Well I know I did not start my triathlon career this year so I am disappointed, with that said my family and work life is brilliant. It is time to start training. I will be able to make time to train over the next few weeks and have some time off work over Christmas to assess my current fitness (or lack there of ) I will be ready for the start of the season in May.

First run after injury

Went for my first run today after 8 weeks out through injury. I just did 25 min and feel good my fitness has gone down dramatically I feel like I am starting again so I will take it slow. I am going to rest tomorrow and see how I feel then try a bike ride on Wednesday.

Endurance run

Another run today, a good solid 45 min at 144 bpm. Saw a young lad out running the same loop as me, he was a bit quicker than me but I'l catch him in the end. did 5 min of press ups and plank exercise when I got home

Endurance run

My run today felt like a bit of a slow plod, still had heart rate at 145bpm though. I think my legs are a bit tired I have been training late this week, got to get to bet earlier and turn this around to morning training. Got swimming planned for tomorrow instead of gym, as I missed both swim sessions this week.

Interval run training

I am happy my legs were not sore today after yesterdays bike ride. Will go a bit harder on the weekend. No time for swimming again today. I have got to make more effort to go, had to work late. I went for a late interval run instead. Started with 10 min warm up run at 145 bpm,  followed by 8 x 300m reps with 100m walk and 100m slow run in between reps. I got my heart rate up to around 180 bpm each rep. I finished off with a 5min slow run and walk with 5 min of press ups, plank exercises and stretching when I got home.

On me bike

First cycle training today, hamstrings and groin are hurting. I was out about 30min and did 8.5km, just need to double my speed and I'm there. My heart rate was 130bpm, I tapped this into Livestrong Loops and it gave me an average speed of 18kmph. Its not lightening quick but lots more work to be done. I quite enjoyed going out late nobody was about trying to run me over. I think the next bit of kit will be some toe clips and start shopping around for a cycle computer.

First day of training plan

Not off to a flying start today but started nonetheless. The first day of my plan was supposed to be a swim but I had some stuff to do and and missed the pool opening times so I made do with a long run. I did 50 min at 145 bpm. I am going to make sure I manage my time a lot better because the swim sessions are where I think I am going to need the most work, followed by cycling. I was suggested to me on 220 triathlon magazine forum by Blinkybaz, that I should do some good base training to build a good fitness level and worry about heart rate and pace in the spring. See http://www.220triathlon.com/forum/heart-rate-zone-for-race-pace-t49526.html for more details.

Triathlon training plan

Triathlon training plan starts tomorrow. I have decided to follow the Get Round sprint plan from the August 2010 issue of Triathlon Plus magazine. I think I am going to need the two days a week resting in that plan. The one hour interval sessions in this months 220Triathlon magazine look good also so maybe a bit of mix and match and see how it goes.

Long run

Went for a bit longer run yesterday, got half way round and then got soaked. I was a bit slow because I had been out to a party the night before (I was a bit worse for wear, I don't get out much) I ran for an hour and felt a bit rough, my heart rate was 160 bpm. My body was ok but my head was not happy. I will probably go out for a short run with my boy later.

Endurance run

I did two runs today, the first with my nine year old son. He has got a cross country run for the Cubs in a few weeks so he wants to do some training. I was impressed with him because the rain was lashing down and he still wanted to go. We did a bit of walk two lamp posts run two lamp posts then two laps of the park about 3k overall, we had fun. I do not normally run on the grass it made a good change, I think I will incorporate some off road running into my training.
I went out running this evening nothing spectacular did 40 min at about 156 bpm. I felt like I was going a bit faster,  but I did a different route so it was hard to judge the speed.
I am reading through training programs to see which one to follow. Joe Beer's training guide in 220 Triathlon looks a good front runner because it is quite varied, so I would imagine it should not get boring quickly. I will decide over the weekend.