Good sessions in the gym today: strength training on the spin bike followed by a longer endurance run on the treadmill, leg weights and stretches. That's another 1100 kCalories burned… just as well as I'm out to meet pals for curry and a couple of beers later this evening!
Tomorrow the training plan kicks in with a vengeance… I'm due for a 2 hour endurance session on the bike followed by a 90 minute run. I won't make the same mistake I did last time though when I did these sessions back to back… it was pretty tough. Still, in a few months time I'll be looking to do a 4 hour run off the back of a 6 hour cycle, so I'd better man up and get on with it ;-)
Good Luck to my pal Derek Stewart who is training for the Marathon des Sables. Today he is running the Great Glen - all 79 miles of it!
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I am doing a 90minute run tomorrow as well (well 11 miles which I am hope to do around that time) how far do you think you'll go? Also, you must be mad to do the cycle as well... Good luck!
I'll be doing a lot less than 11 miles… probably about 8-8.5 I guess, just keeping it slow and steady with the heart rate firmly in zone 1 (up to about 144 bpm for me). Typically set the treadmill at 5% and about 5.5 mph, movie on, water bottles at the ready and a towel to mop up the sweat!!! Cycle then run or run then cycle? Decisions, decisions!!
Paul - how did your race go yesterday? Hope you enjoyed it !!!
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