Fixed wheel riding

60mins on the fixie, god it was hard I have forgotten how hard riding the 
Fixed wheel is, a one point a bloke ran passed me, but at least I got up cotteridge hill without stopping, could not manage a run on the TM after but that's not bad. 

Managed to fit in a quick 750m swim at the Gym while the girls played in the water. RH shoulder was very stiff and didn't loosen up at all. Still it's all about small steps. 

Can you blog on the move?

Who knows?

Tonight Matthew i'm going to be "A Triathlete"

Yep you heard it here first Mark has reinvented himself (AGAIN) as a Triathlete. well for the next 6 months at least, god only knows what he will be claim to be after that.
    So best pin back your ears as we are all in for weeks of "i always wanted to do an ironman" and "Oh yeah its all about the bike" as he bores us all with his tales of woe. I for one don't actually mind as he is actually going out and training now and that means i get to RUN and i do love RUNNING!!!
  Mark has again asked me to coach him and though i know a lot about running i really don't have a clue about biking or swimming, He still hasn't figured out that i'm just a Dog!!!! but hay ho who am i to moan,
   So i have just made up a training training schedule and sold it to him on pure excitement and over enthusiasm (well that's what he does to everyone else) and it goes a little something like this
Monday - rest
Tuesday - swim and run
Wednesday - bike
Thursday - swim and run
Friday - bike
Saturday - long run and swim
Sunday - long bike
repeat above till race day

i will let you know just how he gets on

Gus
   
 

back in the saddle

After running the '10in10' back in May, i decided to have a few weeks off and relax, this rest period was enforced by me getting knocked over by a Bus and not being able to run or train for a couple of weeks.
Anyway to cut a long story short I'M BACK running and swimming and biking and actually enjoying it.

SO TO THE BIG QUESTION ....? WHAT NEXT......?


I have 2 options which are

a) the Outlaw full distance triathlon (July 2011)
b) the Thames path 100 ultra (March 2011)

each day that goes by sees me swap and change between which one i want to do....?
So anyone who has an opinion please feel free to let me know

If it helps Gus wants me to choose b) as it means more training for him

Mark

The devil finds work for idle hands

Gus has now been living with us for approx three and a half months, In that time we have run 405 miles together, he has had his plums removed and he has chewed Mrs M's favourite orange wedge shoes among other various household items. As we all get to know each others habits and mannerism's we have found a winning formula for daily life which is a follows

• I get up around 5:30am and walk Gus over the park where he can chase rabbits and foxes and generally wreak havoc with any other dog up at that time who is willing to play
• He spends most of the morning asleep and protecting the castle
• Mrs M gets home and walks him mid afternoon which is much the same as earlier in the day with the added fun of him totally ignoring Mrs M and mostly just running off across the fields till he realises he may not get fed if he does not return to the person who feeds him ( Mrs M)
• I return home from work and I'm pestered and followed round the castle till I give in and put on my running gear and take Gus out for a run, this is where he truly is in his Element. he will run and run and run, no matter how fast or slow I go he is happy to trot along, this is also the time he is at his best behaved.
• upon returning from our run Gus will seek out his bed and clean himself of all mud (I have never seen a dog that disliked dirty paws and legs so much)
• Once he is happy he is clean he then falls asleep

now if the above procedure is not followed to the letter then Gus gets BORED! and when Gus gets bored the finds things to entertain him self,  (see the above picture)

Greetings again

While I'm setting this Blogg up and introducing gus and I to the world i thought it only fair to put a face to the name, so here is a picture of me and Gus at Wasely Country Park (Gus is the one on the right) I'm the other fella.
    

Greetings

Greetings this is Gus he is a 14 month old Dalmatian and my new running partner, My name is Mark lynock I'm a 41yr old runner from Birmingham and over the next 8 months Gus will be running with me as I train for the Brathay Challenge (10marathons in 10days), and this blogg is my attempt to log my thoughts on training and the runs we do. So please feel free to comment of my posts and tell your friends if you find my musings interesting