Swim

Went back to the little pool at La Fitness and did about 20 minutes swimming at lunchtime

Bike - 60K

Went out with SBR for their Sunday morning ride, about 10 of us today.

Interesting ride, quite relaxed for the first hour or so. Went up a huge hill, and my legs were very strong, I was easily 2nd to the top, not that it's a race, but it still felt good.

Coming back, Martin from the shop was late for work, so the pace picked up. I couldn't maintain the 40kph they were doing today btween Dorney and Eton Wick, which was disappointing. I was close though at around 37kph.

Distance - 64.33K
Time - 2.21.02
Avg - 27.37

(route was Eton,Eton Wick, Maidenhead, Marlow, and back a similar way)

Swim

In a stroke of luck, the office I'm working at has free membership of a gym round the corner.
Went there today at lunchtime (LA Fitness) and got inducted.
They have a 15M pool, and I managed approximately 30 lengths before running out of time.
They provide towels and shampoo, so I will hopefully find it easy to get some swimming training done there.

Run

[geek note - using lynx to write this entry]
Another cold dry night, so went straight out
after work for another 3 mile Honda run.
Again, this was not a time trial, so took it
quite easy.

Time 23.11
Average HR - 157

That's still a really good time, and I wasn't
particularly tired at the end. My only concern
is a bit of a dodgy knee.

Run

First run in quite a while - did the usual Honda as I am working now and getting back to Windsor for a 7.15pm start with the Datchet Dashers is going to be difficult for a while.

Took my Polar, but it seemed not to work on the way out. The return 1.5 miles was timed like this:

Time 11.41
Average HR - 157

I was actually deliberately going slow, so this was quite a pleasing result.

Bike

Went out with SBR, and though there were only 6 of us, managed ~4 punctures between us. Witnessed a bike going right into a big pothole and both tubes getting punctured. The route was out around the A308 and down the A330 too along some of my Route 3.

Distance: 52.18
Time: 1.51.27
Average: 28.1
Max - well, this isn't really right, is it? 76.47

This compares in an interesting way to my solo rides, the average speed is slower. I think there are some fast sections where I struggle, then the group slows down for a bit. When alone I'm more consistent on the effort.

Equipment

I've been keeping my mountain bike at the side of the house, and noticed this morning that it was gone. It cost £109 a few years ago, but it had lights fitted, and my D lock too. Luckily I removed the speedo only last week.

Will need a 'new' mountain bike now :-(

Bike

Due to impending return to work (next Monday) today was my last chance for a midday/midweek ride. So even though I still have a bit of a cough, I had another go at route 3.

Distance: 42.65
Time: 1.28.36
Averge: 28.91
Max: 46.02

So I even beat my previous time. I had the usual slow start mostly into the wind up past Windsor Great Park. Things improved, and I managed to keep above 40kph between the two cattle grids of Dorney and Eton Wick for a nice quick finish.