Long time no post, I know!
But there’s isn’t much to write about these days as I am taking it easy and being very casual about my training through winter. I needed a freshen up and to concentrate on a few different things as well so it is doing me good.
That is not to say I am slacking off though as I continue to ride & run to work a few times a week. The best part of it is that I am now able to put a bit of effort in my swimming which seems to be going quite well despite only a couple of weeks of squad sessions so far.
I am pretty happy with how things are at the moment but before I start losing too much fitness I need to put myself into some sort of structured training. I did a benchmark run on Sunday to assess running fitness and it is not that bad considering the time I took off.
I managed to run my 6,5km loop at 5:30min/km at about 63% HR (137aveHR) which is pretty good. I mean even to manage a run at that low a HR is a good sign. I’m happy to say it is slow but sure and it can only get better from here.
Lastly, I’ve just received a batch of Elagen products to try (thanks James!) and will be sure to post some feedback after a few weeks. James recommended that I take a couple of capsules before my training sessions and even during some long rides if I wanted to.
I’m off to the Gold Coast with Ange this weekend but we won’t be racing either the half or the full marathon. Will definitely be there to watch though and enjoy what will hopefully be a nice sunny weekend 
And that’s all for now. Until next time!
July 13th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
G’day Rog,
Which elagen products are you using? I’m taking 3 of the sports one in the morning and I feel they make a big difference in terms of reocvery mainly.
cheers
fluro
July 21st, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Mate,
I’m doing a similar thing but taking 2 instead of 3. James has kindly sent me a couple of tubs for trial and I can say they seem to be good stuff. A bit too early to comment now but I have no complains!
Cheers,
Rog