Reply to: Appearing to be happy is such hard work

[BrilloPad]

I reckon the worse I am at swimming, the more calories I burn doing it

+1000 that is very true!

Swimming is much easier the faster you get! You create a bow wave you can breathe into!

Of cpurse you have to get your body flat, strong core, toes pointed, kick from hips, arm timing correct(i.e. almost catch up), hands pointed with water entry correct, catch the water, elbows high, breathing to side, forehead in the water and probably another 20 things I have missed that Dallas will remind me of....

[minestrone]

Keeping good technique whilst punted is the key to endurance success.

[d000hg]

I reckon the worse I am at swimming, the more calories I burn doing it

[BrilloPad]

Having a fixed distance with nowhere to stop would be nice, I agree.

No goal other than to avoid sitting in the house all day...

Thats good! Swimming is fun and will make you healthy. So do what you want.

If you want to increase times or distance and want any tips then ask Dallas! I have no clue what I am doing - I just sort of do it.....

[d000hg]

I stop when I get tired or when I get in a faster swimmers way. Open water swimming is better in some ways - wet suit buoyancy and no stopping. A pity one has to sight!

Main thing is to do whatever you want to achieve your aim. If you want to keep fit then doing 30 minutes of swimming 3 times a week is superb! Do you have a goal?

Having a fixed distance with nowhere to stop would be nice, I agree.

No goal other than to avoid sitting in the house all day...

[BrilloPad]

I have to admit the start of the year is always a bit of a grind for me, days are quite short up here and what light you do get is minimal.

I just cannot wait for the summer.

I just cannot wait to finish this gig in 6 weeks time and have the summer off. Yipee!

Even spring would be nice!

[minestrone]

I have to admit the start of the year is always a bit of a grind for me, days are quite short up here and what light you do get is minimal.

I just cannot wait for the summer.

I just cannot wait to finish this gig in 6 weeks time and have the summer off. Yipee!

[BrilloPad]

Brillo - you are a roaduser .....

When the others keep to the highway code then I will.

[Dallas]

IMO the biggest danger on the roads are roadusers not following the highway code.

Brillo - you are a roaduser .....

[BrilloPad]

you are a RLJ'er?

BURN HIM

IMO the biggest danger on the roads is pedestrians and I try to keep as far from them as possible. Then cars. Then vans.

Lorries, buses and taxis are all fine in my book.

I will break any and every law to cycle the safest I can - and remember that if I collide with anything I am going to get hurt - even pedestrians.

So far I have only hit trees, lamp posts and decking (showing off to kids). And I intend to stay that way.

At least once per commute (and sometimes many times) someone tries, deliberately or accidentally, to collide with me when I have the right of way and despite assuming that everyone wants to crash into me.

[Dallas]

Sorry about that . I thought it the best way of avoiding helicopters.



Wow! That is seriously impressive. And if he gets through that barrier will he try to beat your times?



Rowing is great if you can't get out. But I am trying hard to put on no muscle. During my first diet/exercise week this year I put on 2kg - I reckon mostly muscle. Very bad news. I remember seeing a utube video on how to get <10hrs IM. Rule 1 - be skinny. No fat, no surplus muscle. Any tips?

PS How is life on the wagon?

The runners always take the podiums - were stuffed
Chappy is vskinny and does running technique training so he is up there, its the 4 month-old that may scupper the plans

Off the wagon after tantrum earlier this week, back on now - does make a difference... until the next tantrum

you are a RLJ'er?

BURN HIM

[BrilloPad]

meh

let the b@ggers climb over you - thats half the fun .....

I am not the argumentative sort like you. I am a gentle, shy person. And a coward.

Anyway its different for you. Young, good looking, perfect physical shape. And playing the field! One of those swimmers might be a dish.....

[BrilloPad]

I am off the road too - too many violent tendencies towards the RLJs (red light jumpers).

Sorry about that . I thought it the best way of avoiding helicopters.

Chappy here is trying for a sub 10 hours at Bolton.

Wow! That is seriously impressive. And if he gets through that barrier will he try to beat your times?

Stick with the rowing - should open your lungs up nicely for swimming too, until you find you have no shirts left for work, because you have ripped through them all - more beneficial for the blokes I guess

Rowing is great if you can't get out. But I am trying hard to put on no muscle. During my first diet/exercise week this year I put on 2kg - I reckon mostly muscle. Very bad news. I remember seeing a utube video on how to get <10hrs IM. Rule 1 - be skinny. No fat, no surplus muscle. Any tips?

PS How is life on the wagon?

[Dallas]

I stop when I get tired or when I get in a faster swimmers way. ?

meh

let the b@ggers climb over you - thats half the fun .....

[Dallas]

All that moaning just cos they go near you in the gym - are you surprised?

Yesterday I did 5km row in the gym in 21:15 - today did it in 20:10. Then today swim 1600m in 39 minutes including 8:30 for the first 400m!

But no cycling at the moment - I did have 4 days off due to flu and am still a bit unstable. A crash could put me out for weeks.

Due to the training issues I have had, I am now thinking about doing 3 singles this year - enduroman, midnightman and the brutal. The aim being to prepare for a double in 2013. Hopefully I will win a place in Abu Dhabi too! What do you think?

How is your winter routine? What have you got planned event wise?

PS I loved the FB photo!

I am off the road too - too many violent tendencies towards the RLJs (red light jumpers) and Ninjas (no lights) - turbo and rollers set up at home.

I did 3 singles last year - as long as you have over 4 weeks between that should retain your sanity. Sense of humour failure for me towards the end - Henley is hilly, who knew ? Go for it!

I have all this year planned and booked except bike camp - may do without this year and continue the floggings at home, depends on contract renewal with said argumentative gits . Chappy here is trying for a sub 10 hours at Bolton - doing intervals on the embankment at 5am a couple of times a week, will join him in a few months.

Stick with the rowing - should open your lungs up nicely for swimming too, until you find you have no shirts left for work, because you have ripped through them all - more beneficial for the blokes I guess