So, I've created my own wee spreadsheet training schedule. Just to ensure I am on the right track. I used to write everything down in my calender but somehow got away from doing that. Using the speadsheet will also be much easier as I don't have to cross over stuff etc. Let's hope it works out.
On another note - My goodness it is SO windy in Scotland these days. Was fighting like a maniac just to stay on the road yesterday during my bike spin. Nearly got blown off it a couple of times and dragged against a bus one time. People just don't realise how much drag they have when they come hammering past you on the road - gotta keep going though.
Today I'm going for my swim. I usually do that on thursdays, fingers crossed the pool wont be that busy, although it is kiddies holidays. Last weeks swimming was a disaster more or less, kids all over the place, it can really ruin and break your rythm. I'll try out stroke counting today, I read that 25 strokes for each 25 meter pool length should give you a good start so I'll do that, see how that works out :)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
I hate a headwind!
So I went for my run yesterday during my lunchbreak. The normal 4 miler. Did not bad - I'm avaraging about 6.20 pr/km so that's ok considering the fact that my legs are absolutely killing me. It's my quads and hip flexors mainly. They have been for about a month now, some days I can barely walk :( oh well I guess you're just going to have to keep fighting!
My ride went ok yesterday. Just did my small 10 miler. Getting properly used to the aero bars and the clip in's now so that good. Atleast I've not had any crashes for the past week...yay! :)
My 10 miles consist of a ride (mostly flat and downhill) out one way, then turn around and back the same way. So my question is this -Why oh why is it that you ALWAYS without fail get the headwind on the way back, when you're knackered already???
Something to ponder :)
My ride went ok yesterday. Just did my small 10 miler. Getting properly used to the aero bars and the clip in's now so that good. Atleast I've not had any crashes for the past week...yay! :)
My 10 miles consist of a ride (mostly flat and downhill) out one way, then turn around and back the same way. So my question is this -Why oh why is it that you ALWAYS without fail get the headwind on the way back, when you're knackered already???
Something to ponder :)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Motivational Quotes
We can all use these from time to time when the going gets rough. I'm going through a rough patch just now in my training as I can't seem to get my legs to work with me. My quads are knackered and hurt days after I run. I'll make my way on to the road today though and keep my fingers crossed they hold up.
Anyways : Have a read if you need a wee "pick me up" every now and then.
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"...it's only pain and it's only suffering. It's not going to kill you. And if it's not going to kill you, what's the big deal?" ~ Chris Kostman, AdventureCORPS
"If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just finish the race--it's up to you." --Dave Scott
"You learn you can do your best even when it's hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage." --Joe Namath
"Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight." ~ Lance Armstrong
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?"
~Nelson Mandela
"The fear of suffering is often worse than the suffering itself." ~ Paolo Coelho, The Alchemist
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." ~ Juma Ikangaa
"What we have is based upon moment-to-moment choices of what we do. In each of those moments, we choose. We either take a risk and move toward what we want, or we play it safe and choose comfort. Most of the people, most of the time, choose comfort. In the end, people either have excuses or experiences; reasons or results; buts or brilliance. They either have what they wanted or they have a detailed list of all the rational reasons why not." ~ Anonymous
"Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give." --Unknown
"Obstacles are challenges for winners and excuses for losers." -- by M.E. Kerr
"For every finish-line tape a runner breaks--complete with the cheers of the crowd and the clicking of hundreds of cameras--there are the hours of hard and often lonely work that rarely gets talked about." --Grete Waltz
"Heart in champions has to do with the depth of your motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure--that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress." --Bill Russell
"Enjoy the successes that you have, and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many times we beat up on ourselves. Just relax and enjoy it." --Patty Sheehan
"We all have days when we just don't seem to have the energy or the interest in working out at peak effort. These are the times to reach inside ourselves and try to find that extra umph that will motivate us." ---Kara Leverte Farley and Sheila Curry
"Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you." --Michael Chang
"I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened." --Wilma Rudolph
"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
--Michael Jordan (My favourite)
"It's not the will to win that matters--everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters." ---Paul "Bear" Bryant
"Competition is a painful thing, but it produces great results." --Jerry Flint
"There is no defeat except for those who give up." --Joseph Warthlin
"You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement." --Steve Prefontaine
"The purpose of any athletic endeavor is to challenge human limits both on and off the playing field." --Unknown
"Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly." -Shaquille O'Neal
"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching." --Anson Dorrance
"Running is a metaphor for life; there's always someone faster than you, always someone slower. All you can do is hang in there, and put your heart into it." --Unknown
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice your gift." --Steve Prefontaine
"[Triathlon] is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness, and respect for authority are the price each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile." --Vince Lombardi
"The man who can drive himself farther once the effort gets painful is the man who will win." --Roger Bannister
"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats." --Bertie Forbes
"Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play." --Mike Singletary
"I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down, and I will not let myself down." --Mia Hamm
"The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do." --Dennis Waitley
"The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle." --Unknown
“As for cheering – I got you – it’s mo better when you have people cheering you on wishing they were you, wishing your sweat was their sweat, wishing they had paid that entry fee and trained, wishing that they didn’t envy you so much, wishing that in some way or another that you will allow them to be a part of it by simply screaming at you to let you know that they know what you are doing and what it really means.” ~ Amy Courville
Success rests in having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that may be. Then you will be able to say, 'I have found my hero and he is me.” ~ George Sheehan
Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach. ~ George Sheehan
Dig deep within yourself as every stride and step propels you closer to achieving your goal and your destiny. Exhilaration knows no limits. Have fun as you challenge yourself and strive to be the best you can be.
Every cell in my body would love to settle for the simplicity of mediocrity and status quo. It's the easy way, the painless way. But status quo isn't where growth takes place. And status quo isn't where dreams come true.
The race is long, and in the end it’s only with yourself. ~ Peter Reid
Essence is what is left behind when all of your defenses are stripped away. ~ coffee shop outside Kona, Hawaii
Anyways : Have a read if you need a wee "pick me up" every now and then.
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"...it's only pain and it's only suffering. It's not going to kill you. And if it's not going to kill you, what's the big deal?" ~ Chris Kostman, AdventureCORPS
"If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just finish the race--it's up to you." --Dave Scott
"You learn you can do your best even when it's hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage." --Joe Namath
"Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight." ~ Lance Armstrong
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?"
~Nelson Mandela
"The fear of suffering is often worse than the suffering itself." ~ Paolo Coelho, The Alchemist
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." ~ Juma Ikangaa
"What we have is based upon moment-to-moment choices of what we do. In each of those moments, we choose. We either take a risk and move toward what we want, or we play it safe and choose comfort. Most of the people, most of the time, choose comfort. In the end, people either have excuses or experiences; reasons or results; buts or brilliance. They either have what they wanted or they have a detailed list of all the rational reasons why not." ~ Anonymous
"Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give." --Unknown
"Obstacles are challenges for winners and excuses for losers." -- by M.E. Kerr
"For every finish-line tape a runner breaks--complete with the cheers of the crowd and the clicking of hundreds of cameras--there are the hours of hard and often lonely work that rarely gets talked about." --Grete Waltz
"Heart in champions has to do with the depth of your motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure--that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress." --Bill Russell
"Enjoy the successes that you have, and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many times we beat up on ourselves. Just relax and enjoy it." --Patty Sheehan
"We all have days when we just don't seem to have the energy or the interest in working out at peak effort. These are the times to reach inside ourselves and try to find that extra umph that will motivate us." ---Kara Leverte Farley and Sheila Curry
"Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you." --Michael Chang
"I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened." --Wilma Rudolph
"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
--Michael Jordan (My favourite)
"It's not the will to win that matters--everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters." ---Paul "Bear" Bryant
"Competition is a painful thing, but it produces great results." --Jerry Flint
"There is no defeat except for those who give up." --Joseph Warthlin
"You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement." --Steve Prefontaine
"The purpose of any athletic endeavor is to challenge human limits both on and off the playing field." --Unknown
"Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly." -Shaquille O'Neal
"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching." --Anson Dorrance
"Running is a metaphor for life; there's always someone faster than you, always someone slower. All you can do is hang in there, and put your heart into it." --Unknown
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice your gift." --Steve Prefontaine
"[Triathlon] is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness, and respect for authority are the price each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile." --Vince Lombardi
"The man who can drive himself farther once the effort gets painful is the man who will win." --Roger Bannister
"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats." --Bertie Forbes
"Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play." --Mike Singletary
"I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down, and I will not let myself down." --Mia Hamm
"The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do." --Dennis Waitley
"The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle." --Unknown
“As for cheering – I got you – it’s mo better when you have people cheering you on wishing they were you, wishing your sweat was their sweat, wishing they had paid that entry fee and trained, wishing that they didn’t envy you so much, wishing that in some way or another that you will allow them to be a part of it by simply screaming at you to let you know that they know what you are doing and what it really means.” ~ Amy Courville
Success rests in having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that may be. Then you will be able to say, 'I have found my hero and he is me.” ~ George Sheehan
Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach. ~ George Sheehan
Dig deep within yourself as every stride and step propels you closer to achieving your goal and your destiny. Exhilaration knows no limits. Have fun as you challenge yourself and strive to be the best you can be.
Every cell in my body would love to settle for the simplicity of mediocrity and status quo. It's the easy way, the painless way. But status quo isn't where growth takes place. And status quo isn't where dreams come true.
The race is long, and in the end it’s only with yourself. ~ Peter Reid
Essence is what is left behind when all of your defenses are stripped away. ~ coffee shop outside Kona, Hawaii
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