Training Log Archive: capt'n smythie

C • rest day 1

Uni... still 5 assignments to go

Too busy at uni

Hills session, 6 x 1 min (2 min) at Kangaroo bay. Felt tired and lathargic all day, and was bloody windy, so wasn't that pumped for it... especially as it was the first hills session for a while which always sucks.
Didn't feel too bad once I got going tho, but that was probably cause I only did 6 and didn't exactly kill myself. Had to go back to doing the old hills since a magpie kept swooping me at the top of the hill after the first few reps, so it's a bit hard to judge how it went compared to the last few times.

260 (152/170)
277 (160/175)
255 (153/172)
270 (156/174)
270 (160/176)
271 (158/178)

Warm up (15') from Emma's house and cool down (5') around the oval.

Fairly cruisy run around a variation of the usual loop. Was late and I was getting pretty hungry so made it short. Daylight savings is awesome.
Not sure how much training will get done in the next two weeks. I have 6 projects/assignments to do within that time, and 4 of those I haven't even looked at yet. Not to mention the 2 presentations next week.

Early morning ride with Emma from my place down along Seven Mile Beach. Pretty nice ride once we got going, but my arse was pretty sore from yesterday after not being in the saddle for a while.

Afternoon pyramid interval session (1-2-3-2-1-1-2-1) along Howrah bike path, with 1 min walking recoveries.
Had a fairly decent headwind in one direction which made things a bit tougher... had the headwind for the 3 min effort which made that so much more fun. Felt pretty good and was happy with my pace, but certainly a lot to improve on. Struggled a bit on the 3 min and the second 2 min effort.

Pace HR
1 3:01 (148/167)
2 3:03 (163/175)
3 3:19 (173/182)
2 3:10 (171/182)
1 3:05 (163/178)
1 3:09 (163/179)
2 3:15 (173/184)
1 3:06 (163/177)

Louis killa loop with Timmy. Took it easy at the start and resisted the temptation to tt up Bonnet Hill and smash Timmy's last pb, but decided not to for the sake of the rest of the ride.
Awesome ride and conditions, with the exception of a brief downpour near Margate. Wasnt even as cold as usual coming down the mountain. Looking forward to more of these in summer.

C • great ride! 6

Left shoes at home