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Winter Training

It’s funny how when you are in tip top shape how you adapt to knowing how fast you can run, or hard you can bike or how far you can swim and you quickly get used to that and accept it as the status quo. Each year the same thing happens to me after I take a little bit of time off, ease up on the training, and unavoidably lose some of that conditioning. I end up in a situation where my mind *thinks* it can still do what I was doing 2 months earlier.

Unfortunately that is not the case. I started into my winter base training 3 weeks ago and hit it with intensity and enthusiasm. As a result I am having to get the elevator to my 2nd floor apartment because I can’t face the stairs, my bike commute is usually a joyful 20 minutes and at the moment I would probably chew glass rather than face what is now 30 mins of thigh burning hell. I say that but the thought of having to go up and down stairs in the tube is one I can’t even contemplate without tears welling up in my eyes. I have done a couple of weights sessions and despite having to use lighter weights, I have spent the past 10 days in varying degrees of pain. I know it will be worth it and now is the key time to start building my strength ready for my first triathlon of 2010 which will be Blenheim Castle in early June.

I have spent considerable time planning out next years race schedule which is starting to take shape as more and more race organisers release the 2010 dates for their events. My goal for next year is to do the races I LOVED this year (London Olympic, Dextro Hyde Park Olympic and some Dorney Lake events) as well as try out some new ones. Paul @ Wiggle has been very generous and is upgrading my road bike so the plan is to also do a few more sportives including the inaugural Kiron Sportive on Sunday 20th June. It promises to be a great event and is based at Eastnor Castle. I did a race there a few years ago and it is a beautiful area. Entry to the sportive is a very reasonable £22 which includes a T-shirt and goody bag. You can sign up here I am sure it is going to be a fantastic event.

Next up for me is a 10km run in Regents Park next weekend, maybe my quads will have recovered enough to get to the start line ;)

Keep up the winter training!

Cx

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