Breaking the blogging silence

Wow, nearly a month since I last posted. Less out of laziness and more out of doing nothing of blog-worthy note.

Having finished off my last strength block I topped the scales at a wopping 85kg. The heaviest I have been in years, since 2007 to be precise. My squat was closing in on my best efforts whilst rowing and I've set ~20w PBs for everything up to 1hr in duration on the bike. My swimming still has MILES to go, but it's a significant improvement on where I was this time last year. The run is going surprisingly well considering I'm 5kgs over race weight. I can only assume as the weight drops in the coming weeks so to will the mile splits.

After a few days in London during my rest week it was back to the millstone, and what a millstone it is. When I saw the training load I made sure I had a proper rest week enjoying some of London's cultural delights. Shout outs (see, I'm "with it") to Sarah, Will and Charlie for giving me a bed, 16MS, Mike, Rick, Katy and Penny, for a great day, 3/5 of CGS for the first BBQ of the summer and my usual travel companion Laura for making the intolerable journey to London slightly more tolerable.

This block is a bike focus, this week I've logged just under 20 hours whilst maintaining swimming and running, next week I'll be aiming to break 20. Not only are the hours long but they're pretty damn hard as well. I've hit new PBs for 2hrs and 4hrs and logged my longest ever constant ride of 6:30. For me, this is conclusive proof that all the gym work is paying off. If I can maintain this power and lose 5kgs over the next 12 weeks or so I have high hopes for my Roth bike split.

There is the potential for some exciting news in the coming week but until everything is confirmed I'll keep schtum.

Next week I promise I'll having something to say, and I may even include a picture or two. If you've made it this far, congratulations. Have a choccie biccie, you've earnt it.