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Post by:Andy

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 at 6:36 am | 4 Comments »

Endless summer rain

Sheesh it’s been raining like crazy in SA’s capital. We’ve had two or three days of sunshine within the last two weeks. Guess this is what training in Seattle, Vancouver or Christchurch must feel like.

Every morning I’m hoping to jump on the mtb, but alas… rain. Not that I mind riding in the rain, but water is like cancer for my bike. I always need to fix something after its been wet a couple of times. I’ve therefore decided not to take it out when it is very wet. So I’m sticking to swimming and running.

The forecast looks better for tomorrow. Lets hope I can get a 20-25km in.

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4 Comments: :

Endless summer rain

January 22nd, 2008 7:22 am

Brad Hefta-Gaub says:

Welcome to Sweat365, from one IT Geek to Triathlete to another!

January 22nd, 2008 7:25 am

Andy says:

Thanks! I’ve actually been following your blog for a while now.

Wouldn’t mind to take the fixie out for a ride! Looks like fun.

See you around.

January 22nd, 2008 11:07 am

Lisa Sabin says:

Good luck! It looks like we have some cold days ahead!

January 22nd, 2008 1:36 pm

endorphins2 says:

Another IT/design web geek here, too. I can vouch for Seattle or Vancouver training being wet pretty much all winter. Lots of trainer sessions.

Except, right now of course. It’s cold, crisp and clear this week. Nice and invigorating for morning cycle commutes.

Cheers.

About:Andy

Location:Pretoria Gauteng South Africa

I've never really been much of an athlete. Ever since school, I was a bit of an IT geek. I did sports here and there, but I was always at the back of the pack gasping for air. I started mountain biking in 2006 and have since completed a few mtb marathons and a 90km road race or two... on the mtb. I got into multi-sport events at the end of '07 and have since completed a couple of Adventure Races and Sprint-Triathlons. My goal for 2008 was to keep a steady training programme going, without getting sick in winter. Well that didn't happen. I was down with the flue, TWICE!! So my ambitions of doing a half-ironman early in 2009 flew right out the window. I still have to do an Olympic distance triathlon, so I'll try to get one below my belt early in 2009. My favorite sports include: cycling, running, swimming, adventure racing, triathlons, rowing, golf and hiking.

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This Week

Distances
Bike:	18	kms
Run :	7	kms

Hours of Activity
Bike:	1.0	-	54.8%
Run :	0.9	-	45.2%
Total:	1.9

Last Week

Distances
Bike:	31	kms
Run :	9	kms
Swim:	1,200	meters

Hours of Activity
Bike:	1.8	-	52.7%
Swim:	0.5	-	14.8%
Run :	1.1	-	32.6%
Total:	3.4

Year to Date

Distances
Bike:	1,183	kms
Run :	372	kms
Swim:	19,000	meters

Hours of Activity
Bike:	63.5	-	45.0%
Swim:	9.2	-	6.5%
Run :	41.0	-	29.0%
Strength:	9.5	-	6.7%
Other:	18.0	-	12.7%
Total:	141.2

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