tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059114400891852982024-03-14T02:33:08.239-07:00Training diary - Let there be crushTPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-45270667149530978522010-01-05T08:36:00.000-08:002010-01-05T08:36:00.421-08:00Week 44<strong>Monday 14 December</strong><br />
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<strong>Tuesday 15 December</strong><br />
Gym after work<br />
Normal routine, except gave in & did one of my shoulder press reps at 30lbs rather than 40 since it's been about 4 weeks since I last wne tot the gym. Made the mistake of scoffing two sheese twists before I went though, which made me feel like I needed to heave.<br />
Also added some assisted pull ups at the end of the session.<br />
<strong>Wedensday 16 December</strong><br />
Headed down the Nottingham climbing wall after work. Was nice to get there early before the crowds arrived. Challenging myself to climb alone - I managed 1 1/2 hrs :) Did about 20 boulder problems, up to Eng Trad 5a+ (strange grading system used at my local wall!)<br />
<strong>Thursday 17 December</strong><br />
Run, 4 miles after work<br />
<strong>Friday 18 December</strong><br />
Gym before work<br />
<strong>Saturday 19 December</strong><br />
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<strong>Sunday 20 December</strong><br />
ClimbingTPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-38924352619252914782010-01-05T08:35:00.001-08:002010-01-05T08:35:48.584-08:00I'm going to try keeping a real life, written in a note book, training diary for 2010 - we'll see how that goes.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-81172692257288855152009-12-17T01:41:00.000-08:002009-12-17T01:41:38.223-08:00Week 43<strong>Monday 7 December</strong><br />
Run 2 miles - including intervals along L'brough Rd<br />
<strong>Tuesday 8 December</strong><br />
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<strong>Wednesday 9 December</strong><br />
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<strong>Thursday 10 December</strong><br />
Climbing @ the wall - lost so much finger strength :(<br />
Friday 11 December<br />
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<strong>Saturday 12 December</strong><br />
Climbing @ The Works in Sheffield. Good session, did plenty of problems and caught my first proper dyno :)<br />
<strong>Sunday 13 December</strong><br />
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Thursday 3 December<br />
4 mile run<br />
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that's all folksTPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-78488875700824030172009-11-27T10:01:00.000-08:002009-11-27T10:01:50.600-08:00Week 41Convalescing, nothing to report.<br />
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Week 1 of 4 weeks recovery after laser eye surgery. Next week I'l be allowed back on my bike! Expect biking to take place. Running comes back into the mix the week after.<br />
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Am I being driven nuts by inactivity? Not quite, not yet.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-18439076027579691402009-11-27T09:59:00.000-08:002009-11-27T09:59:59.548-08:00Week 40Monday 16 November<br />
Run after work - try out my new neon pink hi vis vest. Smooth.<br />
Tuesday 17 November<br />
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Wednesday 18 November<br />
Climbing at the Wall in Nottingham - surprisingly unmotivated, probably due to impending laser eye surgery & subsequent weeks off that'll be required.<br />
Thursday 19 November<br />
Laser eye surgery - no action for a while.<br />
Friday 20 November<br />
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Saturday 21 November<br />
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Sunday 22 November<br />
-TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-5818876618301199332009-11-16T06:06:00.000-08:002009-11-16T06:06:50.139-08:00Week 39<strong>Monday 9 November</strong><br />
Short run before work, first ground frost. Took a while to warm up, but was enjoyable.<br />
<strong>Tuesday 10 November</strong><br />
Gym after work. What a sweat fest - so many overheating people - morning as so much quieter.<br />
Anyway, had a good work out, 35s on shoulder press and ab curls, 45s on chest press, 7s on free weights and 75 on ab machine. I <em>think</em> that the free weights are in kgs, the rest are in lbs.<br />
<strong>Wednesday 11 November</strong><br />
Climb down the wall - did some nice new problems. Grades at the Nottingham wall are so arbritrary there's no point 'claiming' them - they need to sort that out!<br />
<strong>Thursday 12 November</strong><br />
Lunchtime run, 3.5 miles. Down the river and back via the canal towpath. Started off too fast & had a stitch half the way round, must pace myself better.<br />
<strong>Friday 13 November</strong><br />
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<strong>Saturday 14 November</strong><br />
Climbing at the Edge, Sheffield with Claire. Led a few 5+s and a 6a, top roped a couple of 6as. Lost my tooth.<br />
<strong>Sunday 15 November</strong><br />
Bouldering at Burbage North with Loz & Gareth. Did a few nice slabby problems, but was suffering from lack of interest and achey wrists.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-89222079147292529452009-11-09T04:38:00.000-08:002009-11-09T04:38:19.823-08:00Week 38<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Monday 2 November</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Run after work - about 4 miles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Tuesday 3 November</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Wednesday 4 November</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Climb down the wall - repeated a load of nice problems.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ring training - wide push ups, jackknifes, pull ups</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Core - fit ball sit ups, dorsal raises, left and right crunches</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Thursday 5 November</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Friday 6 November</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Driving up to Northumberland after work</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Saturday 7 November</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bouldering at Bowden Doors, did the lightbuld (F6a) and my project on scoopy block (F6b)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy to get my first F6b!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Did a few quality problems, and tried a few more. Lack of lunch severly affected afternoons power potential - must pay more attention to eating properly in the future.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday 8 November</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rained in the morning, took L for a look round Kyloe in the Woods - just as impressed as I had thought he would be. There was definite dampness in the air, trees holding moisture so we didn't stay and climb. Ended up at Hepburn where I did a few easy problems but my last were suffering a bit from Saturday. Another place to revisit.</span>TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-35643407018724655722009-11-01T11:17:00.000-08:002009-11-01T11:17:34.003-08:00Week 37<b>Monday 26 October</b><br />
Rest day<br />
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<b>Tuesday 27 October</b><br />
Gym before work<br />
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<b>Wednesday 28 October</b><br />
Climb @ the wall, nice and quiet, did some good problems<br />
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<b>Thursday 29 October</b><br />
Run before work - 4+ miles<br />
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<b>Friday 30 October</b><br />
Bouldering @ the wall, Fridays are best. Flashed some nice problems, completed a couple of mini projects.<br />
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<b>Saturday 31 October</b><br />
Rest day<br />
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<b>Sunday 1 November</b><br />
Climb @ the Edge, on sighted a 6a, did some nice 5s and 5+s. Tired myself out completly.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-33081783214029981052009-10-26T03:09:00.000-07:002009-10-26T03:09:00.766-07:00Week 36<strong>Monday 19 October</strong><br />
too tired - rest day<br />
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<strong>Tuesday 20 October</strong><br />
Run - 3-4 miles, first night time run of the season, included motobikes on the river footpath.<br />
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<strong>Wednesday 21 October</strong><br />
Climbing @ the wall<br />
Still tired from the weekend I think. Need to either treat the wall as a 'gym' ie get in get out training venue, or rediscover some psyche for the smeggy hell (might be impossible?)<br />
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Useful tip gained today from friend who is massively strong climber, on the inconsistency sometimes experience when training: we're not robots, travelling on a constant incline to massive power, some days we're up, some days we're down - performance changes.<br />
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<strong>Thursday 22 October</strong><br />
Gym - happy to report that I upped all me weights by at least 5kgs and still crushed.<br />
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<strong>Friday 23 October</strong><br />
Run before work - difficult to drag myself out into a dark dawn, but it was a great run once I got going. New playlist featuring punk rock. Frustrating MP3 player which does not know the meaning of 'random'. Need a new training player.<br />
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<strong>Saturday 24 October</strong><br />
Climbing @ the Edge in Sheffield. Led 6 routes, ranging 5 to 6a (or 6b?) So pumped, no stamia for long problems!<br />
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<strong>Sunday 25 October</strong><br />
Bouldering @ Burbage North & Higger Tor. Did about 7 problems, attempted 10. Fingers wailing, went through 3 tips!TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-58537065664147110032009-10-19T05:05:00.000-07:002009-10-19T05:06:03.663-07:00Week 35<strong>Monday 12 October</strong><br />
Climb @ the unit.<br />
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<strong>Tuesday 13 October</strong><br />
Run, about 4.5 miles?<br />
Nice and steady, couldn've kept on truckin' for a whole while longer.<br />
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<strong>Wednesday 14 October</strong><br />
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<strong>Thursday 15 October</strong><br />
Climb @ the wall<br />
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<strong>Friday 16 October</strong><br />
Gym before work - upped all my weights by 5lbs, still pretty do-able, will stick with this for a few weeks and add another 5lbs.<br />
Side note: so many men at the gym over strain, and instead of using the eqipment to isolate and work certain muscle groups put their shoulders, back etc into bicep curls or something else. You need to lift lighter weights chaps.<br />
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<strong>Saturday 17 October</strong><br />
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<strong>Sunday 18 October</strong><br />
Bouldering at the Plantation, Stanage, Derbyshire. Good temps, great friction - until it got too cold for comfort & we had to retreat indoors for cups of tea and cake.<br />
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Managed the grit rash my calf heel hooking on the 5+ overhanging traverse right next to the path to the Business boulder (Crozzle boulder?). Repeated a lot of stuff I've done before, but didn't tick anything else new.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-2596455320604701932009-10-12T05:15:00.000-07:002009-10-12T05:15:57.275-07:00Week 34<strong>Monday 5 October</strong><br />
I have freshers flu - or at least the start of it - so I'm 'resting' and not letting myself get 'run down'.<br />
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<strong>Tuesday 6 October</strong><br />
The freshers flu is in my legs - they are similar to lead.<br />
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<strong>Wednesday 7 October</strong><br />
This is getting frustrating.<br />
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<strong>Thursday 8 October</strong><br />
I must be better by now - trying a gym session.<br />
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<strong>Friday 9 October</strong><br />
Gym before work<br />
Climb after work<br />
<strong>Saturday 10 Oc</strong><strong>tober</strong><br />
Bike ride (short)<br />
Epic tidying session - surely this equals some training points?<br />
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<strong>Sunday 11 October</strong><br />
Climbing @ Pleasley Vale, hopeless, weak with spaghetti arms. Thundering headache.<br />
Harumph.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-15219704603445755812009-10-08T01:16:00.000-07:002009-10-08T01:16:44.961-07:00Week 33<div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Monday 28 September</strong></span><br />
</div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gym quick session - 5 min run, basic weights routine, 5 min run</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Taking it easy after biking on the weekend, and because this if first time back at the gym after 4 weeks off! How did that happen?!</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Tuesday 29 September</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Run 4.5 miles. Stitch after about 3 miles, epic. From running too fast. Recovery after about 1/3 mile, and manage to run all the way home (wee, wee, wee...)</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Thursday 1 October</strong></span><br />
</div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day off. Olives, jaffa cakes and pineapple juice for dinner.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Friday 2 October</strong></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Saturday 3 October</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bouldering at Roche Abbey in Yorkshire. Took a while to get into, but once there, good and knackering.</span><br />
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<strong>-</strong>TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-20154615065961749242009-09-21T02:24:00.000-07:002009-09-28T02:54:21.500-07:00Week 32<strong>Monday 21 September</strong><br />Climbing @ the wall - flashed a nice problem, but had very sore fingertips from the weekend<br /><br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 22 September</strong><br />Went for a 3 mile run (am)<br /><br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 23 September</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Thursday 24 September</strong><br />Went for a 3 mile run (pm)<br /><br /><br /><strong>Friday 25 September<br /></strong>15 mins on tredmill (6mph)<br /><br />(plus - 12 hr obs shift with NFRS)<br /><br /><strong>Saturday 26 September</strong><br />Mountain biking at Coed y Brenin - 10km<br /><br /><br /><strong>Sunday 27 September</strong><br />Mountain biking at Coed y Brenin - 17kmTPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-9400963798987702462009-09-21T02:20:00.000-07:002009-09-21T02:23:47.362-07:00Week 31<strong>Monday 14 September</strong><br />Run 3 miles<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 15 September</strong><br />Ill and inactive<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 16 September</strong><br />-<br /><br /><strong>Thursday 17 September</strong><br />-<br /><br /><strong>Friday 18 September</strong><br />Run 3 miles<br />(feeling a bit better, dosed up on vitamins)<br /><br /><strong>Saturday 19 September</strong><br />Bouldering @ the Plantation, Stanage<br />Ticked a 6a slabby problem on the business boulder, and a couple of other nice ones. Very hot day!<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 20 September</strong><br />Routes @ Bamford<br />Some classic VS 4cs. I didn't lead anything though.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-20717832461059029602009-09-21T02:18:00.000-07:002009-09-21T02:20:19.081-07:00Week 30Holiday - on to NW Scotland.<br />Including surfing at Sango Sands, Durness, bouldering at Ardmair bay (nr Ullapool), Torridon, Kishorn boulders (nr Applecross) and at Back Bowden and Bowden Doors in Northumberland.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-65500889636317351042009-09-21T02:07:00.001-07:002009-09-21T02:18:29.548-07:00Week 29Holiday in OrnkeyTPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-23821240784410216532009-08-25T02:56:00.000-07:002009-09-21T02:24:42.964-07:00Week 28<strong>Monday 24 August</strong><br />-<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 25 August</strong><br />Gym before work. Usual workout, including some free weights with the 12kg bar.<br />Swapped 10 min run for 10 min crosstrainer, because I've still got achey kness.<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 26 August<br /></strong>-<br /><br /><strong>Thursday 27 August</strong><br />-<br /><br /><strong>Friday 28 August<br /></strong>-<br /><br /><strong>Saturday 29 August<br /></strong>Travelling to Orkney<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 30 August</strong><br />More travelling...TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-3201361706230077872009-08-17T07:19:00.001-07:002009-08-24T00:34:38.188-07:00Week 27<strong>Monday 17 August</strong><br />Climb @ the Unit. 2 hours. Trying a Font 6b problem, with a nice throw for a hold on the volume, will have that next time I go down.<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 18 August</strong><br />-<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 19 August</strong><br />Run, approx 2 miles. Death on a stick. Hill, massive stitch, overwhelming & unbeatable. Ended up walking, out for 30 minutes. Disaster. Resolve to run daily, short runs, with hills.<br /><p>Loosing your fitness, so quickly, is so demoralising.</p><strong>Thursday 20 August</strong><br />Run (same route as yesterday). Not as bad this morning. 25 minutes (including a stop for a chat with someone I know). Almost got a stitch, but ran the whole way. It's becoming clear : hills kill me. More training required.<br /><br />Side note: Since I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">started</span> 'paying attention' to my gait & breathing, running has become harder. I can't not pay attention now though - even though it's hindering rather than helping things.<br /><br /><strong>Friday 21 August</strong><br />Run. 4 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ish</span> miles after work. Felt a little bit like I was going to get a stitch, but my slow plodding along seemed to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">assuage</span> that. Felt a bit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">unworked</span> afterwards. Need to push myself harder next time. Knee/shin giving a bit of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">jip</span> though.<br /><br /><strong>Saturday 22 August</strong><br />Gym am. Normal routine, except 5 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mins</span> on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">treadmill</span> & cross trainer before and after instead of 10 on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">treadmill</span> at the start and 10 on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">crosstrainer</span> at the end.<br />Also added some extra weights using the 12kg bar, just 2 sets of 8 curls and 2 sets of 8 shoulder presses.<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 23 August</strong><br />Bike ride, not far, probably 7 miles. Kite flying, deer stalking, pop drinking and lolly ice eating. Fun.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-37887410396650192902009-08-10T08:47:00.000-07:002009-08-17T07:19:08.208-07:00Week 26Monday 10 August<br />Climb @ the Unit, first time in ages.<br />Managed 1 1/2 hours, tried to set myself some trickier problems but find I tend to set myself problems I can flash, rather than problems that challenge me. Gareth set me a problem that took a couple of goes, which was a good balance between challenging & still possible.<br /><br />Tuesday 11 August<br />My parents were feeling very neglected, so I sacked off the gym & visited them instead this eve.<br /><br />Wednesday 12 August<br />Gym before work. God I could tell I hadn't been for over a week. Disappointing performance with the shoulder press. Must apply myself more, otherwise the improvements I've made so far will be lost.<br /><br /><p>Thursday 13 August<br />-</p><p>Friday 14 August<br />Devon - surfing off Woolacombe for about 4-5 hours today.</p>Saturday 15 August<br />Devon - surfing off Woolacombe for about 4-5 hours today.<br /><br />Sunday 16 August<br />Devon - surfing off Woolacombe for about 2-3 hours today.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-60207895692476369522009-08-03T05:49:00.001-07:002009-08-10T08:47:27.270-07:00Week 25<strong>Monday 3 August</strong><br />Gym.<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 4 August</strong><br />Run 4 ish miles<br /><br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 5 August</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Thursday 6 August</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Friday 7 August</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Saturday 8 August</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Sunday 9 August</strong><br />Climbing @ Robin Hoods Stride in Derbyshire.<br />Quite warm & sunny for a grit day, but super nice non the less. Ticked a couple of 6a problems.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-45392336621542590482009-07-28T05:34:00.000-07:002009-08-03T05:49:10.539-07:00Week 24<strong>Monday 27 July</strong><br />-<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 28 July</strong><br />Climbing @ the Wall, 2 hours. Ticked one of the problems I'd been working on. Took the younger sibling of a friend down with me, and climbed with her all evening. Super workout, we did loads of problems, just easier ones than normal.<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 29 July</strong><br />Gym - workout felt too easy, which was a surprise after some time off. Will up the weights & distance next time.<br /><br /><strong>Thursday 30 July</strong><br />Climbing @ the Wall, 2 hours. Managed to do a nice problem in two parts, but failed to link them which was a shame. Also started on a new project on some little green holdes - need courage to pop for the next hand hold despite the slimy left foot I'm balancing on.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Friday 1 August</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Saturday 2 August</strong><br />Walking down the Strid, near Bolton Abbey. Rainy<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 3 August</strong><br />Climbing in Yorks, Colsterdate. Great views. Problems felt hard for the grade. Blame the heat.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-30088208245893352302009-07-20T01:30:00.000-07:002009-07-28T05:34:35.151-07:00Week 23<strong>Monday 20 July</strong><br />Gym before work - no tredmills so had to use the running simulator (which isn't the same as the cross trainer) very strange sensation.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 21 July</strong><br />Run 4 miles before work<br /><br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 22 July</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Thursday 23 July</strong><br />Climb @ the Wall.<br />Definitley missed my old callouses, finger tips were epicly sore!<br /><br /><br /><strong>Friday 24 July</strong><br />? have forgotten if I did anything on Friday<br /><br /><br /><strong>Saturday 25 July</strong><br />Headed to Sutton-on-Sea/Sandilands for a day of surfing, however the swell forgot to turn up, so it was mostly a day of relaxing in the sun.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Sunday 26 July</strong><br />Climbing @ the Wall, felt better & stronger than on Thursday. Finger tips had recovered slightly! Also did some core & rings exercises.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-66445218950656639832009-07-14T02:11:00.000-07:002009-07-20T01:30:17.222-07:00Week 22<strong>Monday 13 July</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 14 July</strong><br />Suffering from a bit of malaise recently. Not as much motivation to train, maybe because I know I've passed my ladder lift now, and can relax for a couple of days. Must remind self that it's ok to have 'down time'. Dragged self out of bed early this am to head to the gym, but no clean sports bra available, so will have to see if I can revisit that motivation after work this eve. If not gym then a run - more fun. Better sound track.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Task</strong> -<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Outline training plan for the rest of the week in red<br /></span>Record actual training in black<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">gym pm</span><br />Gym @ 5:30<br /><br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 15 July</strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">run am<br /></span>Ran 3ish miles, early start, big hill, very tired.<br /><br /><p><strong>Thursday 16 July<br /></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">climb<br /></span><span style="color:#000000;">Fingerboard session - 1 hour ish<br />Gym for 30 min session, slightly contracted run time & no free weights</span></p><strong>Friday 17 July</strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">gym</span><br />-<br /><br /><strong>Saturday 18 July</strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">climb</span><br />Run, 4 miles ish. Not my best time. Must run more - so out of shape.<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 19 July<br /></strong>-TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905911440089185298.post-68989001584105050642009-07-09T02:41:00.000-07:002009-07-13T09:10:44.212-07:00Week 21<strong>Monday 6 July</strong><br />Gym<br /><br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 7 July</strong><br />Gym<br /><br /><br /><strong>Wednesday 8 July</strong><br />Run - 4.3 miles<br /><br /><br /><strong>Thursday 9 July</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Friday 10 July</strong><br />-<br /><br /><br /><strong>Saturday 11 July</strong><br />-<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 12 July</strong><br />Climbing @ Stanage Plantation. Grit stone ragged my finger tips. Ticked a problem that had been hanging over me for a while, and a nice thuggy overhanging problem with a great flake.<br /><br />But went home unsatisfied.<br /><br />Finding it frustrating that my progress isn't faster. I started climbing 'properly' 10 months ago, but I feel set-back by my girly physique. Not nessescarily rational - I am SO much stronger than I was 10 months ago, and I'm comparing myself the some of the biggest beasts in the county, nay country, when it comes to my climbing friends. Focus on the + and don't let one day's frustration & self-doubt take that away.TPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483648212124828160noreply@blogger.com0