John from Australia - sick of being a fat bastard (Page 3)

well.. been a huge training week, but no weight loss

still on 133.7kg.. which is fine, I have been doing a lot of work. See what happens next week.

diet has not been as rigid.. been carbing a bit, but not overdoing calories.

had another good run/walk this morning, and looking at doing a practice tri on the weekend with a couple of my training buddies.

First race is next week.. sprint distance. I just hope the river stops flowing or it will be changed to a duathlon.. ugh.. 

Good luck with the race next week mate. With all the rain you guys have had up there I'm sure that you won't have to travel far for the swim leg!

Keep up the good fight and let us know how you get on...

Long time, no hear John. How things going up there mate?

thanks for the prod man.. need to write more in here.

another kg down.. 132.5.. starting to really notice this loss in small ways, even though it is a drop in the ocean.. sounds silly, but it will be awesome to get under 130..

the rain up here just will not let up.. been running and riding in the rain.. which I don't really mind to be honest.

The local club has a sprint tri this saturday, which will be turned into a duathlon.. much to the delight of the lean runners that can't swim.. lol.. The usually calm river has become a bit of a torrent from all the rain.

well.. some big news.. I have signed up to do the half iron distance at Challenge Cairns.. that is in June. Hoping for a 7:29.. jokes aside.. my swim and bike will hopefully get me into the position to struggle to a 7:00.. 21km of run/walk will decide it I guess.

Hey John, remember the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step...

As long as you are heading in the right direction with your weight-loss then the rate is irrelevant.

I have become quite accustomed to training in the rain. I actually prepfer it to windy conditions. I was to wait until the sun was out and the sky was blue before I trained I doubt I would get out much at all lately!

Congrats on the Half Iron sign-up as well. You will do well, I'm sure and it will be a massive achievement to brag about!

Of course I am expecting lots of training updates and a wicked Race Report at the end...

Hey John, how was the weekend for you? Did you get some decent training done?

Let us know how you're doing....

Hey John, your training must be tiring, you can't even muster the energy to post an update??

Let us know how you are getting on....

hey Gus, thanks for being persistent mate.. it is a little like that.. doing a *lot* of training.

weight loss was pretty much nothing the last week.. probably due to lax diet.. nothing too bad though. I am fitting into clothes that I couldn't get over my a couple of months ago, so all is well.

had a run of bad luck too.. my garmin 305 fell off my bike going over some railway lines.. a couple of cars run over before I can rescue it.. boy o boy.. I feel naked training without it.

then.. innocently raise the seat on my TT bike a little.. start tightening it.. PING.. bloody frame is broken ! Ive done some farmyard engineering to fix it.. but bloody hell !!

Man, you have had some bad luck. It sounds like you are being tested and you need to stay focussed and commit to your training. I can't tell you the number of times I have had 'issues' present themselves which has tested my fortitude. Up till now these things would have stopped me. But now I am better at rolling with the misfortune. I hope you persist and keep doing what you need to do.

Looking forwrd to reading the Half Iron Race Report mate.

yeah Gus, I hope  I can remember the little things and make a half decent report to put up.. I must admit that I trawl through the reports.. they really are such an inspiration.

snuck in a little run this afternoon.. just 4k.. no Garmin <sniff> If anything it was almost a relief not to have something watching and recording.. and I had a pretty good little 'jog'

I have dug out the old cateye bike computer for the bike.. so all is good there.. I might not bother to get another one.. I'm not trying to rotate the earth or anything.

did a 55km ride on sunday morning.. cut it short because the seat clamp had let go of the seat. Was maintaining a 30 average pretty easily, so bike is on track.

My plan for the HIM is for a 48 minute swim, 3 hour ride and 6 minute transitions. this leaves me 3.5 hours for the 21k run.. so 10 minute pace is the target.. Ive done a couple of 8k jog/walks at 9 minute.. just got to keep it up.

BUMP....

John, where for art thou.....