Blow me down

Its been a while between drinks. I had a 20km time trial today on the bike. Considering my last effort at Neerabup was 37.2kph average, today’s effort at 38.1kph average was a minor improvement. Its difficult to assess over a much shorter distance. I have a 16km TT at Bibra Lake on Good Friday which will be a dose of nostalgia, having last done this event around 16 yrs ago.

After that will be an 80km time trial followed by the 160km time trial on 19 April. This is only 2 weeks before Busselton Half Ironman but I want to make amends for the 31kph average I set in my last 160km time trial due to breaking my aero bars into the second lap.

Managed just under 30mins of swimming this weekend and no running. My next 5 weeks will be catching up on some running and swimming. I had Darlington Half Marathon last weekend and my time of 1hr 43mins was around a minute slower than last year’s time (but no granny walks or other injuries so its all good)

I’ve been doing a mid week ride on Thursdays with a couple of friends and this has been at a solid pace. My weight at present is still around 79.5kgs so I have around 1kg a week to lose in the next 5 weeks. Carlton’s big win over Richmond won me some money and was emphatic leaving us on top of the AFL ladder. The Eagles lost and Dockers aren’t currently looking convincing.

I will travel down to Margaret River for the cyclosportif event next weekend. This will be 99kms of team riding but we only have around 5 or 6 riders. Will stay at a big guesthouse but will need to leave early on Sunday morning.  Lots of swimming events, triathlons, cycling events and WA Marathon club events on at the moment. Perth is a great place for cross training in these disciplines.

I will get back into the Front Runner training on Thursday and am still doing the 80min brick session running on Tuesday evenings after my 1hr cycle home.

RESERVOIR

CHRISTO