Another trip out to Scolty on the mountain bike last Sunday, followed by another expensive trip to the bike shop. Chain gave up and took the whole of the rear mech, and hanger with it as it departed.
This week in the gym has been similarly up and down. Tuesday I managed to clock my best session so far in the gym, following up a 30min 5k with 9.6miles in 30mins on the exercise bike. Then Wednesday I could barely run at all and had to bail on the treadmill at 1.1 miles and the bike at 20 mins and less than 5 miles. Today was then a mix of both, clocking by far my best run with a 27:15, 5k but then collapsed mid-interval on the bike at 15mins when my heart rate hit 200 even though I was pushing less than 160watts.
This week totals up at 7.5 miles run in over 75 mins and 18.5 miles on the bike in 68mins. In the same week last year I racked up over 32 miles just running.
Not really sure why I am bothering with the gym. I have only ever done any training for a reason and at the minute I don't really have one. I don't enjoy it. I don't like the numbers. Still it is saving me from going home and sitting in front of the TV for a few hours a week and it isn't making me any worse.
Final news on the numbers front up to 76kg. At least 4 weeks of gym has helped to start moving that in the right direction. Still nearly a stone underweight so plenty more to go.
On the non-numbers front, I managed to go to the Co-op on my own to pick up bread and milk for my granny. I say 'on my own' but I had Dexter and Holly as far as the door and I could still see them from inside the shop.
