Yeah, like it says, not long to go now! Only a few more weeks and we'll be doing our thing in Wanaka. With approximately 7 weeks to go I think it's time to step it up a notch with the swim training. The plan now is to swim 5 to 6 days a week and taper off with about a week to go, doing a couple of BIG swims in those 5 to 6 days. It's all good.
Just returned to Tauranga from Taupo where I went and introduced Anna to some very good friends of mine, do a spot of training last night and a very nice lake swim session this morning.
The Great Lake Cycle Challenge was yesterday and our mate Paul Miller did the enduro ride and kicked it's arse. For someone who cycled 320 km in about 11 and a quarter hours, he swam bloody well in the lake this morning. Well done Paul, you certainly can be very proud of yourself.
As for my training, it's been ok, not mind blowing, exceptional, or excellent - just ok. Some aspects of my training havn't been too shit hot, but I'm certainly not going to panic. Steady as she goes I think.
Well that's about it from me. I look forward to sharing the next 6 weeks of my training with you all.
Have a good week.
Mr Tua
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
I lost my car key.....
This morning Anna & I went for a run around the mount. I had put my key in the pocket of my shorts. Halfway round, I decided to put the key in the little pocket inside my shorts.... Safe as houses I thought! Ha, famous last words indeed. I finished my run and when I got back to the car, it was OH F@#K!!! where is the bloody key? An immediate turn around was in order and backtrack to where I had swapped pockets to no avail.:(
I still have no key as the spare is @ Sharleen's and she's away for the weekend.
I really needed to get into my car, to retrieve cellphone, wallet, swimming bag, mp3 player, you know the important stuff, so a quick call into work to pick up some essentials and it was off to break into the car. Nice to know I haven't lost my touch hahahaha. Items retrieved and car locked. Hope it's OK. I'm sure it will be. I'll check in the morning when Anna & I go for a ride. (Anna has a 2 hr ride to do).
In the afternoon, we had a pool session. It was supposed to be a long one for me, but for some reason my head really wasn't in the right place and I stopped at 3.3km. I had planned on doing 4km.
Well, just a short blog tonight, it's almost 11 and we want to be riding by 7 so better get my carcass into bed.
Haere ra ki a koutou
Mr Tua
I still have no key as the spare is @ Sharleen's and she's away for the weekend.
I really needed to get into my car, to retrieve cellphone, wallet, swimming bag, mp3 player, you know the important stuff, so a quick call into work to pick up some essentials and it was off to break into the car. Nice to know I haven't lost my touch hahahaha. Items retrieved and car locked. Hope it's OK. I'm sure it will be. I'll check in the morning when Anna & I go for a ride. (Anna has a 2 hr ride to do).
In the afternoon, we had a pool session. It was supposed to be a long one for me, but for some reason my head really wasn't in the right place and I stopped at 3.3km. I had planned on doing 4km.
Well, just a short blog tonight, it's almost 11 and we want to be riding by 7 so better get my carcass into bed.
Haere ra ki a koutou
Mr Tua
Friday, November 13, 2009
HI, I've had a very busy week, well busy 2 weeks really. Work has changed a bit for me and will continue to do so for the next 5 months. I'm job sharing a commercial run over the next 5 months and after 2 weeks, I've had enough! Haha. This getting up at 2 in the morning Mon, Tues, Wed and Fri doesn't really excite me, (I get to sleep in til 4 on Thursdays!!!!) but I guess you do what you have to. The fact the I'm doing 2 weeks of these dumb hours and 2 weeks of "normal" hours where I get up at 6 are not doing my body clock any favours, so at the moment I feel like a walking zombie and probably look like one too truth be known. But it is only for 5 months. The upside to this change in work hours is that I get to go and train early, which is cool but then find myself pretty wired at the end of it and struggle to go to sleep. Doesn't help when the landlords dog goes apeshit and wakes you up. What do you do? You go swim!
Speaking of which, I've been doing some really good sessions in the last 2 weeks. 2.5km Tuesday, Thursday of last week, 4km Saturday with Kathy then 2.8km at squad last Sunday.
Went for a swim Tuesday, thanks to the dog but unsure how far we swam (squad swim). Planning on a big swim Saturday (4km) and whatever Kathy gives us on Sunday at squad. So a quiet week this week. About 9 weeks to go and looking forward to it.
Off running in the morning with Anna, am actually enjoying this running caper. Oh and did a 50km bike on Tuesday after work too. That was fun.
Brother Maurice text me today to say he'd done a 3hr run this morning (it's a public holiday in ChCh today), said he was a bit sore in the knees, so I told him to go stand in the cold water. Whether he listened or not is another story. LOL
Well I'm off to do something... unsure as to what exactly, but I'll do whatever.
See you next time.
Ma te wa
Mr Tua
Speaking of which, I've been doing some really good sessions in the last 2 weeks. 2.5km Tuesday, Thursday of last week, 4km Saturday with Kathy then 2.8km at squad last Sunday.
Went for a swim Tuesday, thanks to the dog but unsure how far we swam (squad swim). Planning on a big swim Saturday (4km) and whatever Kathy gives us on Sunday at squad. So a quiet week this week. About 9 weeks to go and looking forward to it.
Off running in the morning with Anna, am actually enjoying this running caper. Oh and did a 50km bike on Tuesday after work too. That was fun.
Brother Maurice text me today to say he'd done a 3hr run this morning (it's a public holiday in ChCh today), said he was a bit sore in the knees, so I told him to go stand in the cold water. Whether he listened or not is another story. LOL
Well I'm off to do something... unsure as to what exactly, but I'll do whatever.
See you next time.
Ma te wa
Mr Tua
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Have been running, biking AND swimming........
Yep you read that right, running, biking and swimming. Now it's public knowledge that I hate running with a passion, but as of late it doesn't seem to be too bad at all. Have been enjoying it too which does concern me somewhat. I went to Tauranga Tri Club on Wed and ran, yesterday at 6:30 am we were running and then I even had the energy to have a quick 2km run on the treadmill before I started lifting at the gym yesterday afternoon. Hmmmmm I see a pattern forming here....
My downfall however, was my swim yesterday or lack of energy to complete my swim. had planned on doing a 2 km swim just straight swimming but I had absolutely nothing left. I did manage about a km of swimming and kicking so I guess it was better than nothing.
I've been training with a spring in my step, infact getting through life with that same spring in my step and must say that it's pretty groovy right now (life that is). I have a new source of inspiration and training partner of sorts, who also doubles as my new girlfriend, Anna.
We swim together in the same squad and sometimes it's a little competitive in the pool, but that's all good. Anna is training for the Tinman Tri in Dec, so that'll be good to watch.
Swimming training has been good. Even though last Monday was a public holiday, I managed to go to work, then get in the pool for a 2.5 km swim which was made up of 5 sets of 500m. Being: 500 swim, 500 kick, 500 pull buoy, 500 pull / paddle, 500 swim. It was a good swim!
Thursday night saw us do a 400 time trial at squad. My time for that was 7.09. I'm well happy with that. I texted Kathy to say how pleased I was with my time and she said the 1st 400 I did with her as my coach was 8.24 back in May, so to cut that much time off is pretty pleaing for me I must say. I think we're doing another in a few weeks before Tinman so the aim is under 7 mins. I'll be really happy if that happens and I believe it will.
Today, we set off for a ride. It was a nice ride of just over 50km. But now my legs are shot to bits and I really hope that I can swim well this afternoon. I can't get over just how many people cycle in this fair city of ours. It was nice to ride with a group too instead of trudging along by myself. I'm really beginning to like this group training thing. It helps you to focus a bit better I reckon.
Well, I'm out of here like a bald man to psyche myself up for squad.
Ciao
Mr Tua
My downfall however, was my swim yesterday or lack of energy to complete my swim. had planned on doing a 2 km swim just straight swimming but I had absolutely nothing left. I did manage about a km of swimming and kicking so I guess it was better than nothing.
I've been training with a spring in my step, infact getting through life with that same spring in my step and must say that it's pretty groovy right now (life that is). I have a new source of inspiration and training partner of sorts, who also doubles as my new girlfriend, Anna.
We swim together in the same squad and sometimes it's a little competitive in the pool, but that's all good. Anna is training for the Tinman Tri in Dec, so that'll be good to watch.
Swimming training has been good. Even though last Monday was a public holiday, I managed to go to work, then get in the pool for a 2.5 km swim which was made up of 5 sets of 500m. Being: 500 swim, 500 kick, 500 pull buoy, 500 pull / paddle, 500 swim. It was a good swim!
Thursday night saw us do a 400 time trial at squad. My time for that was 7.09. I'm well happy with that. I texted Kathy to say how pleased I was with my time and she said the 1st 400 I did with her as my coach was 8.24 back in May, so to cut that much time off is pretty pleaing for me I must say. I think we're doing another in a few weeks before Tinman so the aim is under 7 mins. I'll be really happy if that happens and I believe it will.
Today, we set off for a ride. It was a nice ride of just over 50km. But now my legs are shot to bits and I really hope that I can swim well this afternoon. I can't get over just how many people cycle in this fair city of ours. It was nice to ride with a group too instead of trudging along by myself. I'm really beginning to like this group training thing. It helps you to focus a bit better I reckon.
Well, I'm out of here like a bald man to psyche myself up for squad.
Ciao
Mr Tua
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Been a good week...
Hi, it's been a pretty good week. Have had some good swims, one not so good swim but managed to finish the swim off anyway on Thursday so all in all not too shabby.
Am going to have a swim today when I get back to Tauranga and will brave the ocean for a bit tomorrow to have another play with my wetsuit.
I haven't been sleeping well lately, due to a number of reasons, but after coming to Otorohanga last night and sorting a teenage issue out, I had the best sleep in ages! It was great.
Also, I have found that not eating bread is a good thing, however not eating enough during the day isn't so good as I have been getting quite light headed both at work and at the gym. Hydration has been good, better than good in fact but still hadn't been feeling too great. Something for me to look at. I haven't put in any weight figures for ages so here's the latest 121.45 kg. At the beginning of the month when I went to get my bp and body fat tested at Dr Miller swim coach, triathlon coach and all round good person, I was 126.5kg so I am getting there. I firmly believe that I will be 100 kg by Challenge Wanaka, but if not I'll be pretty bloody close to it. Something is working as I am taking my 5XL tops back to work on Tuesday and have been given 2XL ones! Makes you feel good eh?
Here are a couple of sessions we did during the week:
Thurs 15th Oct
200m warm up
6x 50m kick :10 rest
8x 50m swim :10 rest
300m pull buoy
4x 100m swim :15 rest
300 paddles/pull buoy
2x 200m swim :20 rest
300m pull buoy
TOTAL 2600m
Sun 18th Oct
200m swim
50m kick100m swim50m kick100m board drill + 100m swim x2
100m duck drill
400m pull buoy
6x 100m as 75 steady :10 rest, 25m HARD :20 rest
6x 50m :10 rest
200m warm down
TOTAL 2400m
Monday was my 1st swim in my Super Haka Fella wetsuit and was a bit weird but I'll get used to it I'm sure. I covered 2400m and was a good swim.
My brother is getting married today in Christchurch. So good luck Maurice and Lisa, sorry I couldn't be there with you, but thinking of you.
Last thing, I must be getting fitter or something... my resting heart rate which I check from time to time in the morning before i get out of bed used to be around 60 bpm and now it is 54 bpm, so that's got to be a good thing eh?
Well I've nothing else to say so until next time, train hard and be safe.
Mr Tua
Am going to have a swim today when I get back to Tauranga and will brave the ocean for a bit tomorrow to have another play with my wetsuit.
I haven't been sleeping well lately, due to a number of reasons, but after coming to Otorohanga last night and sorting a teenage issue out, I had the best sleep in ages! It was great.
Also, I have found that not eating bread is a good thing, however not eating enough during the day isn't so good as I have been getting quite light headed both at work and at the gym. Hydration has been good, better than good in fact but still hadn't been feeling too great. Something for me to look at. I haven't put in any weight figures for ages so here's the latest 121.45 kg. At the beginning of the month when I went to get my bp and body fat tested at Dr Miller swim coach, triathlon coach and all round good person, I was 126.5kg so I am getting there. I firmly believe that I will be 100 kg by Challenge Wanaka, but if not I'll be pretty bloody close to it. Something is working as I am taking my 5XL tops back to work on Tuesday and have been given 2XL ones! Makes you feel good eh?
Here are a couple of sessions we did during the week:
Thurs 15th Oct
200m warm up
6x 50m kick :10 rest
8x 50m swim :10 rest
300m pull buoy
4x 100m swim :15 rest
300 paddles/pull buoy
2x 200m swim :20 rest
300m pull buoy
TOTAL 2600m
Sun 18th Oct
200m swim
50m kick100m swim50m kick100m board drill + 100m swim x2
100m duck drill
400m pull buoy
6x 100m as 75 steady :10 rest, 25m HARD :20 rest
6x 50m :10 rest
200m warm down
TOTAL 2400m
Monday was my 1st swim in my Super Haka Fella wetsuit and was a bit weird but I'll get used to it I'm sure. I covered 2400m and was a good swim.
My brother is getting married today in Christchurch. So good luck Maurice and Lisa, sorry I couldn't be there with you, but thinking of you.
Last thing, I must be getting fitter or something... my resting heart rate which I check from time to time in the morning before i get out of bed used to be around 60 bpm and now it is 54 bpm, so that's got to be a good thing eh?
Well I've nothing else to say so until next time, train hard and be safe.
Mr Tua
Friday, October 16, 2009
Hi, had training last night, it started off well but seemed to fall to pieces toward the end.
LOL! I'm sitting in an internet cafe up town right now and I have my mp3 on zoning out when all of a sudden I hear this noise in my ears..... The Vengaboys! Killed it immediately! Mental note to myself, when you ask your daughter to put some music on your mp3 player make sure she isn't going to put some nasty shite on there. Vengaboys - Not the one Ash!
Anyway, About 3/4 of the way through the main set I started to cramp up, which annoyed me somewhat, because it has been really good lately. Mind you when you have been out in the rain all day and you're a bit cold to start with, I guess it doesn't help the cause any. Here's what I did:
200 w/u
6x50 kick :10
8x50 steady :10
300 pull
4x100 steady :15
300 pull/paddle
2x200 :20
Total 2300
I got home last night and kicked my arse for a couple of reasons, however, on reflection I think I'm sometimes too hard on myself, I'll sort that eventually, but I know there are some things I really have to work on with my swimming and the main one I think is breathing bi laterally. I have to force myself to do it, with only 13 weeks to go I need to pull my finger out and get this sorted.
I'm going to have the night off. Tomorrow, I'm going to go buy some tomato plants and pot them, then go for a swim. One thing I'm really looking forward to is having a swim in my superhero costume (wetsuit) I can't wait. Might do that on Sunday.......
I think I'll print off some music and go home to jam my guitar after getting my groceries.
Have a good weekend.
Mr Tua
LOL! I'm sitting in an internet cafe up town right now and I have my mp3 on zoning out when all of a sudden I hear this noise in my ears..... The Vengaboys! Killed it immediately! Mental note to myself, when you ask your daughter to put some music on your mp3 player make sure she isn't going to put some nasty shite on there. Vengaboys - Not the one Ash!
Anyway, About 3/4 of the way through the main set I started to cramp up, which annoyed me somewhat, because it has been really good lately. Mind you when you have been out in the rain all day and you're a bit cold to start with, I guess it doesn't help the cause any. Here's what I did:
200 w/u
6x50 kick :10
8x50 steady :10
300 pull
4x100 steady :15
300 pull/paddle
2x200 :20
Total 2300
I got home last night and kicked my arse for a couple of reasons, however, on reflection I think I'm sometimes too hard on myself, I'll sort that eventually, but I know there are some things I really have to work on with my swimming and the main one I think is breathing bi laterally. I have to force myself to do it, with only 13 weeks to go I need to pull my finger out and get this sorted.
I'm going to have the night off. Tomorrow, I'm going to go buy some tomato plants and pot them, then go for a swim. One thing I'm really looking forward to is having a swim in my superhero costume (wetsuit) I can't wait. Might do that on Sunday.......
I think I'll print off some music and go home to jam my guitar after getting my groceries.
Have a good weekend.
Mr Tua
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
I haven't been here for a while....
Howdy people, I haven't been here for a while, well not since I did my big swim, but I have to say that things are just peachy with me thanks for asking LOL. Things are actually really good right now and to be honest, I really have no idea as to why, but hey I'll not look for reasons as to why - I'll just run with it in case the wind changes direction....
Training is going really well! The day after my 3.8 I was straight back into it at the pools with Kathy and co.
200 w/u
4x50 kick :10 rest
8x25 underwater streamline :20
400 pull buoy
400 paddle
12x50 aerobic :10
400 pull buoy
50 tennis ball + 100 swim (2 sets)
100 w/d
Total 2800
I slept like a baby that night and I needed to! I'd had a crap sleep all that weekend.
Tuesday 6/10
200 w/u
100 long dog
100 duck feet
100 catch up
100 tennis balls + 100 swim (x2)
200 steady
50 HARD w/ 200 steady :20 (x4)
300 pull buoy
200 w/d
Total 2600
Thursday 8/10
100m swim + 50m kick (x2)
100m tennis balls,100m swim,200m pull buoy(x2)
50m hard/100m steady/50m hard :30 rest (x4)
50m swim/50m kick (x3)
x4 25m group swim
TOTAL: 2300m
I really enjoyed this workout as I do all of them but more so this because it was quite intense and I like intense.....
Sunday 11/10
DRILLS DAY!!!!!
300 w/u
100 kick - fins
200 swim
100 kick - fins
100 swim
100 kick - fins
50 catch up w/100 swim (x2) :20
50 one arm w/100 swim (x2) :20
8x25 HARD :10
300 pull/paddle
200 w/d
Total 2400
This was an excellent session - a nice break from the norm. Thank you Kathy :)
Monday 12/10
Seeing that we started back at Kura last night and I really couldn't be arsed going to the gym, I went and had a session with Kathy's Monday class so I can get 3 coached sessions this week and I'll probably still swim Fri/Sat.
That session went like:
300 w/up
LADDER SET
50 swim :20
100 swim :20
200 swim :20
300 swim :30
400 swim :30
300 swim :30
200 swim :20
100 swim :20
50 swim :20
400 pull/paddle
200 easy w/d as 150 breast/50 free
At this point, I just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to my awesome swim coach Kathy for the time and effort she puts in to coaching not only me but the whole squad. You're a star my friend.
On another subject, I scored my wet suit for the big event - ended up getting a cheap one from the warewhare and what a deal that was! 20% off, a $50 voucher that I won in a draw at work at our end of month breakfast meeting and a cash job for an owner driver at work last Friday meant I got a free wet suit! Gotta love that eh?
Kura started again last night and was good. We are learning new stuff, singing new songs, all good!
I also had the pleasure of having my daughter Miss Ashleigh come stay for the last week of the holidays. We had a good time just chillaxing out. Saturday was even better, because both Ashleigh and Kikiwa were with me. I took some cool pictures of my skids and will eventually get around to putting one or two on here for my peeps hahaha.
Anyway I should leave the library before they offer me bedding and a blanket or two, or just kick me out - whichever comes first but I'll leave you with these, which I thought were funny....
A man wakes up in hospital after a serious accident, he shouts "Doctor, Doctor, I can't feel my legs!" To which the Dr replies " I know - I've cut off your arms"
What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.......
OK I'm out of here.....
Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui - be strong, aim high and be courageous
Ma te wa
Training is going really well! The day after my 3.8 I was straight back into it at the pools with Kathy and co.
200 w/u
4x50 kick :10 rest
8x25 underwater streamline :20
400 pull buoy
400 paddle
12x50 aerobic :10
400 pull buoy
50 tennis ball + 100 swim (2 sets)
100 w/d
Total 2800
I slept like a baby that night and I needed to! I'd had a crap sleep all that weekend.
Tuesday 6/10
200 w/u
100 long dog
100 duck feet
100 catch up
100 tennis balls + 100 swim (x2)
200 steady
50 HARD w/ 200 steady :20 (x4)
300 pull buoy
200 w/d
Total 2600
Thursday 8/10
100m swim + 50m kick (x2)
100m tennis balls,100m swim,200m pull buoy(x2)
50m hard/100m steady/50m hard :30 rest (x4)
50m swim/50m kick (x3)
x4 25m group swim
TOTAL: 2300m
I really enjoyed this workout as I do all of them but more so this because it was quite intense and I like intense.....
Sunday 11/10
DRILLS DAY!!!!!
300 w/u
100 kick - fins
200 swim
100 kick - fins
100 swim
100 kick - fins
50 catch up w/100 swim (x2) :20
50 one arm w/100 swim (x2) :20
8x25 HARD :10
300 pull/paddle
200 w/d
Total 2400
This was an excellent session - a nice break from the norm. Thank you Kathy :)
Monday 12/10
Seeing that we started back at Kura last night and I really couldn't be arsed going to the gym, I went and had a session with Kathy's Monday class so I can get 3 coached sessions this week and I'll probably still swim Fri/Sat.
That session went like:
300 w/up
LADDER SET
50 swim :20
100 swim :20
200 swim :20
300 swim :30
400 swim :30
300 swim :30
200 swim :20
100 swim :20
50 swim :20
400 pull/paddle
200 easy w/d as 150 breast/50 free
At this point, I just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to my awesome swim coach Kathy for the time and effort she puts in to coaching not only me but the whole squad. You're a star my friend.
On another subject, I scored my wet suit for the big event - ended up getting a cheap one from the warewhare and what a deal that was! 20% off, a $50 voucher that I won in a draw at work at our end of month breakfast meeting and a cash job for an owner driver at work last Friday meant I got a free wet suit! Gotta love that eh?
Kura started again last night and was good. We are learning new stuff, singing new songs, all good!
I also had the pleasure of having my daughter Miss Ashleigh come stay for the last week of the holidays. We had a good time just chillaxing out. Saturday was even better, because both Ashleigh and Kikiwa were with me. I took some cool pictures of my skids and will eventually get around to putting one or two on here for my peeps hahaha.
Anyway I should leave the library before they offer me bedding and a blanket or two, or just kick me out - whichever comes first but I'll leave you with these, which I thought were funny....
A man wakes up in hospital after a serious accident, he shouts "Doctor, Doctor, I can't feel my legs!" To which the Dr replies " I know - I've cut off your arms"
What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.......
OK I'm out of here.....
Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui - be strong, aim high and be courageous
Ma te wa
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