Week 7 has gone pretty well. I started it with a good session in that kayak, and although the river has gone back into flood I am pretty set to get back out on the water with both crewmates next time. Following up the boat session were a couple of stints in the gym.
I am starting to feel that I have reached a bit of a plateau, and a workout that would have killed me a month ago is now seemingly not having much of an impact anymore.
My shoulder is now mostly fine. It doesn’t hurt generally anymore but I get a tugging pain when I lift my shoulder up and reach forward. This isn’t an activity that I ever do except when I am testing the joint, but there shouldn’t still be pain there, so I am going back to the doctor on Monday.
Sunday. A miserably cold and wet trip on the river which was the most fun I’ve had in a while. Followed by an afternoon session in the gym. Very pleased with the effort.
Monday was a rest day.
Tuesday, a lack lustre session in the gym. Didn’t really make any progress and aborted early.
Wednesday was a day off.
Thursday. A really good session in the gym that wore me out at the time. Nigel was also able to make a showing but this morning I don’t seem to be half as worn out as I planned.
Friday is going to be a rest day. The weekend will be activity filled but I haven’t worked out the plan yet. I will fill the blog in on Monday.
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Training, Planning and Running the Devizes to Westminster Race
Welcome to my blog where I am documenting all of the training and planning toward competing in the Devizes to Westminster kayak marathon in 2010.
When I started this my one and only goal was to be ready to take part in the DW race but once I begun my training in earnest I started to look around at other endurance events with a desire to take part in those as well.
On the 22nd of March I took part in the Ironbridge half marathon finishing the race in 2h 01m 32s.
The 12th September I will compete in the Great North Swim.
8 days later I will take on the Great North half Marathon.
And then in April 2010 is the reason for all of this, the Devizes to Westminster kayak ultra marathon.
Thank you for your support.
When I started this my one and only goal was to be ready to take part in the DW race but once I begun my training in earnest I started to look around at other endurance events with a desire to take part in those as well.
On the 22nd of March I took part in the Ironbridge half marathon finishing the race in 2h 01m 32s.
The 12th September I will compete in the Great North Swim.
8 days later I will take on the Great North half Marathon.
And then in April 2010 is the reason for all of this, the Devizes to Westminster kayak ultra marathon.
Thank you for your support.
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The Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race is the longest non-stop canoe race in the world. It starts in the quiet market town of Devizes in Wiltshire and finishes 125 miles later at Westminster Bridge, directly opposite the Houses of Parliament in the heart of London.
It is held over the Easter weekend each year and has been a fixture in the British sporting calendar since 1950. But DW is much more than just a canoe race - it’s an adventure! It forces competitors to dig long and deep into their reserves of physical and mental stamina which is why the race is often called “the canoeists’ Everest”.
Having the technical skill to paddle a kayak or canoe is essential but the most important quality needed to complete DW is raw determination. And the reward for making the mighty effort needed to cross the finish line is a sense of satisfaction so profound that many paddlers can’t resist coming back year after year.
It is held over the Easter weekend each year and has been a fixture in the British sporting calendar since 1950. But DW is much more than just a canoe race - it’s an adventure! It forces competitors to dig long and deep into their reserves of physical and mental stamina which is why the race is often called “the canoeists’ Everest”.
Having the technical skill to paddle a kayak or canoe is essential but the most important quality needed to complete DW is raw determination. And the reward for making the mighty effort needed to cross the finish line is a sense of satisfaction so profound that many paddlers can’t resist coming back year after year.
3 comments:
So 10.5 mph is a full run...just about fast enough to have won last year's Ironbridge Half-Marathon!
The 7.5 mph that you seem happier with would have got you 3rd place - in the Men's 60-64 year-old group!
Next year's Ironbridge 1/2 is on Sunday 22nd March.
ps - The collection from Grandad's funeral is going to the Parkinson Foundation - it was the one illness of his that ruined his quality of life in his last year's - and there is a genetic predisposition for the disease - can I suggest this as a charity?
and the fastest marathon of all time was: Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco) ran the Chicago Marathon, Illinois, USA, in a record 2 hrs. 5 min. 42 sec. on October 24, 1999.
That's an average of 12.5149...mph
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