Author Archives: lord_lordy

Hours++

Posted on December 30, 2008 by lord_lordy

I’m sat in my very empty flat now. Less than a week till the grand departure and I’m without bed, sofa or much else. Sods law that it’s now I get hit by some sort of bug and there’s no … Continue reading →

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Eddington Number

Posted on December 22, 2008 by lord_lordy

This entry was not planned but Damian, a fella at our Tri club posted up on one of our forums that I’d stumbled across the Eddington number after I mentioned I’d done 100 miles on more than 100 days in … Continue reading →

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Run

Posted on December 21, 2008 by lord_lordy

Things are hotting up here with the big sell off. My flat is starting to look pretty sparse as I get rid of the vast majority of my furniture. The big news is I’ve accepted an offer my flat … … Continue reading →

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Bike

Posted on December 12, 2008 by lord_lordy

Time to take a look at bike training for next year. Firstly though a couple of other things. I’ve put my  training diary and training planner spreadsheet up for download. Take a look on my Resources page. Jo has offered … Continue reading →

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Swim

Posted on December 6, 2008 by lord_lordy

Slowly finalising my macro plan for next year. As part of this I’m going to an entry analysing each aspect. This entry is the easiest one – swimming. Getting ready for something like the above – the race start at … Continue reading →

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Expectations

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lord_lordy

Building this funky new training diary has not only been engrossing but has proved quite an eye opener. It’s made data analysis (data mining as it would have been called in my old job) so easy across all the years … Continue reading →

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Trying Some Old Tricks

Posted on November 27, 2008 by lord_lordy

In an attempt to get my motivation back to train I’m falling back on some things that have worked in the past. In particular building a new training diary. The net effect is usually a strong desire to fill it … Continue reading →

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Struggling

Posted on November 23, 2008 by lord_lordy

I am really struggling to get going at the moment. Had numerous false starts at getting back in to training. Ditched the 60 in 60 and started 40 of 40 in 40 yesterday and am already 2 runs behind – … Continue reading →

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Wheel Building

Posted on November 13, 2008 by lord_lordy

Just finished the Wheel Building part of my bike mechanics course. Above are the new wheels for my fixed that I built and what the bike looks like. I really think Wheel Building could be my thing. I really enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Done Recovering

Posted on October 31, 2008 by lord_lordy

My period of recovery is almost over. I feel I’m doing well at this because I’ve got to the point I don’t feel hungry a lot of the time. I’m waking up not wanting breakfast, finishing dinner not wanting dessert … Continue reading →

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