Hello and welcome to my first blog posting. You will be able to follow my progress throughout the next 200 days via this page. I will keep you updated on training, as the blog on the event website to keep you up to date with my training and fund raising targets.
NOT LONG NOW
It's some 6 months now to the big event and the volume of training reflects the situation. I’m currently fit and healthy, my knee injury that plagued my run training during December and the start of January has settled down and I am back to full training and motivation is high.
TRAINING
My main focus still remains my swim and run training. This weekend, 8th March, will be my first cold water conditioning session, not sure I’m looking forward to the idea of submerging myself into the freezing water on a Saturday morning but it's all necessary in preperation for the Channel swim. My long runs are now 5hrs and hopefully up to 8hrs over the Easter weekend. This is in preparation for my first real Arch to Arc preparation race this year. It’s the VOTWO ONER run an 78.6 mile (3 marathons) race in 24hrs along the Dorset Coast. This will be my first all night run as the race starts at 6pm and guess what? I’m really looking forward to it!
I’m still swimming 2-3.5hrs a day in the pool six times a week and I am now really looking forward to the summer so we can start open water swimming. At the moment I am getting to know the black line on the base of the pool extremely well and the thought of cold dark water will be a well come change. Once the water warms up a few degrees that is! I am also really excited by the thought of using my new Helix Blue Seventy Wetsuit and accessories that Guy at Blue Seventy have supplied for the challange.
LAB TESTING
Well got to get back to work and training.
Cheers
Nino
NOT LONG NOW
It's some 6 months now to the big event and the volume of training reflects the situation. I’m currently fit and healthy, my knee injury that plagued my run training during December and the start of January has settled down and I am back to full training and motivation is high.
TRAINING
My main focus still remains my swim and run training. This weekend, 8th March, will be my first cold water conditioning session, not sure I’m looking forward to the idea of submerging myself into the freezing water on a Saturday morning but it's all necessary in preperation for the Channel swim. My long runs are now 5hrs and hopefully up to 8hrs over the Easter weekend. This is in preparation for my first real Arch to Arc preparation race this year. It’s the VOTWO ONER run an 78.6 mile (3 marathons) race in 24hrs along the Dorset Coast. This will be my first all night run as the race starts at 6pm and guess what? I’m really looking forward to it!
I’m still swimming 2-3.5hrs a day in the pool six times a week and I am now really looking forward to the summer so we can start open water swimming. At the moment I am getting to know the black line on the base of the pool extremely well and the thought of cold dark water will be a well come change. Once the water warms up a few degrees that is! I am also really excited by the thought of using my new Helix Blue Seventy Wetsuit and accessories that Guy at Blue Seventy have supplied for the challange.
LAB TESTING
Two weeks ago now I under went a variety of Lab tests. I am working with Andy Galbraith at the University of Kents Centre for Sport Studies. We are looking for a variety of results like my VO2MAX and sub maximal efficiency levels, body fat percentage, lactate threshold and Haemoglobin levels. These test results will help evaluate my physical condition and the effeteness of my training program and ultimately we are looking to calculate my optimal run speed whereby I can cover 140kms but have endured the least amount of muscle fatigue resulting in a shorter recovery time. I must say thank you to Andy for his support in the challange his input will be essential when we look at the final run strategy.
Well got to get back to work and training.
Cheers
Nino
1 comment:
just found the blog
good luck and keep up the training
heres my blog for you to comment
I will be checking back
best
Mark
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