In some better news, I've started running again and from a 1 mile start, have managed to work my way up to nearly four miles in just a few weeks. To aid recovery, I've taken to walking a good way before I start into any sort of run and this seems to be working well. The plan is to reduce this walk week by week, to the point where I can just run straight from the house of an evening. The Percy Pud 10k has been entered as the comeback race on December 2nd, and I'll be posting my entry for the Stockport 10 the Sunday after shortly.
My cycling is getting back up to scratch thanks to the weekly club runs, and the plan is to continue this up until Xmas. Then during the Winter training rides in January, I intend to muller myself week in week out to ride with the fastest club ride.
Swimming is also going to plan with a club session every Wednesday resulting in c.1900m, but I need to double up by going to the pool at weekends really.
Despite spending so much time training, I've clearly still got too much time on my hands as I've spent a lot of time over the past few weeks pondering on what I would like to do over the next couple of years, and have come to the following conclusions :
- Once Lanza & Outlaw have been completed next year, I will solely concentrate on 70.3/middle distance races as they are easier to train for and I feel they are my best distance. These will also be flatter races because to be fair I'm no climber and I don't think I ever will be !
- Time trialling - I've decided to do a lot more of these as I enjoy them so much (except restricted gear which I won't be doing again in a hurry !)
- A big challenge ride - LEJOG or London to Paris - I really like the idea of this and will be working on sorting something out for possibly 2014.
There you have it, some cunning plans indeed.... I hope they come to fruition !
