Done In

Firstly, run stats from Moday are at http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155402621. Got out today but had forgotten the Garmin so was free from the shackles of average km pace, distance etc and it felt great. Adam and Dat put in an appearance - having done 1 session for the year last week, Adam has done all Hurts sessions this week - better keep an eye on him. Only 8 of us today including Tom, MC, Jonathan, Mike Race and James. Adam and Dat were keen on just doing to Fox Studio gates and coming back via Oxford Street, so I pushed my pace up Ocean St and around the park to stick up the front with Tom and Jonathan - no way I would have kept going but it felt all right. Took it pretty easy coming back to the office and started to feel really crap after my shower - pain in my joints, have a very strange pain going from the left side of my neck across the top of my shoulder and really tired. Will get in an early night and hopefully feel better in the morning as keen to do the Hickson Road set tomorrow. All up about 15kms today.

Kurnell and Monday Run

Well after 6 years absence from the Kurnell sprint triathlon's I made a return to racing yesterday morning. While I didn't break the 70 minute barrier (overestimated my swimming and cycling ability and training) I certainly didn't disgrace myself. I was 17th overall in my age category (35-39 and 106 entrants) with a total of 71.23 and very happpy with splits of 13.50, 36.56 and 20.36 all including transition times. My full results are at http://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/RaceTecResults/MyResults.aspx?CId=1&RId=627&EId=1&AId=614. Thankfully the weather cleared up from the rain over the past 4 days so that we got a dry race although we could have done with a little less rain on the cycle course. That was the last one of the series and I'll be in the 40-45 category if I'm around for next year's series - if I did the same time I would have been 5 minutes off the best age group time.
I backed up with the Hurts monday run, but have left my garmin in the office. Big crowd today, and so much for MC's 4.40 recovery run pace, with Adam making his first Monday run of the year mind you it is his birthday today. He dropped off at Shelly Street and we were clocking an average pace on 4.33 - not what I needed after yesterday. I held on to Circular Quay and I think the watch had avergae pace at 4.25. Jim passed at the Hyatt but couldn't reply to his shout. All up I think about 49 mins for just over 11kms and I'll get the stats loaded tomorrow.

Wet Wet Wet

Didn't get to meet a top quality Scottish band from the 90's today - just got drenched running to and from the pool for the Hurts session. Must have been about 15 people turn up for the swim - not surprising given you would have been wetter running - including MC, Derek, Fast Charlie and Todd. Pool was pretty quiet when I arrived and straight into a 500m warm up and this week I maanged to do half the set and stick to the 1.50 time repeat. So all up 1.6kms in the pool and very happy to say that the run back felt fantastic - not sure what happens to your body some days, but everything just felt right and very easy on the way back. So probably 4kms of running toround out the week and hopefully put me in good shape for Sunday.

Poor Corp Cup

I really really dislike the corp cup. After reckoning the course is 20 secs longer with the open air cinema diversion, I was quietly confident that I could be pretty close to 24 today with the course back to normal. No such luck as I managed a 24.18. So three races left to break 24 for this series and it would be nice to do it before on on my 100th corp cup run in two races time. Stats for today are at http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153624129.

Hot Hot Hot Wet

I'm done in tonight. Getting too old for exercising twice in the same day especially with the heat and humidity at lunch today.
Got out for a ride early doors this morning - just did 25kms on my own (4 laps of the park) and new cluster etc feels great. Just need a slight adjustment to the chain guide (which is what the bike went in for in the first place!) as it's rubbing on the small chain wheel. Centennial Park was choccas this morning and it was pretty warm even at 6am. Stats for this morning are at http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153230194.
Backed up by getting to the Hurts speed session today and it was just stifling in Farm Cove for the 4 x 10mins. Big crowd today including MC, Tom, Laura, Russel, Dave and even Simmo and Adam turned up. Adam reckons this was his first Hurts session of 2012 which is incredible. Managed all four of the set and stuck around 4.10/4.15 pace which I'm pretty happy with given the conditions. Stats for the session are at http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153344690 and most of the group made a beeline for the harbour at the Opera House for a very welcome and refreshing dip. Few tourists were quite surprised but no one cared today - even Tom made it into the water.
Corp Cup is on tomorrow and course is back too normal, so there might be a pb in the offing - stay tuned readers.

Monday

A last minute team announcement (yet another new person in charge of our team) meant I couldn't get out for the Hurts session today. So only managed an easy 5kms which is not the start I wanted for this week but will have to do. Stats are at http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153109066.
Aiming for a ride in the morning and looks like I could be on my own as Nick is more interested in the surf!

Swimming Lesson

Got to the Hurts Fridau swim session and was promptly reminded that I hadn't done a squad session in about 5 years. 500m easy warm up in the fast lane should have been a clue but I didn't appear to get the message that I was swimming with big boys until I attempted to hang on for dear life in the 300m leg of the 100m, 200m 300m 400m 400m 300m 200m 100m on a 1.50min repeat. Just goes to show that you need to train with other people to get any better as all my Clovelly swimming was fine for the fitness but I couldn't stick with the pace. A great session though and will certainly keep that on the weekly calendar now. So all up about 1.5kms of swimming with a 2km run either side to get to and from the pool. Aiming for a ride on Sunday or Monday morning.