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Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2019 07:17
by jonathon.e
Cheers Jimba,
Happy with the progress at the moment, I have a rough idea as to where I want to be at various points between now and June and how to achieve my target.

Great to hear that your nephew is embarking on a career in 'the business', it is truly rewarding and I am sure he will thoroughly enjoy it, if he has any questions that he wants to ask, but doesn't want to ask his tutors or colleagues, just drop us a PM and I will see if I can answer them, no worries.

Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2019 17:24
by Jimba
Good to hear Jon.

Very kind offer that I will pass on.

All the best.

Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 27 Apr 2019 15:27
by jonathon.e
Possibility of updating the status from 'rotten' to 'mouldy'.
A reasonable week of intermittent training, a couple of decent bike rides one of which was race distance, and a run the following day of 10km with tired legs but without ill effect, so pleasantly pleased with that.

I must admit that the run did take place during a thunderstorm when the pillars of the heavens were shaking and the maelstrom of of hailstorm was raining down. My route would have taken a short cut along a cycle track, but as I approached the way was blocked by a number of police vehicles. Mrs J would later tell me that a dog walker or more likely the dog had retrieved a ' lower limb ', let's call it a foot, from adjacent to the path, obviously a common sight in Grimsby, lost mitten, misplaced glove, pair of clackers, a foot by footpaths then. So the search teams were looking for other parts to get a matching set.
So my run was slightly extended due to to the misplacement of body parts.

Upto speed and distance with the swim, Distance on the bike, so a few short rides to increase the speed, and getting there on the run,

Maybe I can upgrade from mouldy to slightly mildewy next.

Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 28 Apr 2019 08:06
by Jimba
That’s good to hear, maybe by race day you can aspire to “stale and a bit crusty round the edges” :lol:

I must confess found body parts has never been an interference on any of my outings........actually the dog has found numerous corpses (bird, rabbit, deer) and decided to chomp them until I get to him (usually middle of field) and drag him away. :D

Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 29 Apr 2019 08:45
by jonathon.e
Jimba wrote:That’s good to hear, maybe by race day you can aspire to “stale and a bit crusty round the edges” :lol:

I must confess found body parts has never been an interference on any of my outings........actually the dog has found numerous corpses (bird, rabbit, deer) and decided to chomp them until I get to him (usually middle of field) and drag him away. :D


:lol:
If I don't lose some weight, it will be more 'Stuffed Crust', than stale and crusty! :lol:
But, it is going in the right direction, I am pleased to note, down 8lbs since last month, if I can get under 16 stone I will be pleased, weight loss without performance reduction in the short time before the race would be ideal.

Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 01 May 2019 21:14
by Jack Hughes
So long as it wasn't your leg.

Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 02 May 2019 08:59
by jonathon.e
Jack Hughes wrote:So long as it wasn't your leg.


Not sure!
Just need to lose the belly so I can see what's below!

It could be the reason for my slow run constantly going round in circles !!!

Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 04 May 2019 23:12
by Jack Hughes
And does just the one hand drag on the ground?

Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 26 May 2019 19:35
by jonathon.e
Four weeks to go, and just slightly behind the drag curve, nothing unusual there though.
Managed to do a bit of training whilst on holiday for a week. Chose to do, little and often, rather than burn my legs out on the hills and heat.
So hopefully a couple of decent bike rides, a few runs, happy with the swim at the moment, I don't train in open water as there is very little in Lincolnshire, unless I go to the Humber and risk getting hit by a supertanker or car ferry!,

The bike course should be suitable for me, with limited climbing, just undulating.

Re: There will be something rotten in the state of Denmark.

PostPosted: 27 May 2019 08:06
by Jimba
That’s really good to hear Jon. Hope the last few weeks goes well.