Posted on April 21, 2008 by Ironhead
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS RANTING AND FOUL LANGUAGE. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
MUM, STOP READING NOW.
This is going to be short and sweet.
Do I have a sign over my head that says “Go ahead, bug the shit out of me? Never mind that I have my iPod on, the earbuds are visible to anyone within ten [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by Ironhead
Today’s swim workout called on account of insane neck pain. I can’t rotate my neck fully, and I really don’t feel like drowning, so I cancelled until Tuesday. The rest of the day was spent trying to relax and repeatedly stretch it out, and smothering my neck and shoulders in analgesic cream. If it’s this [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2008 by Ironhead
Today’s bike workout:
Total time: 00:45:10
Distance: 9.17 miles
Time in zone: 00:37:52
Average HR: 120
Max HR: 135
KCalories: 765 (55% from fat)
Someone remind me…it is April, right? I actually had to defer to the indoor trainer this morning for my bike workout, due to a sudden thunderstorn, followed by hail, followed by a freak snowstorn on Friday night. Apparently [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by Ironhead
Numbers for this evening’s run workout:
From the Polar -
Total time: 00:40:31
In zone: 00:16:39
Average HR: 128
Max HR: 165
KCalories: 516 (40% from fat)
From the Nike+:
Distance: 3.72km
Time: 00:40:05
Pace: 10:44 min/km
Calories: 397
Once again, exceeding my Zone 1 heart rate on a regular basis - the average HR stat kind of lies. My recovery rate is getting faster and faster, [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by Ironhead
So as I mentioned previously, I decided to celebrate my induction into the Cult of Neoprene by heading over to West Van and hitting the pool. I’m still in an adaptation period in my training, so my workouts aren’t that long, and my heart rate is supposed to be kept quite low.
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