Daz Does Tri

2022 for me is a season of two halves. I have just had my first break of the first half so back on it now with a solid push up to my big summer break. Trip to Barcelona to watch the grand prix was awesome. Ended up on a big 4 day booze streak with very little sleep. Today is a reset as I try and detox my body back into life and start back training to get back into shape. I have a massive block of races coming up through June so I really need to start moving. No point training hard in April and being stagnant through the best racing months. Session today to reboot is 12 x 75/45 on the treddy. I'll drop back to 19.3 to give the legs a chance and see where they are at. It's going to be a tough session but once it's in the can I think the body will readjust to training mode. First big race is Watford over 3000m next Wednesday and a chance to get a decent time in the bag. Some hefty targets in mind coming up and plenty of opportunity to race myself fit. At my age I need to box c...

Cool pic from last weekend, shame I ran so bad ! ! Can't believe I didn't mention you last week bud ??!! Get a Park Run seasons best this week and I'll give you another one next week ;) To be fair, DC is probably the only person who ever asks me how I am doing. For some reason, I think everyone else always assumes I'm 100% buzzing all the time. Finished last week with some kind of bug in my system. Completely wiped out Sunday. Rest Monday and fingers crossed ready to roll on Tuesday. I really need a boost now going into proper races. I know I am fit, I just can't seem to get out of the rut. If you can call low 17s a rut then I guess it's not a bad spot! Planning to do some strength run work to address the stamina element over the next few weeks. I have a solid block of races happening planning to do Watford 3000m, County 5000m and then Southern League 3000m. Between those there's a good chance I should run in to some form! Focus right now is on recovery from...

Summer season is finally here, after last weeks taper it's time to push on with another stage. Even though Bedford didn't quite go to plan time wise (official time was 17.00), the old me can't help but be a bit happy to get the win. And from that I'm moving on to train a bit more like my old days. Risky I know, my old body doesn't really like being pushed but I just need that extra few percent to move on. There is a big potential in everything last week - it's slightly possible I may have had Covid when I raced. Lola has had it and I've lost a bit of taste today. Hmm. If I was positive it would explain my aching back and hips. If that all fucks off then there is a big chance I'm way fitter than Sunday suggests. I'll take that either way. Monday - rest. Been waiting on official results and photos since yesterday but absolutely jack. Lots of stretching this morning and starting to feel a bit better. I was savaged yesterday evening, really hoping that a...

This week it's all about the taper. After 10 weeks of solid training with 8 including sessions the legs really need a target race to ease down to.  Bedford 5k on Sunday is the perfect chance to really see where I am at. Park Runs have gone well enough now that I can start to get that focus and look to get a solid time in the bank. I've built continually in the last 3 months without really cutting back so I am hoping if my legs come in they will really adapt well and I'll fly on Sunday (touch wood) !! Monday - rest. Ached like fuck, from a decent weeks training with a long run on tired legs plus the Ninja Warrior antics with the fam on Saturday. Spent a bit of time stretching and rolling. Tuesday - session. This will be my anchor session. 10 x 75 / 45 on the treadmill. This week at 19.1 kmph. Warmed up, few minor aches in hips but overall felt pretty decent. Only did 2 x strides as it was feeling a bit like effort! From the off these felt hard - at that point where you thin...

OK, so now it's been long enough. I really need to be pushing onwards. Stuck in the never ending loop of fatigue and half arsedness. This week I really need my legs to turn up. Racing is starting in earnest so I need to be knocking at the door not ringing the phone. The plan is to run hard but under control, keep paces relevant and feel my legs start to pick up the last few weeks of conditioning and feel stronger. Monday - rest. Last week was a fuck up but I did bank some solid efforts. Lets get it to pay off. Tuesday - Intervals. 4 x 6 mins @ just under 5k effort. Off 2 mins then 2.30 for last 2. Pretty good session. The idea of this was that I should start to feel relaxed at pace for long-ish efforts. 24 mins at probably 5 mile race effort so a good solid session.  Rep 1 - 348w, 3:26 per km, 158 bpm (166 max) Rep 2 -  348w, 3:26 per km, 163 bpm (168 max) Rep 3 -  346w, 3:28 per km, 163 bpm (168 max) Rep 4 -  347w, 3:27 per km, 164 bpm (170 max) This is very much un...

Decent week bagged last week but I'm still carrying that build forwards - i.e. my CTL is rising and my TSB is staying negative (and dropping). Right now, I am looking at two things are happening.  1 - no pain no gain, train hard, race easy, what doesn't kill you can only make you stronger etc, etc... Am I doing the right thing - is working hard making me faster and tiredness and fatigue just an off set of that? It's certainly my younger days experience. I kinda feel that I am addressing all the correct areas that I need to but the underlying concern is I am doing too much too soon and I need to ... 2 - ease up, let the fitness come to me and don't stress the body.  Do I need a couple of weeks just to dial everything back, recover, get fresh and let the speed come to my legs. I'm ideally going to just keep pushing BUT if this s=Saturday doesn't go well I will certainly change things. I really should be in that 16.4x park Run bracket by now off my training. Monda...

Weather is starting to warm up now, this is my time !! I bloody hate running in the cold. I am solar powered lol !! Last week headed to Lower Mill after Park Run up until yesterday to finialise getting the place ready for rentals. Brave new world as a side hustle now looks like a full time job! It's already going well to be fair and this Friday we have our very first paying guests! To finish the training week from last blog, Sunday I decided to run a bit firmer. Idea was to keep the effort sub threshold but on the border. 10 miles @ 6.22/mm and HR really nice average and only dipped into threshold for a few minutes. Felt pretty good and enjoyed running quicker again. Finished week with 38.9 miles and 391 TSS. Lower miles but more value. Monday - rest. I feel a bit ants in my pants on rest days now. My weight is an issue and I can't stop eating shit or drinking long enough to get that down where it needs to be which is frustrating.  Tuesday - session. Lifted the session to 7 min...