07-05-2013, 03:57 PM
Hey there,
Hope all is well with you, sorry long-time no post. Crazy month of travelling with work and squeezing in training where possible, not much time for anything else!!
I got through the last cycle mainly with treadmill running for quality (2k's at 3:22 pace, 1k's at 3:18 pace, 400's at 74/75s pace).
Anyway, despite thinking I'd lost a lot of form last month, I had 2 solid back-to-back races this Sun/Mon (despite being heavily jet lagged after a flight back from San Francisco on Saturday!).
- 5th at Aquathlon World Champs qualifier (750m swim, 5k run) on tough off-road course. Beaten by strong runners, but qualified 1st in Age Group
- 1st in the second Thames Turbo Sprint race (500m swim, 22k bike, 5k run). I actually pb'd in all 3 disciplines so very pleased with that result.
2x off-road 5k's in 2 days have left my ankles a little sore so taken today completely off (feeling better already). Planning very easy jog tomorrow then kicking off with 2k's on Thurs. This is an important cycle as really important race (World Olympic Distance Tri qualifier) on 2nd June.
FYI am planning (if I qualify) to race both the Aquathlon and Triathlon world champs in London. There are 4 days between the races, with the aquathlon first (which is 750 swim, 5k run) so I think that should be plenty of time to recover if I play it carefully...?
Cheers,
Jamie
Hope all is well with you, sorry long-time no post. Crazy month of travelling with work and squeezing in training where possible, not much time for anything else!!
I got through the last cycle mainly with treadmill running for quality (2k's at 3:22 pace, 1k's at 3:18 pace, 400's at 74/75s pace).
Anyway, despite thinking I'd lost a lot of form last month, I had 2 solid back-to-back races this Sun/Mon (despite being heavily jet lagged after a flight back from San Francisco on Saturday!).
- 5th at Aquathlon World Champs qualifier (750m swim, 5k run) on tough off-road course. Beaten by strong runners, but qualified 1st in Age Group
- 1st in the second Thames Turbo Sprint race (500m swim, 22k bike, 5k run). I actually pb'd in all 3 disciplines so very pleased with that result.
2x off-road 5k's in 2 days have left my ankles a little sore so taken today completely off (feeling better already). Planning very easy jog tomorrow then kicking off with 2k's on Thurs. This is an important cycle as really important race (World Olympic Distance Tri qualifier) on 2nd June.
FYI am planning (if I qualify) to race both the Aquathlon and Triathlon world champs in London. There are 4 days between the races, with the aquathlon first (which is 750 swim, 5k run) so I think that should be plenty of time to recover if I play it carefully...?
Cheers,
Jamie