Weekly Weigh-in

This week I have gained a massive 2oz (0.05 Kg) and my % body fat down 0.5%.

So I am still down from my start of the year values.

Weekly Update

This week I did nearly 4 hours of training. With 2/3 of this being running, about 20% swimming and the remaining was at a gym induction.

As I had not done any training over the Christmas period I have been easing back in to training gradually increasing the distance and intensity.

Running-wise I am getting back to normal pace from pre-Christmas when I did a 6 mile run yesterday on my own.

Swimming I have done 2 session with the first one being harder at the end of the session, the next one was easier despite being more reps than the previous session.

This last week I have also had a gym induction which I am planning to go 2 or 3 times a week, with the only CV work is the warm up and cool down sections.

Today I decided to have a rest day as I did not want to double up my training time on the previous week.

Weekly Weigh-in

This week I have lost 1 lb (0.5 Kg) and also lost 1.5% body fat.

I think this was due to back to normal eating instead of "Christmas" food. Also I have started to increase my exercise.

Weekly Update

This week I did 2 hours of training which was all running.

The first 30 minutes session I was struggling with my right hamstring muscle feeling tight and my heart rate being higher than normal. I think this is due to not exercising for nearly 2 weeks.

Then today I refereed a football match, which a few players had to stop due to cramps, I was however ok.

I will gradually increase this over the next few weeks and hopefully include some gym work despite it being the busy time of the year at gyms.

2007 Review

This my review of last year in terms of races/training and weight loss.

The main goal was becoming an Ironman (already signed up for my next Ironman). I learnt some lessons from this being having the right kit for the conditions which I did not have. Also the amount of training could have been increased. I also did my first open water swim in a river, which was in the River Thames in the Windsor Triathlon. This year I did my two longest swims both in lakes a 2km and a 3.8km swim, it may have been more than that due to my open water navigation skills with a bit of zig-zagging on the course.

Then later in the year I then did 2 Marathons in a weekend, the second one did seem to be harder than normal.

However last year I gained 5 1/4lbs (2.4 Kg), this was gradually increasing throughout the year and not in a massive gain. This year I am planning to correct this.

New Year Weigh-in

Over the last two weeks I have lost 1 lb (0.5Kg) and gained 1.5% body fat.

I think the body fat increase was due to the type of food I ate over Christmas and the lack of exercise. The weight loss is likely to be due to the stomach bug which detoxed me a few times.

Training Update

This last week and a bit I have not done any training.

This was due to some family stuff at Christmas and then getting a stomach bug for a few days. Hopefully I should be back in training at the weekend and rejoined the gym.