Weekly Weigh-in

This week I have gained 3/4 lb (0.3 Kg) with my % body fat remaining the same.

My food intake had increased slightly and I thought it was inline with the increase in training but obviously this was not.

Swimming Drills

Today I did a swim session using the new drills from the previous night. I was able to do them quicker as I did not have to listen to the instructions compared to the previous day, I think I remembered them correctly.

I did feel more efficient swimming today as I was noticing all the small parts of the swim stroke.

It was a bit strange as I was doing some more unusual swim strokes/drills in the lane next to where they had an aquajog session with about 20 people.

Had a Swimming Lesson

Despite already completing an Ironman which includes a 2.4 mile (3.8 Km) swim I decided to go to a swimming lesson, as I felt my swimming technique could be improved.

It was a good 1 hour session doing various drills with emphasis on each the areas that we needed to improve. This was easily done as there was only 2 people being taught which made it a really productive session and by the end I could feel improvements.

Now I have a few more drills to help practice these techniques.

Not doing the Ultra Marathon

I have decided not to the Ultra Marathon that I had planned this year as I have not done enough training for it.

It is also too close to the Ironman France to be able to recover properly for it.

Extra Walking

Also on Saturday which was not included in my weekly training was walking about 1.5 miles (2.4km) each way from the main railway station in Southampton to Southampton FC to watch a football game.

As my seat was only a few rows from the top it was a bit of hill session going up to the seat. As the food and drink was available underneath the stand so therefore I did a few hill reps.

I am not sure if it was that windy at the height of the seat or the stadium design but it seemed windy all game yet I did not notice while walking to the game.

After the game I was walking away from the stadium back to the railway station and I recognised the person walking next me, so I chatted to them for a while. They supported the home team and supported the away team, the game had ended in a one all draw.

What is the odds of meeting someone you know at an away game. In this case about 1 in 23,000!!!

Weekly Update

This week I did under 1 hour of training. Half of this was swimming and the other half was cycling.

This was planned to be longer on Sunday with some cycling and swimming. However my right shoulder was hurting a bit when moving it forward, so I decided best not to do any training. I think this was due to me landing on top of my car the previous day, strange how it did not hurt this much when it happened.

This week looks like I may no do any outdoor exercise at the start of the week due to forecasted weather conditions. This morning after 9am they were already starting to grit the local roads!!

First Bike Ride of the Year

Earlier today I did my first bike ride of the year, which was over 5 months since I last rode it. This was just to test my bike was working ok, so after a visual inspection I went on a short 15 minute ride.

However it did not start well as I did not make it of my drive way without fulling of my bike on top of my car bonnet. I forgot about my foot being clipped in to the pedal on the side I stopped on.

After that the rest of the ride was ok. I did find out I should check the type pressures by measurement and not by feel. Also one of my on board cycle counters had ran out of battery.