This week was a very running centric plan, the cycling has taken a back seat and felt great to do a "regular' training week. Historically this was 2 x RRR training runs, a track session or pacey 5k and a Long Slow Run (LSR).
On the cycling front, I have a new profile picture which my son has crafted in photoshop (was hoping for a few pounds to be shaved off!) merging my two sport photos, the Bangor 10k (the one I had to run in shoes) and the first Sportive I did the other week.
So Monday started with a good training session with RRR group B, the route I had tried out on the Saturday before, this time though from the club and as we ran back, I could have peeled off home but felt strong and carried on to the club, a run just shy of 10 miles and 5th on the "Tiny Rebel" segment and a PR on the final sprint back to the club.
Most talk around the route was on the number of chippys open and how the smell is so good!
Tuesday I had a jaunt around Royton and felt good to have a bit of pace in my legs, again 5th on "Tiny Rebel" some of the paths were dark and a reminder winter is coming!
After a nice rest day on Wednesday, it was back to training with the RRR on Thursday
I move to 3rd on Tiny Rebel and a run just shy of 9 miles, this time the smell of chippys was too much and succumbed to pudding, chips and curry afterwards!
On Sunday I was originally going to cycle with the SIP on a nice hilly route but decided to do a Half Marathon instead
I had not really prepped, hydration or food so by mile 8 it was tough going and the route began to go uphill, I could happily have turned for home but wanted to complete a half marathon and pushed on.
The first half of the route does not need any stops for lights and so on, after Middleton, it was a regular stop and start which gives some rest for the chest, but the legs I kept having to swing to keep them from tightening up.
For some time I have been thinking of getting a "turbo trainer" and as the weather gets worse and the days shorter it pays dividends to turn to cycle on a trainer. So thankfully Wahoo has started to take orders again, the demand for any kind of training equipment is strong and the supply, patchy at best as the pandemic rolls on.
The model I have gone for is the Kickr and have friends with these and they speak very highly of the quality, it can simulate up to 20% hills which is plenty enough for me!
https://uk.wahoofitness.com/devices/bike-trainers/kickr
Hopefully it will arrive in the next few weeks as it is a backorder.
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