As the Easter Bank holidays commenced, my last day at my current work position slipped by. I have had a great 2 years at Cambridge; however, as is the norm with RAF postings, it's time to move on again. Remaining with the triathlon focus of this blog, let's' quickly recap on the past 2 years - then, it's time to plan the next 2 years.
I started the 2010 season on the come back, following a season of just cycling due to an achilles injury. True, this helped my cycling! But I wanted to get back to running. A programme of eccentric loading finally sorted my achilles out. If anyone from work is reading this, the eccentric loading is the exercises you will have seen me doing on stairs - nope, I wasn't doing ballet!
So 2010 racing went well and I was running again - just not that quick. 2011 went even better and I ran well off the bike. I'll ignore the poor Ironman race due to injury! Yes, I over-trained! Not like me really!!
So what of the next 2 years? I mentioned in an earlier post that I was planning a focus on Duathlon (run/bike/run). That's the plan. And it starts when I move to my 4 month work placement. I will start with a conditioning phase to set a healthy base. I hope to set the exercises that will stay with me perminently in everyday training. This will include running drills; something I have never done before, but I need to in order to keep the injuries at bay. During this conditioning phase I expect my race form to dip. But, in the long run, I hope to at least maintain my current speed into the next age group.
I completed another Park Run yesterday. That was my 3rd Park Run and I really enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. This time a gave it a good effort and then joined JJ and Jueby on their second lap. The course at Hanley is really nice but there are a couple of small climbs that bite and throws your pace out. I managed 17:57 for a course age group best. However, I didn't feel that good and I reckon 17:30 is possible. Oh well, won't be doing another Park Run for a few months!
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1 comment:
Hey mate
Good luck with your 4 month job change, keep fit and i'll see you when you get home.
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