Training blog as I build up to the 2010/2011 Great Manchester run(s), and beyond! Also starting to get into off road mountain biking.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

3 KM run

Back in the saddle/trainers, back to the 3KM run distance; gonna try and push to 5KM next week. Not too soon either, the Manchester 10K is in 6 weeks, argghh!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

(nearly) 3K Run

Nearly a 3K run. Very slow. Looks like it will be next month when I start upping the speed ;-)

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/69664606

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Cycling

I've got a new toy! (I've had it for a while, just couldn't figure out how to get it working)
It's a GPS watch that enables you to see how you're heart rate responds to exercise, and you can also see your route on Google Maps

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/67251407

Anyway, this is 30 minutes loop around Bramhall park on the bike, hopefully I can do the loop a few times and start to see some improvements.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Hayfield Reverse

Riders - Gus, Woody, Ollie, Vally, GordonAfter last time we did Hayfield and finding it rather unpleasant, we decided to try it in reverse.In summary it's still unpleasant.It took it's toll on our bikes again and it means Ollies now got an excuse to upgrade his drivetrain. It was also nice to be able to see more than 10ft - summers on the way!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Run

10 minute run

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Classic Lady Ladybower

The long awaited return to the Sheffield Ladybower figure of 8. All in all 4ish hours of hard uphill followed by sometimes exhilarating and sometimes terrifying downhill. Was aching like a trojan the day after...

http://sillygrin.co.uk/routes/LadybowerClassicFig8.pdf

Thursday, March 4, 2010

run

Quick run around the block 10 minutes approx, still producing loads of mucus. Still sodding cold. Grrrr.