Motivation

Yep. And then we can put all this silliness behind us. On the plus side, despite its best efforts to rain or snow on me, all I got while I was out were a few stray snowflakes. Is this actually my first dry ride of the year? Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 02/28/2010 Time: 09:28:16 Total Time: 3:55:00.00 Calories:...
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Running last night in the universally crappy weather, I was listening to my iPod (also keeps the cold out of my ears - I don’t like ear ache!). It was the usual selection of songs for training, and just perfect to help me visualise the Ironman race. For big, long races like this, having...
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After Sunday’s ride I was cold and tired. So on Monday morning, the duvet was far too nice to get out of, and I FAILED to make it to the early bird swim session. But not to worry - with careful planning, and a pool that’s just five minutes from the office, I can fit...
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Why do I do it to myself? At least the ice and snow encrusting my nether regions had melted before I went for my cool-down run. Not that I could have been any cooler. Just out of interest, does anyone know when this winter’s going to end? Workout: Type: Run Date: 02/21/2010 Total Time: 00:20:00.00 Calories: 304 Distance: 2.5 miles Average Pace:...
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Well I thought I had a good swim today. I managed to do each of my reps at the target pace, and breathing on both sides (to the left going down the pool, and the right on the way back up). It was far from perfect - especially breathing on my weaker...
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Today’s Yehuda Moon strip just about sums up the commuting that’s just avound the corner: . . . or if you’re cycling through Essex & Suffolk with us this July , it’s the kind of thing you see at about 4a.m.-ish …
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Ironman. My feeling is that it’s a long, hard race. It seems that every couple of days, I get completely spooked out by it. OMG, what if I don’t make the swim cut-off time? (2h:15m) What if the bike goes badly - I’ve got to finish that by 10h:45m from race start. That means just 8h:30m to...
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My thoughts… … that sea looks quite choppy, with a lot of people for me to get in the way of. I’d better hang back at the start or I’m going to get well and truly swum over! … those climbs in the first half of the bike course look pretty brutal. Also interesting to note...
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Another day where my motivation was low . . . but I ground on through anyway. To begin with, there was the whole thing of getting out of bed - after an early night, I’d had nearly nine hours’ sleep, but the bed was sooo warm, and the bedroom freezing cold. Then there was the drive...
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Something strange happened overnight - it warmed up, and the ice over all the roads and pavements pretty much vanished. I hadn’t noticed this before I left the house, so with my ice shoes on, I sounded like the cast of Riverdance going for a run. What I did notice was the weather: blowing a...
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