Jog On...

It's officially started, I'm back training hard-ish and best of all I'm recording the sessions on my Garmin. I bloody love stats. I only planned to do 3 or possibly 4 sessions but due to a cold and cough I was stuck on 2, but 2 is better than none. 18/11/13 - Turbo Session This was just a simple session, spin the legs out and finish strong. I decided to put a DVD on to help with the pain, well this was really frustrating as the machine kept on freezing and skipping so I ended up getting off the bike twice so that's the dips in the graphs. It makes me mad when I have to do this as it disrupts the whole session and I need to find the rhythm again. Session Details 19/11/13 - Turbo Session Another simple session, but I managed to sort out the DVD player this time so no interruptions and I even had time to laugh on the turbo at the film (Wedding Crashers) so I obviously wasn't working hard enough. I started the session with an easy peddle out for 20 ...

2 weeks back in training and I feel great... even more importantly my knee feel great! I the last 14 days I've turbo trained 9 sessions and all have been more intense than the last. I've gone from 20 minutes to 45 minutes and gone from a minor/none resistance to the top ring with a cheeky mid resistance. I'm happy to start recording my training sessions from now on so I've dug out my brand new Garmin 910 XT that I had for my 30th birthday in April and get testing it out. I'm also going to invest in trainer road software to see what kind of wattage / power I'm pushing on the bike. It looks like something good to invest my money in as I love stats. Other Good / Bad news is that Ironman Wales has now been fully booked up so there are no spaces left for me to enter. Its good news that I wont over train and feel that "inch" to enter and cut corners with my training, but bad news as I have to wait till 2015 definitely now! Looks like another event wit...

I'm nearly there, my knee seems to be coming back to normal well I mean pre op before injury I can't remember what it's like having a normal knee, no niggles, no Sharpe pains, no swelling... Don't get me wrong I'm far from my A game but I'm constantly improving and I'm ready to commit to training again, only light duties for now but enough to get my HR up and in that fat burning zone. It's been a massive 27 weeks since I was injured and 17 weeks since my op. I've been giving the all clean from the surgeon last week but the physio doesn't want me running just yet.  To top it off I've put weight on since my surgery, I've tried my best to calorie manage while I was off my feet but the past 4 weeks since my new daughter was born that "calorie management" has gone out the window. I've put on a staggering 11 lbs in 27 weeks of no training which I'm happy with but also disappointed with. I suppose it will make ...

29/04/13 - Turbo Session Start week with a quality turbo session but a big but.. on the power reps I felt a "tweak" in my knee, not a good tweak either. It hurt and made me stop in my tracks, I could feel a niggle through the remainder of the session, I hadnt felt a pain like that since I ruptured my knee ligaments about 10 years ago. I hope its nothing to serious... The set was 15 warm up 15 Max reps (1 min on 1 min off) 5 warm down Session Details Duration 00:50:00 Distance 11 Miles 30/04/13 - Rest Day 01/05/13 - Rest Day 02/05/13 - Turbo Session Low resistance spin, as the knee still doesn't feel right after 2 days away from any strain. A simple 30 mins easy session Session Details Duration 00:30:00 Distance 5 Miles 03/05/13 - Rest Day 04/05/13 - Free Run A lovely day for a run, sun shining, Oakley on and the open road for a 50 minute run. I was fired up for this run session, I don't know why I just was and I se...

26/11/12 - Rest Day 27/11/12 - Rest Day  28/11/12 - Rest Day 29/11/12 - Rest Day 30/11/12 - Rest Day  01/12/12 - Rest Day 02/12/12 - Free Run After a well earned rest and recovery from being ill, I wasn't hungry for training, but I knew I had to get out there so I got my waterproofs on an off I went. After the first mile, I thought "I'm not really enjoying this" but I had to man up from the wind, rain and cold and get another 4 miles under my belt. The first 3 miles is completed in the pitch black on a limited access road so its a tad bit scary when its just you, the head torch and the road. I forgot my iPod so I ended up jumping or gasping at every little bark, toot or rustle in the hedges. I suppose it made me run quicker. After completing the first lap I though to myself I've still got a bit left in the tank here and lets bang out 2 more miles for th...

16/01/12 - Core Workout Simple and easy core workout today, keep it quick and enough to build up a sweat. Its the first core session back and I really enjoyed it. I knew I had to kick start my core muscles for the first session back and I definitely could feel them the following days. Session Details 2 Reps 2 x 25 standard sit up 2 x 15 sec plank 2 x 15 hip raises 2 x 20 reverse sit up 2 x 30 knee raise sit up 17/01/12 - Cold Sea Front Run It was an ideal for running, no rain, no wind, just a chill in the air, but that soon went after the first mile. I am keen to get the mileage back in my legs, so this run was ideal, no rush just a simple run. It was a flat out and back run, I turned on the 30 minute mark and came back to the car. I really enjoyed this session, and I know its building back my base layer stamina which is only a good thing for me going forward. The pavement was all mine, like a ghost town but that was great as it helped me complete an average mile pa...