Gym session

Tough session with Lyn. Particularly enjoyed the dangly jackknife thingy. 12 minute running trial: 2.68km, average speed 4'29" Then 2 km in the pool (actually 2.05km) in 45'10" (2'12" per 100m) Total April distances now: Running: 75.36km Swimming: 10.175km Biking: 183.60km

April cumulatives

Running: 72.69km (vs 62.5 target) Biking: 183.60 km (vs 166.67 target) Swimming: 8.125 km (vs 8.33 target) Comfortably ahead on all measures now, and a big cycling month to come with 2 100km rides.

Walking the dog

7.04km around Bennachie, with 280m of up and down, at an average moving pace of 6'17"/km (although overall speed was 6'54" due to lots to stops/walking). Empty legs after yesterday's exertions.

Big Saturday

Well. Big day. First a cycle into Aberdeen to collect the car. Slightly further and slightly slower than last time, which may be due the rucksack, or losing a light and having to stop, or less helpful wind direction. 31.21 km at 27.6km/hr Then a 2 km run on the treadmill at 11km/hr (a couple of short intervals at 12km/hr), total time 10'40" Then a 1.05 km swim using the Garmin - which counted pretty well - in 21'24" - 20'23" per km - slower than I'd like, but not really killing myself Then a trip to Aboyne to collect Meriel, with time for a cycle from the gliding club to Ballater and back: 28.67km in 1hr1'50" at an average speed of 27.8km/hr. Felt good to be quick - although flattish - and into a headwind from the Northeast on the way back to Aboyne. Total bike kilometrage: 59.88km today (plus more than 50 last Sunday - 110km for the week!)

Ulsteinvik

A three day, two night visit to Ulsteinvik allowed time for a 5km and a 10km run. Neither was fast. 5.14km at 5'29/km and 10.15 at 6'04"/km (although the average moving pace on the longer run was exactly 6'/km Both with Mike, the second one handicapped by the previous day's exercise and the previous night's drinking

52km on the bike - no real wind, cool

Cold feet by the end - but wasn't wearing booties so my own fault. 52 km at 25.5km/hr around the county. Down to Cluny, to Souter's Cottage, along the A944 to Sauchen, and then right up the hill at Mains of Linton, then left back to the A944 at Ruth's farm, then Dunecht, Echt, Garlogie, Westhill, Mason Lodge, Lyne of Skene, Dunecht, Castle Fraser, Cluny and home. No beans left after about 30km - couldn't push the HR above about 135 for the last 20km. Must have been yesterday in the gym that did it.

Gym session

2 km warm up run at around 11km/hr 5km tempo run at 12.1 - 12.0 km/hr Then around 1km in the pool, although some ambiguity from the new watch!

Treadmill run, but cold developing

5km in 26'46" - 5'20"/km - but felt horrid as a cold developing

Cycled to and from Pilates in Kemnay

Nice fast cycle, 10.1 km at 28/5km/hr on the way there; 7.62km at 26.7km/hr on the way home (colder, getting dark, more climbing). 17.72km in total

Three Peaks swimming

2 km with various gaffing about with fins and paddles. Really tired inner thighs and shoulders afterwards. About 50 minutes - but who's counting?

First quarter - cumulative distances

Swimming: 25.55km (0.55km ahead of 25km for quarter)

Bike: 491.73km (8.27km behind 500km for quarter)

Running: 199.27 (11.77km ahead of 187.5km for quarter)

Clunky in the gym

2 km warming up at around 11.5/12 km/hr, then some abs work, then another 1 km on the treadmill at around 11k/hr. Nothing in my legs after a boozy friday night and then the biking yesterday.


Finished off with 1km in the pool, reasonably long strokes, but slow at more than 22 minutes.

Cycle into Aberdeen

Slightly downhill one way trip into Aberdeen to collect the car. Despite a brewing hangover, still managed 28.2km/hr.

Only a total of 45m descent in total, so have to assume what felt like a cross wind was actually at least partly a tail wind.

The Comerford gym triathlon

1 km rowing (level 6), 2 km on the spin bike (level 13) and 1 km running.

Times: 3'53", 4'20" and 4'47" - grand total exactly 13 minutes

Then 1 km in the pool in 20'54"

Miserable, wet and cold bike ride

Abandoned after 11km and came home - 21.33km in total at 26.0km/hr - which was ok since heart rate was not too high.

Added a new city - Southampton

Went for 7.74km around Southampton, with Mike. Included Ocean village and the Itchen bridge twice. Nice evening, quite quick - 5'13"/km

Repaid 2km swimming to the cosmos

2km in 40'58", the first in 20'9", the second in 20'49".

Week in Devon

Three runs, 9.59, 7.17 and 5.01 km plus the earlier 2.79 in Bath - so total for April so far: 24.56km, at various paces depending on terrain and company- the good ones at 5'27" ish

Up to the seminary

Up the hill from Allen's Cottage to the Priory Park RC college (v steep) and then a lap or two of the fishpond. 2.8km total, and slowly!