Weight: 13-6.0. (Target 13-9.5). BMI: 26.9. Body Fat: 26.6%.
Wk14 Training: Hours: 9:53 (Target 10:00). Bike: 183.0km @ 24.6kph.
Weight... Another week of loss. Down 1.4 lbs for the week. So, I've reached the halfway point of this training schedule. 13 weeks/3 months down and the same again to go before I re-attempt the Marmotte. In the last 3 months I've lost some 29.2 lbs [2st 1.2 or 13.2kg] at 2.25 lbs / wk which I reckon ain't all that bad going. Stretch target is another 20lbs in 13 weeks at 1.54 lbs / wk. Although the lighter I get the harder it's going to be to shift the weight (the only upside is as I get closer my training will also increase a little). So, it is doable if I keep motivated and watch that two many foodie distractions don't cross my path (Like Saturday afternoon's birthday cake, pre-movie Wagamamas & mid-movie pick'n'mix !!!).
Training... A pretty good week. 3 good gym sessions and then two good rides. Saturday's ride was a short loop through Surrey to Sutton where I had a 'Cycling Analysis' session for an hour. This involved hooking my bike up in a turbo trainer connected to several wires and a bike computer. The two main assessment were based round bike setup and pedalling analysis. On the set up front, the biggest issue seems to be my reach/stretch with me being too stretched out. I'd benefit from a shorter stem. On the pedalling front I demonstrated a pretty even power distribution (approx 51%L / 49%R) but I would benefit from increased efficiency by practicing to pedal full circles. Sunday's club run (plus a little) was a very pleasant 4.5hrs in the Surrey lanes.
Box Hill... The club run took us up Box Hill again today. As usual I couldn't resist a pretty full bore effort (173 Av HR / 90% Max). Once again I managed to shave a little time off my last attempt. Today I made it up in 7:25 which is 27 seconds quicker than my effort of 3 weeks ago; and I'm now 4secs ahead of my arbitrary scheduled target for this week.
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you forgot to mention the 3 glasses of medium white last wednesday!
Good effort with the training, after all of this 'on the day' will seem like a breeze. Or is that the point?!!
Ben
My secret is out... It was a mighty tasty Pinot Grigio for the record.
I a not sure that the marmotte can ever seem like a breeze. I think it's always going to hurt the same, it just takes you less time to get across the line.
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