Bike

Had yesterday off running, due to Ikea trips and theatre visits (Chuckle Borthers!). Perhaps that's why my cycling was a bit better than usual - less tired.

I went out and finally found the correct Windsor Triathlon route. At the end I veered off towards Old Windsor and home.

So, total distance 47.51km
Time 1:40:01
Average speed 28.52 km/h

Nice bright day, wore my tri-suit to get a bit used to it, no leggings, and to be honest, it's a bit cold yet for that. Wore my blue rainproof jacket though - it didn't rain, but later in the afternoon there were hailstones, so now you know it was actually quite cold.

Run

Went over to Carol's this evening and surprisingly we did our run in sunshine the whole way. Surprising, as last time I was over it was dark. We did the summer route around part of Richmond park and took it quite easy as Jon has a bit of an injury. Time was 42:30

Swim

Went to the Windsor Leisure Centre with Gina and swam for about 45 minutes. Mixed breaststroke and crawl. I think this is going to be the way I do it in the triathlon.

Row/Cross

Went to LA Fitness and did 20 minutes on the rowing machine. Followed it up with 10 minutes on the cross trainer. Neither of these make me sweat as much as running or cycling, so maybe they aren't as good exercise.

Bike

Recently my sunday morning rides have been a bit of a struggle. I don't seem to have much pace at the beginning and spend the latter half trying to play catch-up on my average speed.

Thus it was today. Went out to Windsor Great Park, then up to Bracknell on a scary dual carriagway and back again the way I came. Weather was clear and bright, not too windy.

49.23km in 1:50:32 - average speed 26.73

Got up to 60.06km/h downhill past the park on the way back, which was nice.

Run

Ran the extended reservoir clockwise (6.5 miles) - weather a bit changeable, started raining at the Honda building, stopped, then started again five minutes from home. Was only wearing my long sleived Nike top and shorts, no waterproofs.

Feeling tired, and only managed a time of 52:30. Also, my left heel is quite sore.

Wore my heartrate monitor and averaged 158 bpm.