Training Log Archive: jonnyq

Long cycle with Laurence and Cillín. I felt really good for all of this which is surprising because I normally have a few bad patches. We were going a lot easier than I normally cycle at though. Felt good to ride with the lads though, and I really enjoyed the whole day! We cycled Glendoo-Sally Gap-Ballinastoe-Djouce-Enniskerry. Nice long ride, we'll have to try and do a 100k sometime over the summer!

Nice easy swim to try and stave off the legs a bit. I enjoyed it, and I had to throw in small bits of effort going past slow people. I always feel amazing after swimming, I should definitely keep it as a regular part of training going forward.

I was meant to go training early morning before my exam but that never happened. I was happy that I managed to get out after, it was a nice blow out before going out. I just did the standard Texaco ride. Small bit of rain on the way out before a hailstorm on the way back. It was quite unpleasant and painful but also pretty epic, just grinding away. I enjoyed this immensely.

Longest ride so far I'm pretty sure. Nice day for it and actually enjoyed it a lot! The climb from Crone to Glendoo was rough as always but got a new lease of life on the descent and I was cruising after this. The last 10km were pretty tough though, quads were starting to struggle. Good training day, happy with it until Ruadhán bested me by 4km! Easy swimming day tomorrow!

Extended Johnnie Fox's loop. Quite cloudy starting out so I was wearing my bears jacket. Two minutes in and it turns into a beautifully glorious day. Roasting by the end. Didn't feel great on the climbs but ground them out and could open up a bit on the descent. Big wedding happening in Glencullen, so many cars. Back in plenty of time for my 3pm exam!

Cycled into town to meet an old friend from Irish college. I was going to do proper training (long cycle) but I was absolutely wrecked when I woke up so figured a day off wouldn't hurt.