Stuart Hayes Blog: Getting Ready For A New Season
After my break it only took a couple of weeks to get back some good fitness again and to be honest I love the feeling of training for the new season.
I went to the Wiggle Christmas party which was great fun I got to meet some of the Wiggle athletes and also the people that provide such a fantastic online service.
After two weeks of training I decided to do the Cambridge 10k on New Years eve. One of my training partners in the UK Will Clark wanted me to race so I could see where he comes from and the Miles he did as a kid. I ran a 32.08 and I placed 4th and Clarkey ran a 30.05 which won him the race. I went out with him for 2k only to fine the mind was willing but the body wasn’t.
The past few weeks with the snow have been tough and have been really getting to me. Just like every one else I have been on the turbo since Christmas and luckily I am off to OZ so I can get back outside again. I feel for all you guys and girls that can’t get away to somewhere warm to train however what I did realise was the turbo is way harder than riding outside because of the constant pedaling. The only problem is the boredom, so I found some useful Wiggle cycling DVD’s which helped with my motivation and to keep me on the turbo longer. You might want to check them out at www.wiggle.co.uk.
But one thing I did find was a positive is that running in the snow is great as your legs don’t get as sore and it good resistance work. Happy training everyone and will be back soon to give you another update.
Stu