Winter sickness

Sure with the non stop mist and shite weather i had to get sick at some stage. I got the winter vomiting bug and to be honest i got off light, just 3 and a half days of sleeping and lethargy. Finally today i got out today on a road spin for an hour, felt ok but still recovering. Shite wet, windy day but still nice to actually have the energy to get out the house, av 27km, 27km ride.

Pre getting sick i did a super ride at 143 av hr for 2.47 hrs, to and from inishannon, bonked pretty hard near the end which is something that has not happened in ages, was weak went i got home, ate in my soaking clothes and felt worn out for hours after. Did not eat enough beforehand, duffus! av 32 km with the wind out and 25km! on the way back, stayed between 140 and 150 for all of it. These are the rides i need to be doing alot of for the next 4 weeks.

Looking forward to taking it handy in basketball tonite and being healthy and strong fro the week ahead.
Loving the bike at the moment.

Lough hyne trail reverse twice

Nice run this morning with Sean an Kieran this morning. Click link below.

Lough hyne reverse twice by donncha at Garmin Connect - Details

2012 begins

So after taking a week off and drinking plenty beer and eating shite it was back to business this morning.(i did do a 2 sessions on wed and thurs in the father n laws shed, on the excercise bike and some squats and the like, 40 mins sessions) I felt very tired but struggled out of bed at 7.45am just in time to  open the back door for Alex, he was in great form as usual. I was excited for him as it was his first proper long group road spin. We headed to skibb and hooked up with a group of 7 triathletes. I have done alot of group riding and so was a bit surprised at the total lack of cohesion in the group, basically we were all over the place, i did try to instill a bit of dicipline but did not want to be a pain in the hole either, so it kinda ended up as 9 guys cycling individually whilst being near each other!

Anyway it still was a nice ride and when Alex and i got back to Drinagh 94 km or there abouts later, total padalling time of 3.37 hours, we were well spent. Tough good ride to start the year off. Alex did great although i am keen to get out with him in a proper group ride.

Road bike, Drinagh-Toormore by donncha at Garmin Connect - Details