Training week 20

87 kms recovery rides . I went out for an hour three times, each time I am keeping my heart rate between 110 bpm and 130 bpm. Years ago we just rode the bike, but I was only sixteen. Legs not as sore but still heavy.

Training week 19

256kms was covered this week. I rode up to the Mount Leinster challenge and back which was 185kms in total. My quads are in pain all the time and I'm not sure that I only had a head cold a few weeks ago. I was doing a bit of research and because of my legs paining me aswell this might be a sign of over training. I will need to put in a recovery week in every four weeks . Also I'm just going to do recovery rides up to the Rex 400, which is the last 400 km in Ireland for the Paris Breast Paris.

Training week 18

287kms was covered this week. On Monay I still didn't feel right after the U.R.I. Thursday I felt that I was coming round. Saturday saw the compeletion of the Stephen Roche tour de cure. This was the best organized sportive so far this year.

Training week 17

Even with taken a break for the week, the head cold turned in a U.R.I. I went on the bike today but I knew I wasn't well straight away. I now have missed the slaibh bloom challenge. Looking at 2009 diary a U.R.I. normal takes about two weeks to run it's course. I still managed to cover 1400 kms for the month of April. The Stephen Roche tour de cure is on the 8/05/2010 so hopefully I'll be o.k. for that.