Back In The Group

Over the summer I changed sessions to Tuesday and Friday so it was hard to fit in with any group although I did if I could. Last night was a nice change when a group in Swansea were doing exactly the same session I had planned (I would always compromise i.e. if I had k's planned and a group were doing 1200m I would join in).

Good mate Lewys a.k.a 'Lance' is back training so rather than go home after work I went straight to his for a bit of playstaion first and then over to a road loop by mumbles in Swansea. There weren't a lot at the front but I think even if there are guys behind chasing it still makes the session easier because you have to keep pushing.

As it was Lewys was doing 6 reps so he was taking me to half way where you ran out and then turn on a slight kick up on gravel (180bend) which is good in a rep because it gets you used to pretty much stopping and having to pick it back up again quickly. When we got to the turn I would push on then, on the last two reps I let the guys behind go off and then chased them to the turn where again I would push on. After a couple of months out Lewys was still doing 2.55's on a road K loop with a sharp bend, which isn't shabby at all and confirms he is the most talented guy but just hasn't come through....could be that he keeps going back to his first love, the bike! (Former world mountain bike downhill rider for GB) Especially when the 'Tour' comes around in July.

Pic - Me (left), Lewys (middle), Dave 'my solicitor for new house' (right) out on the bikes.

I wanted to again be in control and not go absolute eye balls out and felt good and could have done quite a few more. I knocked out 2:57 - 2:54 - 2:53 - 2:51 - 2:51 - 2:51 - 2:51 - 2:50.

On a note outside of running the new house will be finished Friday and Lee is an excited little bunny! We have nearly got everything we need for the house and the kitchen is going to be covered in flowers by the looks of the blinds, chair cushions, table mats, plates, I just wish I was aloud to put my Lance Armstrong poster in the lounge or my YNWA Anfield board on the wall over the stairs.....'Wicksy' knows what I am talking about!

Simx