So, now then. Its the end of the week and I haven't updated the blog at all since the pain of the double training session!
So this week, after the double training session I had to take a few days off training. However I did manage a swim session during the week for about 45 minutes. This was one of the first sessions I have done with out the safety blanket of my swimming instructor. The session went okay, and again I could see improvement in the drills I have been given to do, although I do still feel stupid swimming with a float when I can swim!
This past week was also boot camp training yesterday. There were 4 of us, so no hiding! Pushed myself a little bit too hard, and now my thigh hurts! Not the end of the world, but still hurts. As a precaution circuits tonight fell by the way side in exchange for a doughnut in front of the TV.
This week is a 3 day week at work for me, so I'm planning a couple of swimming sessions and also the bike may come out to play this week., along with a weights session and a boot camp session on sunday to burn off the left overs of the curry night on saturday night (fund raising for the unit)
The rowing/sailing part will hopefully be completed by the end of June, leaving me 1/2 way through the challenge.
This week my running vests also arrived, so I now have no excuses at all (although I am trying to think of some) to not start to run and plan the 1/2 marathon section. Damn it I dislike running (unless its chasing some one at work) nearly as much as swimming.
I am an instructor with the Sea Cadets at Worthing Unit and have seen how much the cadets get out of the activities they do. I have also seen how much these activities and all the surrounding admin costs. The sea cadets are a charity, and I felt this was a fantastic way of raising money for Worthing in particular and also to encourage some of the cadets to try something different. If I can do it, so can they!
The gold challenge is based on the sports in the Olympics. Some of these sports I can do with the sea cadets, and I have purposely chosen several of these to illustrate the variety of activities that can be done, whilst also doing something that I think will be fun.
My challenge is to do the following activities.
1. Swim - Learn to swim - again. For those that have seen my swimming style, it has recently been described by Mrs Lawrence as "directional panic in water". DONE
2. Canoe - Learn to canoe. I have canoed in the past, but again this was a long time ago and all the new stuff I have learnt has forced this skill out! DONE
3. Boxing – Learn to box. I needed another sport and someone I work with can train this! DONE
4. Weightlifting – For those that know me, they will know how therapeutic gym time can be for me. This is a great opportunity for me to focus some of my energy on something different in the gym. DONE
5. Triathlon. This is a personal goal, to do a half triathlon. I have never done one and this is the one element that I plan to do in 2012. This will link my swimming and gym work together. DONE
6. Athletics - sprints. I was given the oppertunity to race at the 100m olympic stadium. DONE
7. Wrestling - in the process of doing the Judo section I managed to also cover the wrestling challenge, so it seamed approapraite to include it - DONE
8. Cycling. Take part in a cycle ride or three. I'm training for a triathlon. This incorporates a cycle leg, so why not do a cycle challenge too? DONE
9. 1/2 Marathon. This is similar in theory behind the cycle ride. If I'm doing a triathlon I might as well develop it further and do a half marathon. I'm not expecting to be fast round the course, just finish and not die on the way round would be a bonus. DONE
10. Judo - Try judo. To be perfectly honest, I needed another sport, as its in multitudes of 5, and this was suggested by some one at work. DONE
The challenge is to do them by the end of 2012, but I am aiming to have most of them done by the end of 2011.
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