Running10:57 [1] 1.48 km (7:23 / km) +75m5:54 / km slept:7.0 shoes: Inov8 Arctic Talon
Orienteering1:13:44 [4] 11.73 km (6:17 / km) +236m5:43 / km shoes: Inov8 Arctic Talon
Bucs individual Slow start but no misses. Started to made a few mistakes due to not taking good bearings. Felt i was never really in race mode, just cruising comfortably. Big miss on 30, over shot, double backed, then relocated, probs at least 2 mins. Throat was sore in the morning, so maybe the beginning of a cold
Running21:46 [2] 3.26 km (6:40 / km) +115m5:40 / km shoes: Inov8 Arctic Talon
4 PM
Cycling2:23:54 61.97 km (25.8 kph) +489m ahr:117 max:150
Cruisy cycle with Richard, pretty bad headache for the most part which is quite unusual
Orienteering1:53:11 19.8 km (5:43 / km) +362m5:14 / km ahr:151 max:168 slept:8.0 shoes: Inov8 Oroc 340
Long training. Eridge park SE league. Did a 30 min tempo beforehand to up the duration to at least 90 mins. Hot day so would definitely have benefited from a drink stop. Couple of stupid errors on 11 and 12, vague area and didn't have solid plans. Lost my gel, think that would have worked a treat as was flagging a lot by the end.
Running6:23 0.91 km (7:01 / km) +33m5:57 / km ahr:131 max:143 shoes: Inov8 Oroc 340
2 PM
Running32:25 [1] 3.52 km (9:13 / km) +102m8:03 / km shoes: Inov8 Oroc 340
Running14:59 2.5 km (6:00 / km) +36m5:36 / km ahr:137 max:151 slept:7.0 shoes: Saloman Speedcross 4
Running17:30 5.01 km (3:30 / km) +46m3:21 / km ahr:177 max:186 shoes: Saloman Speedcross 4
Tw park run Pleased for 2 reasons: faster than my time at Hobart park run despite it definitely being a slower course. Felt good despite feeling a bit off all week
Running11:41 2.22 km (5:16 / km) +21m5:02 / km ahr:139 max:148 shoes: Saloman Speedcross 4
Running16:07 [1] 2.81 km (5:45 / km) +14m5:36 / km slept:6.0 shoes: Saucony Jazz 17b
Easy jog and drills. Back in the Uk!
4 PM
Running49:55 10.72 km (4:39 / km) +49m4:33 / km ahr:148 max:180 shoes: Saloman Speedcross 4
Mixed intervals 5 x 30s max 3x30s @ 3km pace 1min @ 5km 3min @ 5km 3x 30s @3km 8min @10km 3x 30s @3km Felt a bit rubbish, blaming on the long journey yesterday and wearing an HR for the first time in a while. Hopefully will quickly improve
Cycling1:00:00 [1] 42.0 km (42.0 kph) +50m slept:7.0
6 AM
Cycling55:15 [1] 18.53 km (20.1 kph) +100m
Running38:32 3.32 km (11:37 / km) +39m10:58 / km shoes: Saucony Jazz 17b
Hill reps whilst doing a 100km ride... got to break it up a bit
Cycling2:47:20 [1] 30.6 km (11.0 kph) +1352m
Samoeng Mae Rim loop Up early as hoped to get most of the ride out the way before it got too hot. Cycled out looking for breakfast on the go, we were getting a little worried as we couldn't seem to find anything, but after about 5km we found a nice wee outlet. Had no idea what we were buying, opened up the banana leaf to find some kind of chicken paste. A helpful monk told us to buy some sticky rice to go with it... and we were on our way! Cruisy along the scenic canal ( 3 lane motorway) before turning right towards Samoeng. Not so long later some good hills came into sight - time for hill reps! (we were nicely warmed up by now). Afterwards, we began to steadily climb. All going well so far. Passed a small heard of elephants which was awesome to see! Began to pull away quite easily from Shallot so calmed it a little - cycling in rural Thailand as a pair was probably more sensible. Finally reached the top after some excellent hairpin bends and lost much of our hard earned climb. Pit stop at a wee shop, brioche, banana crisps and biscuits we by down nicely, as well as 1L of water... did I mention it was well into the 30s already? Hot! Climb began straight away, the brioche only lasted a little while, I was flagging, Shallot even more so... some tears were shed well before the climb ended, hitching a lift from one of these passing utes was very tempting! The top would have had a spectacular view, however there's thick smog over all of Thailand so no such view. Free wheeling down towards Mae Rim we were desperately in need of a refuel. This came in the form of a nice lady's house and 4 bowls of noodles. She thought we wanted to pay after a bowl each, but no, refill please! This really hit the spot nicely, but we bought half a watermelon s few km later anyway. That was instantly devoured. More free wheeling down into the valley, and along the canal into central Chiang Mai. Today and tomorrow is Sonkram (Thai New Year). This is celebrated calmly and at home... Actually it's an enormous water fight, accompanied by music and BBQs. You don't go 5m before being hit by another bucket or water pistol of ice cold water - nothing better when it's close to 40 degrees! Won't be forgetting this ride in a hurry that's for sure!