EyeOfTheAthlete

Triathlon, Cycling, Ultra Running fanatic. Lover of a good coffee and a book and slightly obsessed with Endurance sports performance🏊🏻🚴🏻🏃🏻

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Cheeky little turbo session. 90mins of intervals in the pain cave. Winter miles = hopefully summer smiles and a few podium finishes?? #training #tacxtrainer #stagespower #focuscayo #garmin810 #gohardorgohome (at Alloa Park)

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Garmin 920xt 18month review. I am certainly no full time athlete and unfortunately I do have a day job. 18 months now I have had this product. I'm a bit of a gadget man especially if it is training and racing based. The watch has generally been great and has had very little wear and tear apart from the small scratch you see on the screen. The activity settings are varied which has allowed me to race and train to my full potential. The battery life has remained strong and it has not dropped life quicker after a charge, a issue that I had with the 910xt. The only downside is my elevation readings have failed and sit constantly at 9000ft when starting any activity. This I believe is a shared issue and one hopefully garmin can remedy. Apart from this great product and well worth the 💰, if still not 100% sure if it's the correct product for you then do some research and see how you feel. Find the link below on garmin 920xt. http://static.garmincdn.com/pumac/Forerunner_920XT_OM_EN.pdf

[askdurianrider]

I'm not a vegan but a very regular rider and triathlete. Can u please explain how much water vs Sugar in a 500ml water bottle serving. I'm going to try as I've seen how much you promote it. I have a fairly low body fat will that make a difference on serving??

Cut out animal products if you want to go next level.

Even ex sky team doctor Geert who got banned for life stated that animal products contain too many metabolic waste products to be considered helpful for the athlete whom is focusing on watts per kg. They bloat you out too much compared to plant cals.

Take in 1g of sugar per kg of bodyweight per hour.

Drink enough water so you are pissing clear every 2-3 hours.

I rode 200km on sat, 301km on sunday. I could do 400km today if I wanted. Recovery is so good on my template man.

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Legend cheers pal

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A few snaps from today's run around the Wee county. Taking in the best sights and view. All within running distance #theweecounty #clackmannanshire #clackmannantower #gartmorndam #forthoffirth#trailrunning #ultrarunning #motivation #eyeoftheathlete (at Clackmannan Tower)

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Tonight's entertainment, class act and the end of a quality era of British Music#britpopband #britpopmusic #oasis #supersonic

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Great idea by Tesco introducing a free and yes I say again "free" fruit for kids while you shop campaign. However it's a shame that other big stores are not jumping on the idea?? And I witnessed at least 8 children with parents walk past and it even ask for a piece? It's clearly advertised but I think the issue is that it's not covered in chocolate or in a fizzy pop can. We must try harder to promote healthy living from a young age or this battle with obesity will be lost before it even has begun. Sorry for the moan everybody!!! But Tesco my hats off to you 🎩🎩

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The Dreaded Turbo trainer

It's that time of year with wet and icy roads that most people in the U.K turn to the Turbo Trainer. Great for all cyclists at any level the biggest issue can be boredom. Yes I know Zwift and other platforms do help but sometimes the sets or session is what can really can make it interesting and a real leg burner. So just thought i would share two of my favourite for this time of year working sub level endurance and HIT(high Intensity) For the session I use a Tacx Turbo on a standard road bike with a Stages power meter. I ride on power but there is no necessity to, you can still have a good work out on perceived power or heart rate. Set1- sub level endurance 10 mins warm up at 40-50% FTP with 80% kick ups 5 x10 min sets- 7min@75-80%FTP=3mins@50%FTP Repeat x5 5min Cool down Set 2 HIT 10 min warm up as above X5 10min sets 10secs@90% FTP 20secs@90%FTP 30secs@90% FTP 40secs@90%FTP 50secs@90%FTP All drop off times in between@40% Then 5mins @70% FTP to mimic time trial. It's a tough session this one so you may want to shorten it if you want. This session is great for getting the legs ready for early season Crit racing. I only drink water during these sessions however if I go for more than 60mins then I will usually take on electrolytes as well. Hope you enjoy🚴💨💨

[jamesjawatson-blog]

A great Sunday run around Talybont on Usk with some amazing views and climbs to boot. Been trying some new nutrition in the way of Nuun hydration tablets. They broke down well and In this case it was strawberry flavour. Tasted good and sat easy on the stomach with no acid reflux. However not to much of a real buzz and did not feel like they had much effect especially during the last 3 miles or so. Still a worthy addiction to maybe some shorter races or training especially as they were fairly cheap at £3 for 10 tablets so it bad.