Andy's Training Diary

Current programme: Winter base: build up swim distance to 2k, runs to 10k, do one long ride a week and introduce olympic weightlifting in a light, explosive way to get some plyometric power.

Best Times:
Half-marathon 2:12.
10k run 59:00
10 mile bike time trial 27:47.
400m swim 9:13
Best Lifts:
Squat 140kg (308lb)
Deadlift 170kg (374lb).
Triathlons:
May 2006: Wellington Novice (200m swim / 13k bike / 3k run). Popped my cherry and did it on a fixed-wheel bike to boot. Swim: 6:26; Bike: 34:52; Run 14:47. Total: 56:05.

June 2006: Burnham Tri - 1:32:56 - 15:00 swim; 42:30 bike; 35:26 run.

June 2006: Bude - My first OW event. Swim: 00:26:30, Bike: [/i] 00:38:47, Run: 00:31:21; Total: 01:36:38

September 2006: Cotswold - 40th in age group G (35-40) out of 53. Swim 09:12, Bike 38:32; Run 23:19; Overall 01:11:04

Training Diary

January 28, 2004 -

32 miles today: there and back. Bracing!

January 26, 2004 -

17 miles today!

January 23, 2004 -

Yesterday: 18 miles bike. The day before: 20 miles.

January 19, 2004 -

Offroad cycling on Dartmoor, 12.5 miles. Puff, wheeze, gasp!

January 18, 2004 -

Dinosaur fun: 120lb sandbag bearhug carried for half a kilometre. Holy uncle Bob.

January 16, 2004 -

Yesterday: 12 miles bike.

Today: Clean and press, 30kg x5, 40kg x5, 50kg x5, 52kg x1, 55kg x1, 57kg x1. 60kg cleaned but not pressed. Technique is improving.

January 13, 2004 -

2 mile run.

January 12, 2004 -

Yesterday: 15 miles with a loaded trailer.

Today: Fun in the rain!

Bench Press 40kg x12, 50kg x7, 60kg x2.

Barbell curl 30kg x4, x3.

Clean and Press 30kg x5, 40kg x5, 50kg x5.

Sack carry.

January 09, 2004 -

20 miles of commuting.

January 05, 2004 -

Moderate pace 16 miles of hilly back roads.

January 04, 2004 -

2/1/04 Oops, forgot to blog these...

4 miles bike and trailer, plus this relatively gentle session to work some physio magic on my bad left wrist (nothing really to limit, just before):

Dumbbell bench press 15kg x15, 20kg x10, 24kg x3.

Hammer curl 10kg x14, 15kg x7, 17kg x4 (ish).

Bent-over barbell row 30kg x12, 35kg x4 - wrist ouchy abort.

Crunch 20, 20, 20 superset with:

Gripper T 6/4, 6/3, 10/3.

3/1/04 4 miles bike with trailer.

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