Results: May…

Not managed to test myself on all my targets this month. However, I’m aiming to complete the full suite this month as it is the last (the Etape is now starting to feel very close). Here is what I have been upto in May…

WEIGHT:
Target = 12 st 13 lbs (25.8bmi). Actual = 13 st 1.0 lbs (26.0 bmi).
Weightloss this month has not been just about OK given that I have lost 4.8 lbs in 4 weeks. Time is starting to run out now, however, to get to my 12 st 11 lbs target I have just 4 pounds left to lose. And a pound per week loss should get me to 12 st 8 lbs (79.8kg) which would be a real result.



LONG RIDES:
Target = >160km. Actual long distance = 147.9k.
Target almost met. The 160k assumed that I would ride the HHH. However still managed to complete three 125k+ rides. The total distance was 698km for the month (175km/wk). The weather has not been great and I have only managed to spend 26.5 hrs on the bike over the last 4 weeks. This month I have three sportives coming up – the Chiltern 100 (171k), Highclere Sportive (184k) & Dragon Ride (200k) - so I have ample opportunity to test myself over much longer distances.

SPEED ENDURANCE: 3 Laps Richmond Park
Target = <1:01.
Not had another go at this since I went 1:01:35. Will be putting in laps of RP this month if the weather can sort itself out. Target remains to push hard to break the hour mark.

ERGO:
5k Target = 18:40. 2k Target = 06:55.
Due to some house renovation work – a loft bedroom converted into a bedroom & office – my ergo room was a bit of building site and so I haven’t been on the ergo. It is now up and running once more I will be attacking it this month with vigor – I really keen to go sub7…

HOURS:
Target = approx 52 Hrs. Actual hours = 41:04 = 10:16 Av. Hrs/ Wk.
It was generally a good month on the training hours front – and while I am eleven hours short of my target – ten of these can be attributed to training I missed out on in the last week as a result of the arrival of my son. I am aiming to exceed June’s target of 60hrs (Av. 15hrs/Wk).

EVENTS:
This months target events was either the SWRC May Cyclosportive (157k) OR Hampshire Hilly Hundred (160k). The either / or option was there from the beginning just in case the birth meant that I wasn’t allowed out one Sunday!! And with Tom being born on the day of the HHH, I feel that it is not totally unreasonable that I didn’t make this one… I did manage to complete the SWRC Sportive and achieved the bronze standard (6:14 for 139k)… This was just about OK. Will be targeting Silver in all my June Sportives.