Stationary Cycling - November 20/21 2010

That was yet another PB! I did a daft thing today - overstretched my achilles again. This will delay my return to running )-:

Stationary Cycling - Mid-November 2010

My achilles heel injury is improving, so I just keep persevering with stationary indoor cycling to maintain my fitness levels. It is tough mentally. I am desperate to return to running and particularly the weekly races such as the 5K Parkruns.

Stationary Cycling - November 13th 2010

Time = 1hr 2mins 20secs. A massive PB!
I really went for it today as I had rested for the last three days. The time is decent, but my heart rate average (152 bpm) was much higher than in recent days. Still satisfied with that nonetheless. My achilles is improving. That is now 6 weeks with only two days of running (with injury).

Stationary Cycling - October/November 2010

My achilles heel is still a bit sore, but improving a bit now that I have stopped running on it. I had to skip the race 'Run With The Wind 10K in Strathaven' and it depressed me somewhat, so I took my frustration out on my stationary bike and clocked a massive PB for the 42km (26 miles) indoor cycle that I do regularly when I'm injured. Impressively my heart rate average was only 121bpm and I even knocked 1min 30secs off my previous record to clock 1hr 04mins 46secs. Well happy! :-)

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.