Half a mile pool swim

Finding the training really hard work with no target to train for at the moment... Managed 32 x 25 metre lengths of front crawl at sub-aqua club this evening. Felt tough at the time but feel good for having pushed it.

A run around Pwllheli Marina at sunset

A lovely Autumnal day today on the Llyn! Clear blue skies, sunshine but only 10'c at best. Went for a run along the sea front and around the Marina covering just short of 6 miles (5.7 to be precise) in a respectable 49 mins and 28 seconds... And that was after having had a wakeboarding lesson with Off Axis! Aching all over now! :-)

Gym and swim

Did 40 minutes weight training this evening at Total Fitness followed by a very untidy 16 length front crawl swim!

A rubbish run :-)

A day off today so went out for a run in the Autumn 'Indian Summer' sunshine. Up to the Romping Donkey in Hassall and back along the Canal and Wheelock rail trail covering the 6 miles in nearly 58 minutes! The route and weather were lovely but felt hard and rubbish! Having entered next years Edinburgh marathon with Karen last week I guess I need to brush up a bit! :-)

Half a mile pool swim

Since the Salford swim and having trained so much in open water in a wetsuit, I'd been finding it quite difficult swimming any distance in the pool without a wetsuit! Managed quite a comfortable 32 x 25metre lengths of front crawl though this evening though after taking care to pace myself at the start!

Tri Training

An hour at Total Fitness gym this evening... 10 minutes Cycling, 10 minutes running on the treadmill and 16 x 25 metre lengths swimming. Oh and 5 minutes in the Hot tub :-)

Big swim and run

Had a swim this morning at Uswim's last open water training session for the year at Salford Quays. Water was 14.4'c but didn't really feel that cold. Had a fairly gentle swim, focussing on trying to improve technique rather than speed, swam a mile in 43 minutes. The whole Uswim crowd have been fab this year in helping me get ready for my RNLI swim and also helping me discover just how much I enjoy open water swimming!

Once home, went out for a run with Karen who wanted to get a big run in for her half marathon training... I ran about 8 miles in 1 hour 25 minutes. Not the fastest time ever but the longest run I've done in months so not too dissapointed. Was absolutely spent at the end of it! Karen however ran on from about 7 miles continuing to cover 13.6 miles!!! Nice one Karen!!! xx