Saturday, September 5
This week has seen me increase the amount of training significantly from the previous week as I felt fit enough to do so. It meant being able to get some ‘big days’ in. One thing I often get asked is how many calories I burn in a day or a week etc. It is not something I keep a close eye on but on one of the 'big days' by looking at my data it says around 8,000 calories, which means having to consume a lot of food! As I have spoken about already I eat clean and natural most of the time but I did get my house mate to bring me a tub of ice cream back to share that night – we all have to have our treats and are human!
It has been in total about a 27 hour training week. A big bulk of this was spent turning the pedals on Al Qudra with my good training partner and fellow Kona qualifier David Labouchere. David is the fittest 52 year old I have ever met and is looking in fine form for this year’s race. It is great to train with someone who has so much passion and drive for the sport. He is also good at entertaining me with stories of old which help tick off the hours on the saddle.
My swim training continues to tick over nicely – for me I try and concentrate on getting quality time in the pool and not worry too much about speed all the time as I know the more efficient I become in the water the speed will follow. One of my highlights of the week was a nice 90 minute run early morning with the new moon casting its light over me whilst every other sane person slept. It was very peaceful and a great way to start that day.
