, so fingers crossed!
B: 58km – R: 18km – S: 2200m – W: 2 sessionsWent up to Centennial Park for the third week of the BRAT beginner’s bike group. This week was sprint training, so we set off, two abreast, around the park. Two locations had been pointed out around the lap, approximately 400m apart, and we had to sprint that 400m, then drop to the back of the group. When my turn came around I took off, and got up a good head of speed. I’d underestimated how long the distance was and was fading a little in the last 50m. My legs were in bits afterwards, but we only had a few laps left after that. Once we’d finished it was time for coffee and a toasted sandwich before heading home via the Icebergs to meet Kev and watch him join BRAT. Niall is also joining. I don’t think they’ve any interest in triathlon per se, but there a couple of run training groups they would like to join, and there’s also the club racing series which provide a few cheap races for them to do. You never know though ;-)
B: 48km – R: 18km – S: 2200m – W: 2 sessionsWell, not quite ;-) Got my longest run ever in last night, 7.5km. I wanted to see how ti felt and use it as an indicator as to whether I’d be able to finish the 10K next weekend. I decided to adopt the “run 6mins, walk 1min” approach popularised by Jeff Galloway since I never really got up to speed with a proper training plan. It worked pretty well last night as I managed to do the 7.5km in 47:40, which would predict a 10K time around 1:04:00. Jacqui is still keen to do the race, so I’ll just run with her if she does decide to enter.
2min @ 6kmh7 * { 6min @ 10kmh 1min @ 5.5kmh}2min @ 6kmhTotal: 7.9kmCompleted a basic light weights session last night. My weights are pretty easy, and I’m doing them because everything else I do (bike & run) only works the legs. At the moment the session looks like this:
2 * { Bicep Curls: 12 * 6kg Tricep Curls: 12 * 6kg Shoulder Raises: 12 * 6kg Press Ups: 12 Sit Ups: 12}R: 9.1km – S: 2200m – W: 2 sessions100, 200, 300, 300, 200, 100 FS with 1min restTotal: 1200m
Got another run in last night on the treadmill. Felt pretty good throughout, though my legs were starting to feel it towards the end. Aerobically I was fine and could have doubled the distance, not sure about the legs though! Having said that, they feel OK today, so I’m not going to do ay running tonight, then I’ll attempt 7.5km tomorrow evening. That will be the longest distance I’ve ever run, so if that goes OK I shouud be able to handle the 10km (just).
2min @ 6kmh3 * { 10min @ 10kmh 1min @ 5kmh}2min @ 6kmhTotal: 5.6kmI think I’ll stick to the ladder style of session for the moment, gradually introducing longer swims until I’m up over 2km per session. Then I’ll start more traditional training.R: 9.1km – S: 1000m – W: 1 session200 FS300 FS300 FS200 FSTotal: 1000m
Woo hoo! Cheeky Monkey are having a Cervelo sale, and the price of a Dual has dropped $650! I’m heading in for a fitting on Sunday ;-)
The only thing I need to worry about is whether I can commute on aero bars. May not be a good idea.Down in Canberra this week, so runs are on the treadmill. Got 20mins @ 10km/h last night. Easy enough pace, though I was really noticing the heat indoors. Did 2min walk as warm-up, then 10min run, 1min walk so I could drink some water, then another 10min run, follwed by 2min cool down. Did the usual light weights session afterwards too.
R: 3.5km – W: 1 sessionI’ve just spent the weekend down at the snow tih Jacqui, Lara and Jodi. Saturday was absolutely roasting and the snow was all slushy as a result. I could have boarded in shorts and t-shirt if I’d wanted to. Jacqui had her first attempt at snowboarding and had a great time. She wasn’t planning on enjoying it, but by the end of the day she was asking questions about how much her own snowboard would cost! However, she did admit that was more from a desire to avoid all the hassles of renting gear rather than to go snowboarding on a regular basis.
Sunday was much better as the temperature was down, it was a little overcast and the snow stayed in good shape. Mount Perisher was the place to be, and while there’s less cover than a month ago, there’s still better cover than last year. Unfortunately the crap weather that had been forecast for Saturday showed up at 5pm, and it rained, and rained, and rained. We woke up this morning and it was still raining, so our chance to board Thredbo was over and we came home early. You win some, you lose some.That’s the end of the boarding season as far as I’m concerned. It’s time to re-focus on the fitness campaign!