Your only as good as your last session (training)..

Training, its a bit of a pain at the best of times. I find I need to keep to a rigidly disciplined timetable, plus have a clear goal, to have any chance of getting into shape.
Over the last couple of weeks, the timetable as been torn up. I blame it on the weather. A couple of days snow caused problems. High winds caused more. Now Christmas is going to give the timetable a hell of a good kicking as well.
Children needing lifts to parties. Parties needing an obese male for the Santa visit- I have a demanding fan base. People insisiting we meet up for a seasonal drink. Picking up Christmas trees. Bah Humbug.
So training is currently sporadic at best. I think I have managed about 3 short paddles in the last 10 days. None of them exceptional in performance terms. Although Jack paddled with me this morning and capsized which cheered me up no end, almost to the point of becoming festive.
My current training programme is focused on running and swimming. I am trying to run every evening. Normally I run every other evening, but given the posibility that weather may stop play at any time, I do not wish to risk going too long without a run if the weather takes another turn for the worse.
So DW preparations continue. I am little worried I am a little light on the paddling mileage, but heh ho.
I am certainly not light on the ballast front- which is alarming.

Cortisone has also eased off the paddling. He seems to have found a new past time and is occupied playing Tarzan most weekends.

GB’s Facebook would suggest he is getting out, but I feat may be regressing back to his Sea Kayak.

This coming Sunday is the 2nd Linlithgow Winter Time Trial. I cannot attend, although I intend to paddle the course another day this coming week as it is one of my performance indicators. It will be interesting to see if; firstly the weather is kind, and secondly if GB and Cortisone make an appearance. Or will they be joining Dirty D and Christmas Shopping instead? Meanwhile Beaujolais takes to bed accompanied by a map of the Kennet and Avon Canal, Dark Chocolate and Red Wine- the last 2 apparently good for the health.

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