Bill's House of Pain-No Vacancy (Page 12)

Well it looks like the new diet is working out well. I went for a swim tonight and managed to knock out 2000 metres non-stop. I haven't been able to do that ever! I felt realy good at the end as well - some mild cramping in the feet but felt really good.

I had energy to burn. I hope the scales reflect my good feeling as well....

Hey folks. Felt like bragging a little today. I went on a ride with a couple of the boys yesterday and we hit a rather infamous little ride here that takes in some serious climbing. Not everyone in my regular bunch has even attempted this ride and certainly not everyone has completed on their first attempt. It is a ride of approx 38km (approx 24 miles) and takes in over 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) of climbing! One section is 6-7kms (approx 4 miles) of 8.4% average gradient. Man my legs are shot! In a couple of places, where it really kicks up, I was ready to surrender but I had a friend who rode beside me and talked me out of those evil negative thoughts. I managed to get to the end (in one hit, without stopping) and man what a rush. The view was amazing and decent was even better. I actually 'Woo-Hooed' on the decent like a kid on a roller-coaster ride. Hitting speeds of close to 75km/h (46mph) was an adrenelin rush.

After the ride my legs were screaming and I ended up in our pool at home (which is quite cold this time of year) just stretching and recovering. I am still sore today.

The word has spread in my group that I managed to conquer this beast in my first attempt so I was receiving text messages of support all day yesterday. It made me feel absolutely fantastic.

My legs are still fried today, and I couldn't do my run this morning (walk / run combo instead)

A guy my size is certainly not designed to take on climbs like that ride - I will enjoy bragging rights in our bunch for quite a while yet!!

Hey guys, just thought I'd let you know that following my killer ride Monday and my PB swim last night I managed to smash out a great ride with the bunch this morning. I am feeling really good with the new diet and I honestly need to remember to eat enough! Now I am speaking like an athlete in training - who'd have thought.

The good news is that on top of my new found vigour I have managed to drop another 3lbs this week. I am very happy with that result however the way I felt during the swim last night I would not have cared really about the scales. The energy I had was all I needed to know that I am on the right path.

Thanks for all the tips, notes and inspires. I feel like a new man!

Hey guys, just thought I'd let you know that following my killer ride Monday and my PB swim last night I managed to smash out a great ride with the bunch this morning. I am feeling really good with the new diet and I honestly need to remember to eat enough! Now I am speaking like an athlete in training - who'd have thought.

The good news is that on top of my new found vigour I have managed to drop another 3lbs this week. I am very happy with that result however the way I felt during the swim last night I would not have cared really about the scales. The energy I had was all I needed to know that I am on the right path.

Thanks for all the tips, notes and inspires. I feel like a new man!

Hey guys, just thought I'd let you know that following my killer ride Monday and my PB swim last night I managed to smash out a great ride with the bunch this morning. I am feeling really good with the new diet and I honestly need to remember to eat enough! Now I am speaking like an athlete in training - who'd have thought.

The good news is that on top of my new found vigour I have managed to drop another 3lbs this week. I am very happy with that result however the way I felt during the swim last night I would not have cared really about the scales. The energy I had was all I needed to know that I am on the right path.

Thanks for all the tips, notes and inspires. I feel like a new man!

I'm answering the question of the day a day late -- seems to be the way things have been going around here lately!  Even though I nearly always have a training plan going, I usually use it more as a suggestion than as an absolute.  It just seems that the plan never fits with my schedule.  But I agree with Bill that the key workouts are important, so I try to get those in.  What I typically do is look at a week at a time, then try to see how the workouts fit in with real life.  Then I prioritize -- see what my focus should be for the week, what the volume is, then figure out when I can do certain workouts.  And if some need to be dropped, I typically don't worry about it!  I figure over the long haul, missing a workout is a drop in the bucket. 

And next week I plan to miss lots of workouts!