Week one of training completed and in general it has been a good one.
In a nutshell:
My aim to get back to my racing weight by losing 1lb a week which I achieved this week.
Managed to finally get out on the road bike three times for some short sessions including a hills session. Great to be back out riding again.
Took part in the Human Race Kingston Breakfast Run 8.2 miler on Sunday. Hadn't run that distance since the marathon part of IMCH. Now it was rather silly of me to attempt this without training so I decided to take it slowly. With the amount of people on the course this wasn't hard. To highlight, the first mile was a 10.28. My dodgy leg started letting me know at mile 2 that it wasn't happy. Despite this I was feeling good. As the run went on I was getting faster and ran the last mile in 8.08 finishing the race in 1:16.39. Not earth shattering, but testament to what I can achieve when I put my mind to it.
It's now for me to take a slight step back on the running to get this leg right. Already started glute activation exercises which I hope will benefit. I need to get swimming again as I haven't been for a while...... I can't wait for open water season to start!
So, that brings me to the title of the blog. What is my ultimate training aid?
I admit I'm a bloke when it comes to the must haves; GPS watches, carbon framed bikes, performance clothing, you name it. However there is one training aid that transcends all this which I didn't get from Wiggle.
And that would be my lovely Wifey. Despite Georgie only being 8 weeks old, Mel allows me time to go and train. So I better bloody do well at Windsor.
hey there Jon,
ReplyDeletehow do u fancy following the 3-2-1 diet plan and reporting back / writing me a blog? i have done it, it worked, and 2 others i know have and it works. search for it on my blog http://www.melanieryding.blogspot.com and let me know what you think