LEJOG Training Update – Part 1 of 2
It has been just over two months since my post rounding up a running-focused training block, which culminated in a PB at Hastings Half Marathon. I then had a duathlon on the Sunday, where I came third!, took a few days off/easy, then my training for Land’s End to John O’Groats began on April Fools’ Day. (Make of that what you will!) Check out the average speed... Having set a marker of where my fitness on the bike lay, after months of predominantly focusing on running and only cycling a few times a week, the plan was essentially to cycle as many miles as I could in preparation for Lejog. My second-ever 200 mile week! There were a few long and/or hard rides in this four-week period, but none that I am more proud of than this: 20mph for almost four hours! Averaging 20mph has been in my mind since I started cycling. There are a boatload of factors that affect average speed, but 20mph can be thought as a great intermediate goal; initially it was for