Well I managed it! 12 hours of spinning and I am now UTTERLY shattered :) but i thoroughly enjoyed it and raised a total of £377.70 for Breakthrough Breastcancer. All throughout today I was amazed by how encouraging and generous members, residents and staff were and it does make me feel like I will be able to make a difference :)
I'm now off for a long bath before collapsing into bed, ready for work at 7am tomorrow!! I'll try and post a proper account of the day when I get in tomorrow, after a much needed physio at 3 o'clock!
Jene xx
Tuesday 17 May 2011
Monday 16 May 2011
T-17 hours!
Well tomorrow's the big day. The first of my three big challenges. A 12 hour spin at the gym I work at, St Davids Village Health & Fitness.
So firstly, a big thanks to them for letting me take up a small patch of reception for 12 hours and plaster info about the spin on the notice boards and reception! I'm now off to tesco to stock up on pasta, bananas and chocolate (the ultimate endurance food?!) before having an early night and letting myself panic a bit about what i've let myself in for!
What's amazed me so far is how much support i've been offered and just how willing so many people are to support me and Breakthrough :)
I don't really have much else to say! I just felt I needed a post incase I die during tomorrows spin - it could happen, i'm really not that fit!
ahhhh! I'll update tomorrow with how it went...
Jene xx
So firstly, a big thanks to them for letting me take up a small patch of reception for 12 hours and plaster info about the spin on the notice boards and reception! I'm now off to tesco to stock up on pasta, bananas and chocolate (the ultimate endurance food?!) before having an early night and letting myself panic a bit about what i've let myself in for!
What's amazed me so far is how much support i've been offered and just how willing so many people are to support me and Breakthrough :)
I don't really have much else to say! I just felt I needed a post incase I die during tomorrows spin - it could happen, i'm really not that fit!
ahhhh! I'll update tomorrow with how it went...
Jene xx
Friday 13 May 2011
It's always good to post after a good day...
Thursday's Post (which blogspot didn't like the first time round):
The sun is shining, I quite enjoyed work (shock horror), i've ridden the black at llandegla without my knees hurting, clearing all the jumps and generally just enjoying pootling along. All finished off with two cups of tea (one of which was stolen from the boss up at llandegla before he had a chance to claim it) and a creme egg :)
Now I admit that this isn't really gearing up for a 24 hour race, especially as instead of going round the blue afterwards (as planned), I went and played on the pump track :) But as I keep reminding anyone who questions just how much training i'm doing.. good bike handling skills will be essential once I start to get tired!
Despite this, it's not been a bad week of training, I managed 90 minutes of spin on tuesday, a 60 minute run (slow 10km) on Wednesday as well as the 21km black route today. With plans to do the red and blue tomorrow to get the miles in :)
Then, next tuesday, at 8am I am going to start a 12 hour spin in the gym... and I suspect its going to be torture... mostly to my bum! I just need to persuade my boss that he'd like me to spin in the reception so I have people to talk to :) If not, i'm going to be slightly loony by the end of the day stuck in a spin room!
In preparation for the resulting knee pain, I've also booked in with my masseuse for the day after the spin. I could probably do with one this week but unfortunately after last weeks crashed I still have too many bruises for anyone to go anywhere near my left thigh. I wish I knew what was up with my knee as it's fairly frustrating not knowing if i'm doing any long term damage.
Finally, on a non-training note. I'm actually happy. Not that I wasn't happy before or anything. I've just had a few ups and downs over the last three years so it's nice to have no pressure from anywhere... i'm just enjoying riding bikes, lurking at Llandegla, having a job that lets me train lots and living at home for a bit before actually doing something with my life.
Now i'm off to TESCO to find some ice cream - the diet has well and truly gone to shit this week, actually this whole month if i'm honest and i've put on alot of the weight I spent December and January losing. With adventures planned to Cardiff at the end of the month and my birthday coming up I can't see that changing much! Time to accept that 57kg is a fairly stable weight for me and it's just too much effort to shift what's left!
And if you've read this far.. well done (that was ramble-y and not much tri related, even by my standards!)
Jene x
Friday: ARGHHH! my STUPID knee was buggered today :( so I only did the blue at llandegla, most of which I pedalled with one leg... 3 rest days coming up in a attempt to complete this 12 hour spin. God knows how i'll manage 24 hours. But then again, its Friday the 13th, maybe I shouldn't be surprised and it'll all be fine in the morning!
The sun is shining, I quite enjoyed work (shock horror), i've ridden the black at llandegla without my knees hurting, clearing all the jumps and generally just enjoying pootling along. All finished off with two cups of tea (one of which was stolen from the boss up at llandegla before he had a chance to claim it) and a creme egg :)
Now I admit that this isn't really gearing up for a 24 hour race, especially as instead of going round the blue afterwards (as planned), I went and played on the pump track :) But as I keep reminding anyone who questions just how much training i'm doing.. good bike handling skills will be essential once I start to get tired!
Despite this, it's not been a bad week of training, I managed 90 minutes of spin on tuesday, a 60 minute run (slow 10km) on Wednesday as well as the 21km black route today. With plans to do the red and blue tomorrow to get the miles in :)
Then, next tuesday, at 8am I am going to start a 12 hour spin in the gym... and I suspect its going to be torture... mostly to my bum! I just need to persuade my boss that he'd like me to spin in the reception so I have people to talk to :) If not, i'm going to be slightly loony by the end of the day stuck in a spin room!
In preparation for the resulting knee pain, I've also booked in with my masseuse for the day after the spin. I could probably do with one this week but unfortunately after last weeks crashed I still have too many bruises for anyone to go anywhere near my left thigh. I wish I knew what was up with my knee as it's fairly frustrating not knowing if i'm doing any long term damage.
Finally, on a non-training note. I'm actually happy. Not that I wasn't happy before or anything. I've just had a few ups and downs over the last three years so it's nice to have no pressure from anywhere... i'm just enjoying riding bikes, lurking at Llandegla, having a job that lets me train lots and living at home for a bit before actually doing something with my life.
Now i'm off to TESCO to find some ice cream - the diet has well and truly gone to shit this week, actually this whole month if i'm honest and i've put on alot of the weight I spent December and January losing. With adventures planned to Cardiff at the end of the month and my birthday coming up I can't see that changing much! Time to accept that 57kg is a fairly stable weight for me and it's just too much effort to shift what's left!
And if you've read this far.. well done (that was ramble-y and not much tri related, even by my standards!)
Jene x
Friday: ARGHHH! my STUPID knee was buggered today :( so I only did the blue at llandegla, most of which I pedalled with one leg... 3 rest days coming up in a attempt to complete this 12 hour spin. God knows how i'll manage 24 hours. But then again, its Friday the 13th, maybe I shouldn't be surprised and it'll all be fine in the morning!
Tuesday 10 May 2011
well i'm overdue an update.
Two crashes, about 20 bruises and 200 creme eggs later and mountain mayhem is suddenly just around the corner! Next week I have a 12 hour cycle in the gym to test my knees and see how I get on. Although I suspect its going to be HORRID!
I've also, in a fit of impulse after a sunny ride, entered Deg yn Llandegla - or, for those not in the know, a ten hour enduro mountain bike race. I may change my mind after mountain mayhem though! But it would be nice to race on my doorstep! I probably should have just done the ten hour race in the first place...
Work was too long today.. im really too tired to update properly. tomorrow is the day for an update. honestly.
:)
I've also, in a fit of impulse after a sunny ride, entered Deg yn Llandegla - or, for those not in the know, a ten hour enduro mountain bike race. I may change my mind after mountain mayhem though! But it would be nice to race on my doorstep! I probably should have just done the ten hour race in the first place...
Work was too long today.. im really too tired to update properly. tomorrow is the day for an update. honestly.
:)
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