Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Hot on the heels of my FTP Test on the bike on Monday, it was time to monitor progress (or lack of) in my running by performing a MAF Test. MAF, a term coined by Dr. Phil Maffetone stands for Maximum Aerobic Function – I won’t go into it here as I have a post planned about it...
Ouch, that hurt. Well, hurt isn’t quite the right word but it was certainly hard work. A 20 minute FTP test on the turbo trainer. This consists of: 10 minute gradually warm up, 3x 1 minute high cadence spins 5 mins steady, 5 mins at just above Threshold 5 mins recovery 20 mins all out effort 10 mins...
So busy here at the moment that’s there’s simply no time for blogging. So, here’s a few photos from our recent pre-Christmas family visit to Gloucestershire. After a quick visit to Ikea on the way there, we spent most of Saturday morning shopping, then had a Christmas crafts afternoon with the family followed by a party dinner. I...
I got a bit carried away on my ‘long run’ on Sunday. I went just over 14 miles in the end, the furthest I’ve ever run. It didn’t feel too bad either and was generally just under 8min/mile pace, except for the one big climb which was quite slow and the slippery descent afterwards which was even slower. Not...
Just got back from a lovely sunset stroll along the beach.
Morgan’s school had a competition to design a new logo for ‘Capten Comins’ to remind everyone in the school to turn off the lights when not in use. It was organised by the school Eco-Council and everyone in the school had the chance to enter. Morgan came up with a good idea of using the...
Just a few quick clips of Morgan flying his kite at Ynyslas on Sunday afternoon.
Many of my friends were planning a trail run in Pennal Forest on Sunday morning. I would have joined them but they weren’t starting until 9am and I wanted to be finished by then so that I could swim in the pool in Machynlleth. However, Shem had marked out the route with little yellow markers...
You simply can’t beat a good sunset, especially on a short chilly November day. It even makes my less than exciting car look good! It’s just a shame about the telegraph pole… I wonder how much it costs to get them to put the cables underground?
Nice to see that my lack of work on the garden lately has it’s benefits. Goldfinches feasting on leftover seed heads.
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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