Welcome to the You-Defined blog. This blog is designed to provide further pieces of fitness and health information that I learn everyday that I probably won't remember to put into 'Fitness Matters' (FM).
It'll also detail my cycling and triathlon preparations and training schedule. As per FM, I'm riding in the Tour Down Under for charity. Today marks 50 days until that event, so I have basically 7 weeks to increase my riding so I can be ready for the 160km stage.
I can already comfortably do about 60km at 25-30km/h, so the next 7 weeks training means I'll have to increase my long ride distance by about 15km a week, plus a shorter ride and a speed session or two so I can maintain/increase my speed. Plus a weekly run and weights!!! The reason I share this is I'd like to weight less than 76kg with around 12-14% body fat, so I'll be in the same boat as a lot of you as I'm trying to lose weight and really watch my diet at the moment.
I'm also aiming to compete at the Noosa Triathlon 2010 and would love to do it in less than 2h15min (20-25 min swim, 1h05m bike, 40-45min run). So this blog will keep people up to date on my training sessions. Ideally I'll weight 72-74 with 10-12% body fat around then (November 2010). That'll be a struggle for me so this blog will also contain any struggles and frustrations I'm having.
Alrighty well that's enough from me. Keep reading FM and this blog for handy tips on fitness, nutrition and motivation.
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About Me
- Evan
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Mountain biking, road cycling, running, trying swimming, cross-fit
This blog is awesome. It will be really good to follow how you progress and overcome challenges in achieving your goals. Any event that raises money for charity is to be commended but to combine it with taking care of ourselves in fitness and in health excels. I wish you all the best with the tour down under and your cycling and triathlon preparation. I look forward to your updates and would like to contribute to your fundraising. I'll check out FM for details. Vikki
ReplyDeleteCheers Vikki, I think sometimes people think that PT's or other types of health professionals who are easily able to apply themselves to fitness goals forget that staying active can be a struggle for some. That's why I thought it'd be good to share my motivation lulls, bad performances, unscheduled weight gain etc.
ReplyDeleteNice. Good luck. Make sure you include photos!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I'm pretty sure you can run faster than 45 minutes for 10km... :-)
Nice work Ev! I'm surprised Paul hasn't mentioned doing the Tour Down Under!
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