Tuesday 9th March

2250m swim with the tri club tonight. Much better than last week. I only faded towards the end. Good session with a range of drills and distances.

Monday 8th March

Pilates class tonight - different instructor than usual and a heck of a lot tougher!

Sunday 7th March

17 mile cycle today in very nice conditions. Good speed and strength on the few little hills I encountered. Wanted to go on but just building up again slowly with the training overall. Legs and back felt fine after yesterday's run which is very encouraging. Just need to get the weekly training hours up now.

Wili is now washed and gleaming and ready for the next outing:-)

Saturday 6th March

Well, big progress today - 10mile run! Very slow but sure and no pain or stiffness which is excellent. First lovely warmish (10c) day we have had in a long time too! Feel fine now - just a bit tired. Onwards and upwards :-)

Still not sure whether to do Larne HM though....

Friday 5th March

800m early morning swim. First non stop swim for a long time in approx 15 mins. I have lost a lot of pace. My back and shoulder are stiff now - need to get to see the physio asap.

Thursday 4th March

Half an hour on the turbo this morning.

Got my half iron-man lined up for this year - Cologne 226 half in September. Very excited now at the prospect. This gives me a great goal to work towards :-)

Wednesday 3rd March

40min tough session on the turbo this morning.

Tuesday 2nd March

1800m swim with the tri club tonight. First swim in weeks and weeks. My swim fitness is now rubbish as well. I have a lot of work to do!

Monday 1st March

5 mile run this evening followed by pilates class.

So behind in my blog, training, etc ,etc. Need to sort myself out big style!

Got entries sorted now for the first two triathlons of the year and am working on the rest of my race plan for this year. Waiting for confirmation of a half ironman event in September which I would like to do.

Saturday 27th February

Terrible 5 mile run - no strength or stamina. Had aimed to go longer but cut it short. Came back and went on turbo for half an hour for punishment!

Friday 26th February

One hour on the turbo this evening

Sunday 21st February

1.5 hours on turbo

Saturday 20th February

One hour turbo session today - too much snow to run...

Sunday 14th February

9 mile mountain hike today down in the Mourne Mountains - very enjoyable

Saturday 13th February

One hour on the turbo today