Another weekend by

I'm starting to feel a bit better about pose running. It's still frustrating not being able to get out and do some miles and I actually feel like I couldn't manage much distance now anyway. However I've stuck to the drills and they seem to be coming along nicely. On Friday I started with some more balance (pose stance) and then change of support. I'm still not sure of pony at all. Then I tried a few 100m runs just to get moving. All of this was barefoot at the park. After this I got out the stretch cordz and did some more drills before swinging the cords over my shoulder and running with tension in them. That was interesting. Suddenly you feel how your legs should be moving and you have to go with a high cadence and low range of motion. I was still barefoot and yet was able to run at speed on grass with no pain as my heel wasn't landing.

I look forward to some more drills now, but the temptation to just go out for a run is very strong. I got my letter from Loch Ness with race info and it really brought home that I'm now missing out on vital training if I want to race. I can't help feeling that I could just start building up some mileage with as close to pose technique as I can manage. Surely with the knowledge of how to lift my legs and land under my centre of gravity I can now build the relevant muscles with some distance training and hopefully get quickly up to high mileages? I'll need to see if my temptation fades soon.

I had hoped to do some more swimming drills over the weekend, but only managed a few. It's not helpful to attempt training on the first Saturday of the school holidays, especially when all the kids have been given free pool access for the next 6 weeks. Hopefully it's quieter on Tuesday when I go back. I have a drill plan to follow when I go this time, and plan on doing at least 3 or 4 of these sessions before I move on to the next lesson.

I'll need to get back out on the bike tonight for my cardio/aerobic workout, so...

Today's Training:

• 10 miles cycle
• Pose drills