Pop goes the triathlete

Another day and another couple of tough session under the belt.

Last night I was out for my run and as painful as it was, it was a fruitful session. The session a bunch of 3 kilometre intervals, which is always a tough session. Last time I did this session I blew up quite impressively, so my focus this time around was to make sure I paced the session more evenly. I still blew up, but it wasn't as impressive and it came later in the session. So all up I call that an improvement.

Speaking of blowing up. I was down to the pool for a swim session with the Swim Smooth squad this morning. You know the session is going to be a tough one when it ends with a 1200m effort, after an 800m effort, which is after a 400m effort. The 1200m effort did not go well...

Actually other than the 1200m effort, the session actually did go pretty well, with both the 800m and the 400m were on target. By the time I hit the 1200m though I was just done. Still it is my first Wednesday session for a few weeks, having missed one before Subic Bay and one straight after. Getting back into the routine of a 5km tough swim set is often a little painful.

Weird old weather this morning though with fairly determined rain falling for much of the morning. It was a bit of a reminder that we really are in Autumn. At one point during the swim I thought we might have been getting the old get out of jail free 'lightning' card. Actually I was kind of hoping for it, but it didn't eventuate in the end. Probably for the best.

Another solid day of training tomorrow with a run and a bike session. The bike is supposed to be happening tonight, but sometimes life happens instead, so I have had to rearrange. Not ideal, but sort of necessary. I am really looking forward to the ride actually, mainly because I just want an excuse to get out on the new bike again. It has been sitting at home looking all shiny and fast, beckoning me. Ride me, ride me...

The run tomorrow should end up being another solid one, although not as painful as yesterday. Shorter efforts, but more intense. Call it a different kind of run with a different kind of hurt. A change is a good as a holiday?

In other news, hopefully a couple of sponsor announcements coming up soon. Things in the pipeline that are seeming positive anyway. Watch this space.