Jan
30
Gym (too much rain)
January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Having my 3rd long weekend in a row. School entrance exams tie up all the teachers with extra work so they cut a lot of days. I am taking 3 students, a science teacher to a factory tomorrow that my father in-law organized for them to test some bio-diesel fuel they made out of pig [...]
Jan
28
Wednesday Night Sprint Training
January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
6 riders. 10 laps.3 wins, 2 seconds, 1 3rd, and the rest I didn’t contest. Not bad for me. Felt good although still having problems keeping with the pack around the course. I think it must be some psychological thing and I need to work on sticking with the group no matter what. I manage [...]
Jan
26
96km
January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Finished work early around lunch time and met up with a friend at Abiko station and went for a roundabout ride.
From home, down the Edo river to the Tone-Unga canal. Followed that to Tone river to Abiko and up to the station. From the station we headed straight down to the Tega-Numa (swamp) lake and [...]
Jan
25
Allan Davis Wins Tour Down Under
January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
A story of determination. Allan has been in the TDU 11 times in a row. He had never won a stage there until this year and he won 3 of them this week. Enough time bonuses to keep my favorite Stuart O’Grady 25 seconds back in 2nd place. Lance Armstrong also using the race as [...]
Jan
25
The Last Samurai…I mean last Sean Performance
January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Sean decided to do his violin recitial with minimum practice. This was the result.
Jan
25
Walkies
January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Finding it hard to get out of bed on Sundays and I was late this morning for training. My two Airedales Lunar & Sora always want to go with me, so this morning I took them across the bridge to the halfway point for the Semas Cycling group and took a few photos with everybody. [...]
Jan
24
Snowing
January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I really want to get some kms in on the bike but it’s just too cold.
Friday.
Gym
Check in.
Blood pressure: 139/81
Heart rate: 52
Weight: 85kg
Warm-up on the running machine 58 minutes, while watching Police Academy Five.
Machines:
Abdominal Crunch: 50kg X 15 X 1
Back Extension: 55kg X 15 X 1
Chest Expansion: 50kg X 15 X 2
Lateral pulldown: 60kg X 15 [...]
Jan
18
Sunday Semas
January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Was cold as usual and hard to get out of bed. Arrived about 5 minutes late and not wanting to cool down too much I decided to do the warm up by myself and headed off back up the river alone. I held them rest off till just before Noda brodge which was 13km. At [...]
Jan
17
Saturday Run
January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Just as I was about to go for my run today I noticed thatthe dogs had picked the lock to the front gate and gone for their walkies. My sons and I spent the next 45 minutes racing around on the shopping bikes looking for them. Luckily they had eaten no children, killed no cats [...]
Jan
16
Roller Training Fitness Test
January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I have a roller similar to this one here.
Got on the roller tonight; as for a long time I’ve only been using it to warm up at races. Having missed two night trainings this week due to a lack of members and cold I dusted off the cobwebs and put my new training plan to [...]
