Training – Page 4 – 2020 Hindsight

Weights, a Run and Pilates

Pulled up a little sore from the race plus work yesterday, but nothing beyond DOMS so no particular concerns. Outside of the calves and some glutes stuff stood out. I had a Rostered Day Off today, so ran some admin and household chores before hitting the gym mid-morning doing my Abs, Back and (some) ShouldersContinue reading “Weights, a Run and Pilates”

BRRC 10 km

Started Sunday with the first road running race I’ve done in a few years. I rejoined the Brisbane Road Runners on Saturday afternoon which was probably asking a bit much of their membership system ahead of the first race of the year on Sunday. So I ran with the field, but didn’t really take partContinue reading “BRRC 10 km”

A Morning Ride

I would normally ride with my Saturday morning group, but with my regular riding partner cancelling through illness, and me facing an early start to go run 10 km tomorrow with the Brisbane Road Runners and then going to work, I elected to take a bit of a sleep in and ride from home. IContinue reading “A Morning Ride”

Finishing Off Weights

As per my earlier post regarding weight training, I got the gym after work and finished off the second part of my program. The place was busy but just at that level where people are around but you can still get the machines you want when you want, no mean feat when you’re pairing sets.Continue reading “Finishing Off Weights”

Weighty Matters

One terrible discovery I made a couple of years ago is that the idea that you lose strength in your 40’s is not false. It involved my first weights session in a couple of years and attempting to bench a couple of kilograms less than what I had been lifting previously. It did not goContinue reading “Weighty Matters”

First Activity of the Year

Being mid-week and targeting the Brisbane Road Runners 10k event on Sunday I was looking to prove that I could at least run 10 km, and preferably manage an hour. I had managed to cover 10.5 km at 4:51 m/km pace back on December 24 during our Christmas stay up at Caloundra, running the flatContinue reading “First Activity of the Year”