In the face of a poor overnight rain forecast, my riding buddy and I called off riding Friday afternoon and decided to meet at his gym at 6 am or so. I’m working on Sunday so decided to turn up a bit after 5 am, run 10 km or so, and meet him after that.Continue reading “Didn’t it Rain? Actually, it Didn’t…”
Category Archives: Training
A Swim and a Walk
Friday morning saw a a sewer pipe in a bridge under the Western Freeway inbound lanes burst. It seems unrelated to talk of keto, calories and exercise but the suburb and surrounds I live were gridlocked by traffic, to the extent that our drive to the pool for our erratically regular Friday night swim endedContinue reading “A Swim and a Walk”
Resuming Weights
I managed a reasonable night’s sleep, although I’m a bit over this pattern of a restless hour and a half, get up for half an hour, and then settle in for two good blocks of around 2 to 2 1/2 hours each. I feel rested, but it would be good to hit the sack andContinue reading “Resuming Weights”
Rolling Back into it
Yesterday was the best I’d felt in over a week. Possibly the combination of coming out of Sunday’s hangover, some decent sleep and resetting the macros to get them right. Sleep’s still a little disjointed with the need to get up every couple of hours still there, but I feel I’m getting good quality sleepContinue reading “Rolling Back into it”
Early Slow Jog and Walk
I had another tough night’s sleep which really amounted to three or four hour long naps. I gave up at about 04:20, got up and put some running clothes on, heading out for a slow 2.15 km jog in about twelve and a half minutes. I did some additional walking just to make sure IContinue reading “Early Slow Jog and Walk”
Hot Running
I took advantage of the public holiday and slept in. I felt sluggish on rising and elected to grab some breakfast and run later in the day. I ended up heading out to Pooh Corner at lunch time, which may have been an error. It was hot, with strong sun. I had intended to headContinue reading “Hot Running”
Saturday Morning, After the Storm
Brisbane had some storm activity early on Saturday morning, putting paid to any cycling plans I had. The back up plan was to meet my mate at the gym at 6 am. I elected to get up just before 5 am and head to Toowong and run in to the city along the Brisbane River.Continue reading “Saturday Morning, After the Storm”
A Friday Swim and Walk Combo
Fatigue was starting to lift a little on Friday. After an inactive day at work, my wife and I got out to the pool late afternoon where I pushed out a pretty slow 1 km swim in 27:51. I was conscious of my left calf throughout the swim but was able to exit the poolContinue reading “A Friday Swim and Walk Combo”
Fatigue, and a Test Walk
I suspect a combination of the sustained effort in the back half of Sunday’s 10 km run, three days of working in hot conditions, sustained calorie deficit and the EMS + Pilates sessions on Monday might have cooked me a bit. On top of being concerned about whether I had genuinely injured my calves, particularlyContinue reading “Fatigue, and a Test Walk”
Weigh in – Jan 21
Date Jan 1(Start) Jan 21(Today) Target 1 Target 2 Target 3 Target 4 Target 5 Target 6 Weight 81.7 kg 75.3 kg 79.2 kg 76.0 kg 75.0 kg 72.8 kg 70.0 kg 69.3 kg BMI 25.8 23.8 25.0 24.0 23.7 23.0 22.1 21.9 @ 1 kg a week Jan 19 Feb 10 Feb 17 MarContinue reading “Weigh in – Jan 21”
2020 Hindsight 