Glad it is finally the weekend. Unfortunately the weather isn't supposed to be very nice so that kind of kills the excitement. Today I jumped in the pool after work. The workout was fairly easy and I took it easy on my legs by staying away from kick. I did about 1400m WU, 1800m for the main set and did a 200m CD for a total of 3400m. The main set was 18x100 as 2x[1ez/1fast/2ez/1fast/3ez/1fast] on 1:45. I did all of the fast pull. I also practiced sighting during the easy for the first time through and during the fast the second time through. It wasn't too difficult in a 25m pool, but I may as well start getting used to it now. I'm also looking into buying a wetsuit. I found a 60% off coupon online today so hopefully it doesn't expire anytime soon and I can get the suit I want. My knee is feeling better today, but no reason to push it so the workotus this weekend will probably be around half the original time; maybe a bit more if things go well. I can't wait to see wait the chiro has to say.
Until next time,
Matt Mahaffy
Friday 31 May 2013
Thursday 30 May 2013
It's about time!
So my knee has finally gotten to the point where it is worth getting checked out, in my opinion. After my hard bike workout two days ago (which I killed) my knee really started bothering me to the point where it was annoying to do core. I don't have any pain, but I think it is safe to say that it needs to be checked out. This issue has been lingering around since I fell over on my bike while still in London. I'm glad it was on and off because it allowed me some time to get a good amount of run and bike fitness back. I don't think it is a very serious issue, and I think the worst case scenario would probably be a month for full recovery. On the other hand, I'm not an expert so I booked an appointment at Timmins Chiropractic. Devin Wittig suggested I go there as that's where he went when he had some issues with his foot, and he said they did a great job. My appointment isn't until Tuesday unfortunately so for now I will just be taking it easy and trying to stay active without aggravating the injury. I didn't do my swim yesterday, just to be safe, or my brick today (as much as I was looking forward to the brick) because I was underground in steel toe boots at work all day and all that blood pooling in my legs really bothered my calves and knee. Up next is the weekend and plenty of recovery so hopefully I can relax for the next few days.
Until next time,
Matt Mahaffy
Until next time,
Matt Mahaffy
Saturday 25 May 2013
May 25 2013 - Update
It's been a little while since I've posted on here last. I've been kind of slacking off on the logging aspect of my training so hopefully I can turn that around. Things have been going pretty well lately. My runs are getting longer, bikes are getting faster and swims are getting stronger.
Since I've been home I have been training with TMSC for my swim sessions and although we do a lot more speed work than I've gotten accustomed to, I feel like I'm in great shape for the amount of hours I put in the pool. I just hope I don't lose my ability to pace myself through all this speed work.
My biking has been going smoothly as well. I sort of had to back off a little on the hard biking when we were reintroducing the running fitness, but since then the rides are almost back up to the same length as before and the strength seems to be back as well.
The only real work that has been done on the run lately is simply getting it back into my routine and as of right now it seems to be progressing nicely. I'm definitely lacking on the speed at the moment, but the endurance is coming back. Hopefully, I can get a decent base in before any major racing.
I have been a little concerned with my knee lately as it began acting up a few days ago. I haven't had any pain, but it definitely felt like something was off. I think it was probably just a matter of tight muscles seeing as I wasn't as diligent as I should have been with my stretching last week. I took Thursday off (supposed to be a brick workout) and Friday was cut down to a 1 hour practice due to the Marlins pep rally for Fred Rams B-champs this weekend so that gave me a little rest as well. My run and bike workouts will also be a little short this weekend just to make sure I don't push too hard. I have been icing a little and keeping it wrapped so hopefully this will go away as quickly as it came. It's been a good reminder to make sure I stretch after every workout, whether I feel tight or not.
Like I said in the beginning, I haven't been logging lately so hopefully I pick up the slack and post here more often.
Until next time,
Matt Mahaffy
Since I've been home I have been training with TMSC for my swim sessions and although we do a lot more speed work than I've gotten accustomed to, I feel like I'm in great shape for the amount of hours I put in the pool. I just hope I don't lose my ability to pace myself through all this speed work.
My biking has been going smoothly as well. I sort of had to back off a little on the hard biking when we were reintroducing the running fitness, but since then the rides are almost back up to the same length as before and the strength seems to be back as well.
The only real work that has been done on the run lately is simply getting it back into my routine and as of right now it seems to be progressing nicely. I'm definitely lacking on the speed at the moment, but the endurance is coming back. Hopefully, I can get a decent base in before any major racing.
I have been a little concerned with my knee lately as it began acting up a few days ago. I haven't had any pain, but it definitely felt like something was off. I think it was probably just a matter of tight muscles seeing as I wasn't as diligent as I should have been with my stretching last week. I took Thursday off (supposed to be a brick workout) and Friday was cut down to a 1 hour practice due to the Marlins pep rally for Fred Rams B-champs this weekend so that gave me a little rest as well. My run and bike workouts will also be a little short this weekend just to make sure I don't push too hard. I have been icing a little and keeping it wrapped so hopefully this will go away as quickly as it came. It's been a good reminder to make sure I stretch after every workout, whether I feel tight or not.
Like I said in the beginning, I haven't been logging lately so hopefully I pick up the slack and post here more often.
Until next time,
Matt Mahaffy
Tuesday 7 May 2013
School's out for summer
It's been a little while since I've updated this blog so here is a quick update. Since last time I've finished exams and gotten my results back. I have to say, I'm pleased with the majority of my grades and as for the rest, well, they were better than last year! As far as training goes, I am back to running somewhat regularly (although very slowly) and my MCL issue is still lingering, but having increased the intensity the past couple weeks and having no major problems, hopefully it will be gone soon.
I got a summer coop in the maintenance engineering department at Xstrata copper here in Timmins. It is about a 40 min drive to and from work every day and I work from 6:30-3:30 so it should be interesting to see how I manage to fit in all my workouts. Luckily, it seems as though I will only be working Monday through Friday which gives me the chance to go to races which are always on the weekends.
That's all I have for now, but hopefully I can keep updating this blog more consistently.
Until next time,
Matt Mahaffy
I got a summer coop in the maintenance engineering department at Xstrata copper here in Timmins. It is about a 40 min drive to and from work every day and I work from 6:30-3:30 so it should be interesting to see how I manage to fit in all my workouts. Luckily, it seems as though I will only be working Monday through Friday which gives me the chance to go to races which are always on the weekends.
That's all I have for now, but hopefully I can keep updating this blog more consistently.
Until next time,
Matt Mahaffy
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