Week 21

I decided last week to move my end of week report to include the weekend.

So starting with last Sunday I went scrambling up Tryfan. It isn’t really the standard training regime for a kayak race, but the balance and upper body strength needed as well as the cardio vascular work out you get cannot be a bad thing so I’m going to keep this sort of activity firmly in my summer list of exercises.

Mid week I actually went for a run. This is the first proper road run I have done since signing up to the pair of half marathons, one of which is a little under 4 weeks away now. The run was good, I had a good average speed and there was more left in the tank by the time I had finished. It was marred by the mother of all blisters on my right foot, but I know where it will come from next time so reinforcing my flesh with plasters is the plan for next time.

And then when everyone starts to think that I’m training for everything but a kayak race (and although the half marathons are to take place sooner, they are mere aperitifs next to the DW race) I took to the water with my dad for a cruise up river. The paddling was pretty hard going as the river was in full flow but it was much needed.

This week hasn’t exactly started brilliantly for me though. Stuff on my desk had me working late last night (and will probably have me working late again tonight) so I haven’t done anything exercise wise. Wednesday night I have mentally pencilled in another run, and I have also provisionally booked an upper Severn paddle with my dad for the weekend, so I should get things back on track by the end of the week. We shall see.