The tube station nearest to the office in London is a deep station with lifts and stairs; it takes 102 steps to 
climb them. I know this because more often than not I walk up them to get to street level; it is faster than the lift and sets me up for the day if I get to the top before the crowd files out. After several years of doing this I have noticed my legs are as tired today when I get to the top as they were the first time I climbed them. Surely all those previous climbs would train my legs to be less tired each time? Isn’t this a little like Hill Training? I need to do some research.
My second swim in two days today which is a record, I may even go tomorrow as well but I suspect I may have to take a client out for lunch instead. I actually enjoyed it and it felt (there is that term “feel” again) much easier than it has in the past. I am off to Sydney on Saturday and there is a 50 metre pool close to my hotel so I shall have a crack in there and see how I get on. The first time I swam in that pool I struggled to do 2 lengths without stopping so it will be interesting to see how I fare this time around. It is a great pool, right by the harbour overlooking Woolamaloo. The lanes are marked out as slow, medium and fast just like in Blighty but there they also include a time estimate for completing a length so there is no ambiguity. The first time I swam there I was chuffed to see that my usual length time put me in the fast lane. It was only after observing all around that I remembered I was counting my 25 metre time and not my 50 metre time. I had to move straight over to the slow lane to avoid potential embarrassment.
Training Done: - Swim: drills and easy lengths. Will try and get up early tomorrow.
climb them. I know this because more often than not I walk up them to get to street level; it is faster than the lift and sets me up for the day if I get to the top before the crowd files out. After several years of doing this I have noticed my legs are as tired today when I get to the top as they were the first time I climbed them. Surely all those previous climbs would train my legs to be less tired each time? Isn’t this a little like Hill Training? I need to do some research.My second swim in two days today which is a record, I may even go tomorrow as well but I suspect I may have to take a client out for lunch instead. I actually enjoyed it and it felt (there is that term “feel” again) much easier than it has in the past. I am off to Sydney on Saturday and there is a 50 metre pool close to my hotel so I shall have a crack in there and see how I get on. The first time I swam in that pool I struggled to do 2 lengths without stopping so it will be interesting to see how I fare this time around. It is a great pool, right by the harbour overlooking Woolamaloo. The lanes are marked out as slow, medium and fast just like in Blighty but there they also include a time estimate for completing a length so there is no ambiguity. The first time I swam there I was chuffed to see that my usual length time put me in the fast lane. It was only after observing all around that I remembered I was counting my 25 metre time and not my 50 metre time. I had to move straight over to the slow lane to avoid potential embarrassment.
Training Done: - Swim: drills and easy lengths. Will try and get up early tomorrow.
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