Training Log Archive: RobB

Steady warm up and down. Most of the warm down was spent Gareth searching.

1st leg on the high peak relay. Two big hills interspersed with some dead flat trails. Pushed pretty hard and felt ok, but was glad when I saw the finish line.

Kelly ran really well, just missing out on the course record, which given the conditions was pretty good.

Run back from Al's to home down the valley.

Got my brand new bike today so went to christen it with a ride with Al and Candyman. I certainly need to find some "cycling legs" as both of the boys kept riding away from me, and I was embarrassingly slow cycling down some of the hills.

Certainly had fun though, but it is going to be bloody freezing in the winter.

C • Bike 4

Another steady day

Run to and back from work - keeping it steady as trying to ward off cold.

Run to work in the morning.

C • chugga chugga 2

Run to gym and back at lunch and then home.

Quick weights session - realised that not been doing it for a while. 2x12 front squats (50kg, 55kg), then 2x12 back squats (70kg, 80 kg), then 2x10 single leg squats (40kg). Doing physio exercises between each effort. Gym was really quiet for once.

Clare's got a stinking cold so feel a bit like a dead man walking. Not going to kill myself over the next few days and see what happens.

4x1600 with 55 seconds recovery. Was not looking forward to it and it certainly felt tough during the session. Squeezed them all out in about 5.00 (slowest was 5.01 and fastest about 4.57).

During the last few reps felt really tired and was constantly trying to change my style slightly to get more power out - never really worked but at least it was a slight distraction from the pain.

Run to work.

Run to track and then home again with OJ and MS. Noted a new Tesco - at Kelham island. OJ remarked how nice it was to have company on the last section of his run home .....just before he stopped and left me to run the last mile by myself!

Run to work and then home from Pilates. Tried to keep a decent pace up on the way back.

Pilates - just made it in time and squeezed into the back of the class. One other man for company tonight. Not sure if I am getting better or not but certainly feel "straighter" leaving the class than I did on the way in.