Well, I've come to the end of week#1 of the training programme, this week was compromised slightly by exams which I was studying for Thursday / Friday.
I had 2 really good runs this week, a 90 min run on Tuesday and a 60 min run Saturday, it is really good to get back into my running again.
I was slightly concerned to have a right shoulder niggle, I had pain in my shoulder, at squad on Thursday, I focused the remainder of the session on kick, so all was not lost but its something I am slightly concerned to see.
This week I saw an osteopath, Jin, at "the osteopathic centre" Jin is going to try a course of dry needling with me where she puts a needle into the muscle to relieve knots and aid recovery, I'm looking forward to seeing how the treatment plays out.... on to week #2
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
August Ironman Training Camp
Well I've just got back from a weekend away with the TriBrown Coaching team and athletes in Taupo for IM Training camp #1.
Let me describe the weekends activities
Day #1 Saturday
Morning 8am 3 hr Ride Taupo - Kinloch return
With 15 min runoff the bike
Afternoon 3pm 2.7km in pool
Description:
Day #1 was very wet all day, I was a bit concerned with the large down hills that we had over the back of Taupo that I would crash given the amount of water on the road and the slippery surfaces, but the ride had to be done, and it was. The scenery was lovely when we could see it, there were plenty of cows and sheep to keep us company, not a single other cyclist on the back roads, no big surprise there!!
The run was enjoyable,only 15 mins so not to taxing, I ran from our base at Rainbow Point to 5 mile and back, again it was wet and I avoided truck spray on the highway, which was nice. Can't wait till January camp when all we'll have to worry about is the heat, !!
Day #2
1.5hrs of Run combined with core session and Run drills.
Description:
Our day started with a 20 min warm up run down the road from Rainbow Point to the foreshore and then back along the lakefront (IM marathon course) path to a patch of grass where we started our run drills.
We spent 30 mins working on Run drills from the Striding On Series, the drills are really good for setting good technique as the base for run technique, from that point we transitioned into core stability work.
Our core stability work lasted a good 30 mins, we followed the programme from TriBrown Coaching which outlines a great routine for building core stability. I was not looking at what I was doing at one point and almost rolled into a 'dog deposit' to the other members of the groups' laughter.
I left Taupo, it was still raining by the way, it hadn't stopped raining since we arrived on Friday, at 11ish on Sunday all ready to go with my IM programme for the next month.
A great weekend all round, thanks to Lynley, JB and everyone who came to camp
Let me describe the weekends activities
Day #1 Saturday
Morning 8am 3 hr Ride Taupo - Kinloch return
With 15 min runoff the bike
Afternoon 3pm 2.7km in pool
Description:
Day #1 was very wet all day, I was a bit concerned with the large down hills that we had over the back of Taupo that I would crash given the amount of water on the road and the slippery surfaces, but the ride had to be done, and it was. The scenery was lovely when we could see it, there were plenty of cows and sheep to keep us company, not a single other cyclist on the back roads, no big surprise there!!
The run was enjoyable,only 15 mins so not to taxing, I ran from our base at Rainbow Point to 5 mile and back, again it was wet and I avoided truck spray on the highway, which was nice. Can't wait till January camp when all we'll have to worry about is the heat, !!
Day #2
1.5hrs of Run combined with core session and Run drills.
Description:
Our day started with a 20 min warm up run down the road from Rainbow Point to the foreshore and then back along the lakefront (IM marathon course) path to a patch of grass where we started our run drills.
We spent 30 mins working on Run drills from the Striding On Series, the drills are really good for setting good technique as the base for run technique, from that point we transitioned into core stability work.
Our core stability work lasted a good 30 mins, we followed the programme from TriBrown Coaching which outlines a great routine for building core stability. I was not looking at what I was doing at one point and almost rolled into a 'dog deposit' to the other members of the groups' laughter.
I left Taupo, it was still raining by the way, it hadn't stopped raining since we arrived on Friday, at 11ish on Sunday all ready to go with my IM programme for the next month.
A great weekend all round, thanks to Lynley, JB and everyone who came to camp
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