200 miles and counting!!

Good news I have made my 200 mile target ten days ahead of my original schedule that I work out when I started my fitness programme - the objective was to get here before our family holiday.

I have some other targets worked out, but will wait until after the hols to rework them - I need to know how many miles I have done to ensure they make sense. The other good news is that looking at the Polar data from my rides, I am doing much more Level 2 and much less Level 3 fo similar rides to a few weeks ago - there is also a lot less red! So I guess I am getting fitter.

Cycling Update

Well I have been remiss in providing updates around here (too much work - not enough time...). I am happy to say that my mileage for April topped out at 115.46 miles - so well over my target of 100 miles for the month.

I am still taking it easy and going for time - rather than speed /power to build up my basic levels of fitness (and take some weight off - but this is secondary at the moment). I have purchased a new HRM - the Polar CS600 and attached it to both of my bikes. This along with the Polar software keeps me entertained and also provides a great way to track my progress (I am an engineer at heart and enjoy measuring things!). One nice feature on the HRM is the "Zonelock" view - once configured, this shows you exactly what zone you are in and makes doing a specific workout much easier.

Having said that I am getting fitter - it is now much easier to go slowly around the place in Zone 2 than it was a month ago!! This is reflected in my charts.

Anyway my target now is to get to 200 miles before our family holiday at the end of the month.