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Zone 3 run

Andy — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:30:00 +0000

My knee is starting to pack up again. The Dr’s orders were to keep on running, so I’ll take it easy and just keep going at it.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 12/01/2008
Time: 17:30:00
Total Time: 00:26:02.00
Average Heart rate: 159
Calories: 283
Distance: 3.9 km
Average Pace: 6:40.44/km

Zone 2 run

Andy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:30:00 +0000

Just an easy Sunday Z2 run.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 11/30/2008
Time: 17:30:00
Total Time: 00:25:05.00
Average Heart rate: 150
Calories: 200
Distance: 3.34 km
Average Pace: 7:30.56/km
Ascent: 42 m

That’s better

Andy — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:30:00 +0000

Just did a pretty laid-back run, and it felt way better than the one on Tuesday. Things are still not what they should be, but I’m getting there… ever so slowly.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 11/28/2008
Time: 18:30:00
Total Time: 00:34:39.00
Calories: 324
Distance: 4.52 km
Average Pace: 7:39.77/km
Ascent: 83 m

Everything’s going swimmingly

Andy — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000

Had my first swim for the summer and managed to do 1200m (2 sets of 600m) on the first go. Not bad I’d say. My technique feels more natural than before, but it might be the extra weight I put on that’s helping me be more buoyant. I’m almost 8kgs (18lbs) more than a year ago! I’m still very skinny though, so I don’t know where all that fat/muscle hides.

Workout:

Type: Swim
Date: 11/27/2008
Time: 17:00:00
Total Time: 00:30:00.00
Calories: 256
Distance: 1,200 m
Average Pace: 2:30/100m

Daily cycling commute

Andy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 11/26/2008 Time: 08:00:00 Total Time: 1:01:00.00 Average Heart rate: 152 Calories: 638 Distance: 17.92 km Average Speed: 17.63 kmph Ascent: 190 m

Won’t you take me to chunky town

Andy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:17:42 +0000

Sheesh, I’ve picked up a lot of weight over winter. I weighed in at 77.6 kg tonight. Its the heaviest I’ve weighed, ever. My normal weight is around 72-73kg. Ok it was after a big dinner, but the is the second time I weighed myself this week and it’s been the same on both occasions. Bottom line, I picked up around 7-8kg over the past year. I was too skinny, but I shouldn’t let things get out of hand too much. I’m exercising quite a bit now, so it should come down again.

Health:

Date: 11/26/2008
Weight: 77
Mood: Normal
Sleep Pattern: Normal

Still so unfit

Andy — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000

I went for an easy 5km this morning, and it was a bit of a struggle. I still feel very unfit in comparison to the previous summer.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 11/25/2008
Time: 08:00:00
Total Time: 00:31:34.00
Average Heart rate: 162
Calories: 539
Distance: 4.76 km
Average Pace: 6:37.79/km

Daily cycling commute

Andy — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 11/24/2008 Time: 08:00:00 Total Time: 00:46:00.00 Calories: 476 Distance: 12.6 km Average Speed: 16.43 kmph

Daily cycling commute

Andy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 11/20/2008 Time: 08:00:00 Total Time: 1:02:00.00 Average Heart rate: 135 Calories: 472 Distance: 17.58 km Average Speed: 17.01 kmph Ascent: 180 m

Run - 0.5 hours - 11/18/2008

Andy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Workout: Type: Run Date: 11/18/2008 Time: 18:00:00 Total Time: 00:27:35.00 Average Heart rate: 149 Calories: 262 Distance: 3.75 km Average Pace: 7:21.18/km

Zone2 run

Andy — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000

I’m not really doing zone training yet, but this one happened to be a nice and steady pace in Z2.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 11/17/2008
Time: 17:00:00
Total Time: 00:20:22.00
Average Heart rate: 152
Calories: 258
Distance: 2.09 km
Average Pace: 9:44.42/km

94.7 Mtb Race

Andy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0000

I took part in a local radio station’s mtb race over the weekend. It rained the week and night before the race and it was extremely muddy. You guys should see what my bike looked like. I did the (close to) 40km, but there was also a 20km and a kiddy race.

The radio station is quite popular and apparently there was close to 2500 riders. The race featured a lot of single track and I struggled to get through the crowds. Quite frustrating at times, but I’m hardly on form, so I did manage to keep the legs fresh by getting stuck in the queues.

Oh and I managed to do a bit of a face-plant half way through the race. I fell down on a downhill, trying to overtake some of the slower peeps and fell face first in the grass. Looks like I’ve been in a bar fight, but luckily its healing quickly.

Workout:

Type: Cycle
Date: 11/15/2008
Time: 07:00:00
Total Time: 2:45:55.00
Average Heart rate: 164
Calories: 1235
Distance: 37.57 km
Average Speed: 13.59 kmph

Run - 0.5 hours - 11/13/2008

Andy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000

Workout: Type: Run Date: 11/13/2008 Time: 17:00:00 Total Time: 00:27:33.00 Average Heart rate: 157 Calories: 303 Distance: 4.03 km Average Pace: 6:50.02/km

Hiking in the Cloud mountains

Andy — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Wolkberge Hike - On our way down into the valley

We went hiking in the Wolkberge (Cloud mountains) over the weekend. It was quite a hike and we did 26.6 km with a total ascent of 950m over two days.

Wolkberge Hike - A stream next to our campsite

Around 15 of us drove through Friday after work and we started hiking on Saturday morning. We started on a plateau and went down into the valley where the Wonderwout (direct translation magical/mystical forest) lies. We camped in the forest the Saturday night and hiked back the following day.

Wolkberge Hike - Photo of me in the forest

Wolkberge Hike - It's called the Cloud mountains for a reason

* I only logged 6 hours, since hiking is not such an intense activity

Workout:

Type: Other
Date: 11/09/2008
Time: 08:00:00
Total Time: 6:00:00.00
Calories: 4998

Daily cycling commute

Andy — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 11/05/2008 Time: 07:00:00 Total Time: 1:05:30.00 Calories: 562 Distance: 18.32 km Average Speed: 16.78 kmph

A do run-run

Andy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000

I’m so unfit, but it feels amazing to be out and about again! This was just a short run after work. I’ll keep my training sessions short and frequent for a few weeks.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 11/04/2008
Time: 17:00:00
Total Time: 00:23:25.00
Calories: 215
Distance: 3.33 km
Average Pace: 7:02.04/km

Daily cycling commute

Andy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 11/03/2008 Time: 07:00:00 Total Time: 1:08:00.00 Average Heart rate: 155 Calories: 573 Distance: 18.21 km Average Speed: 16.07 kmph Ascent: 186 m

First run after flue

Andy — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0000

I went for a short 3km run, and it went rather well. The flue seems to be truely over at last. One looses a bit of fitness after a month, but I should pick that up again in a week or two.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 11/02/2008
Time: 09:00:00
Total Time: 00:24:49.00
Calories: 351
Distance: 3.25 km
Average Pace: 7:38.02/km

Daily cycling commute

Andy — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:30:00 +0000

Ok, I’ve been out of action for a month (!!) due to a stupid flue virus. I still cough once or twice per day, but other than that I’m a 100%. I also asked a doctor if I’m ok to start again, and she said I should be fine if I slowly start my training programme again.

So I had to go into work on Saturday and decided to cycle it. I’m staying at a new place, so I have to figure out a new safe-ish route to work.

I took the ride very easy and only averaged 14km/h!! I reckon I could have walked faster than that! It felt great being on the bike again and can’t wait to start gunning it again.

Workout:

Type: Cycle
Date: 11/01/2008
Time: 08:30:00
Total Time: 1:12:11.00
Average Heart rate: 132
Calories: 321
Distance: 17.7 km
Average Speed: 14.71 kmph

Travel Bug

Andy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:09:39 +0000

I went on holiday in Europe for 2 weeks late in September and picked up some bug there. I’ve coughing my lungs out for a few weeks now, but I’m almost healthy enough to start training again. I’ll start posting again soon.