I started today with a calm swim, focusing on crawl technique, followed by resting in "Heithølen"(hot pool) and massage in bubble chairs(?). I felt good leaving, and hoped I was ready for my ride later in the evening.
Closing in on Grenserittet 2013, I have upped the intensity on my workouts. Today I felt the effect it had on my body when I biked around Seljordsvann. I felt depleted and without power and could not get my HR up into the desired zone. On the other hand, I always enjoy a ride in sunshine even though heavy head winds made it hard the first hour or so.
On my way back, I knew I was coming up on a segment from Strava,(Folkestad Skole- Bø) and I thought I should give it a go, even though my legs felt heavy as bricks. I pedaled hard and managed to keep a average speed of about 48km/t for 4:13, placing me in 2nd place on the all-time list :) Not bad for a bad day! Next time, I'll bring my Louis Garneau areo helmet and aim to break the 4:00 min- limit ;)
Feeling heavy and tired, I'm using tomorrow for resting and some strength/stretching. Fits me well, since I'll be working from 9-19. Come Thursday, I'll be back with another interval, gunning for that peak that will bring me down under 2:50 on Grenserittet in August!
Pedal hard!
Frank
No, I'm not a King. But I'm close. Tri-king is an acronym for "Triathlon Viking", which describes me pretty well, although I've just recently started with triathlon. Follow me on my road to Ironman.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
First half olympic!
Weekend is here, and Ringshaugdysten Triathlon is coming up this Sunday! I'm super stoked about this, even though the weather looks to be more or less like shit. I can't do anything about the weather, but what i CAN do something with is my preparation in front of the race.
Ringshaugdysten is 750/20/5 and it'll be my longest triathlon so far. I think I've done my training and preparation well and this should be a nice competition to gain experience in. Harsh weather = more learning.
My goals for Sunday is to have a good swim and build on that good feeling during the bike leg. I'll try to pace myself and control the bike, and give it my all on the run. 5k should be under 22 mins for me to be reasonably satisfied.
I'll try to give you an update about the conditions over there tomorrow!
Until then: Hang loose,
Frank
Ringshaugdysten is 750/20/5 and it'll be my longest triathlon so far. I think I've done my training and preparation well and this should be a nice competition to gain experience in. Harsh weather = more learning.
My goals for Sunday is to have a good swim and build on that good feeling during the bike leg. I'll try to pace myself and control the bike, and give it my all on the run. 5k should be under 22 mins for me to be reasonably satisfied.
I'll try to give you an update about the conditions over there tomorrow!
Until then: Hang loose,
Frank
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