Stationary Cycling - 23/10/10

After completing the Hamilton Harriers Half Marathon on October 10th 2010 I picked up an achilles heel injury. It is still sore, so I have switched from running to indoor cycling and I cycle 42km indoors on my stationary bike(26 miles) and wear my heart rate monitor to maintain my fitness level. It is tough going both physically and mentally, but I still enjoy it nonetheless.

Hamilton Harriers Half Marathon Championships - 10th October 2010

Time - 1hr 23mins 53secs. Average heart rate - 164bpm. Conditions - very windy in some exposed stretches. The two club training sessions (Tues - 100m X 10 & 200m X 10) and (Thurs - 3 X 10mins at 10K pace with 2mins slower run recovery) seemed to sap my legs going into this race. I simply could not raise my average heart rate above 164bpm no matter how hard I tried. My achilles tendon was sore prior to this race and I will need to rest it now :-(

2010 St Andrew's Hospice 10K - 3/10/10

Time - 37mins 55secs.

Conditions - a slight drizzle with no wind (ideal running conditions). Two hills which caused my pace to deviate away from the 6 min/mile pace. Course splits are in statute units i.e. miles instead of kilometres.
Average Heart Rate - 170bpm.