HR rate monitor lets me down

Lots of training going on - 2.500m swim on Sunday, 11km run Monday, 1.500m swim yesterday morning and then a 60 km cycle ride last night.

Last week I bought a new bike gadget - a Polar 220 which does practially everything apart from cycle for you. It has a wonderful heart rate monitor which I have not had time to play about with yet so if you are under your target HR it bleeps and if you are over it, then it bleeps very loudly and continually until you slow down.

OK. So I was cycling across the dunes here in Holland towards the end of my ride last night when a young guy effortlessly flies past me. Instead of letting him go I tried to catch him. Which I did after about 500m. Then I tried to stay with him, right behind his back wheel. I did this for about 1km until a small hill approached. Not to be beaten I cycled my hardest to keep up with him and from nowhere, my HR monitor started to bleep loudly, furiously and quite obviously. Here I was trying to pretend that keeping up with him was a breeze and my HR monitor was telling him in no uncertain terms, "this guy following you is knackered!!!" Very embarrasing when you are trying to look cool.

I dropped back, my HR returned to normal and when I got home I turned the bleeper off.

Too much cadence

I even know the jargon now! 

Cycled 55km today and 45km yesterday, bought a mountain bike ready for the winter and now having a restful weekend in UK.

Perfect.....................will run tomorrow and swim Sunday so restful but know rest if you know what I mean. 

That's more like it

60 km on the bike yesterday and although on very flat land, felt fine. Well thankfully it felt fine as IM is 180km. Actually did 12km on Saturday as well and it would have been more had I not got ready and found my bike with a puncture - so had to replace the tube before I went out and only had an hour in total as CB and KT were with me.

Now I must find some hills.......

Running later today then travelling the rest of the week so won't go paddling until Thursday am.

Training goes to New York

Been working too hard to find time to blog - sad but true. Swimming and running going fine - cycling not getting the KMs in so must focus on that for the next week.

Last week I was in New York on business - so I was able to run 3 times in Central Park - fantastic. It has to be one of the nicest places on the planet (in a large city) to run. Lovely weather, loads of other runners - a pure joy.

Then in a moment of madness I decided on Sunday that I would do some cycling - in New York. I hired a mountain bike and cycled from South Central Park to Ground Zero. Just for a bit more excitment I took 5th Avenvue and Broadway all the way down. How I did not end up the exhaust of a few yellow cabs I will never know. It was fun but scary. However, the Americans were kind enough to lay on a bit of wind for me to make it like cycling here in Holland as the tail end of Hurricane Hana flew through the city just as I was pedalling my way south.

Was worth it as Ground Zero is such an iconic place now as when I was there just 4 weeks after the event 7 years ago.

I came back the scenic cycle path route by the river.

Back in Holland now and back to reality......swimming tomorrow morning. Least I don't have to get the wettie on. I have found a 50 metre indoor pool so will try that for a change.