Already more than 2 months have passed since I've started to train again.
First month I
focused on short distances on running, with 7 sessions around 5-6 km just trying to keep a constant
rhythm but never trying to push it. I also added 6 cycling trainings and just one swim
training.
The goal was to reboot the body, sort of speaking, I just followed my feelings and
never cared so much about the speed. I was just enjoying my return to the sport (I still
do).
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I train often around Togo lake with my bike.
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My usual course when running. This is just before they harvest the rice fields.
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This is from my bike training in the Mitokusan temple area. Pass is at almost 600m which is a good training for me coming from an area at sea level.
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This from top of Hachibuse mountain, also at a bit less than 600m. Great view, we can see a piece of Togo lake.
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Paying respect to my old club in Le Havre wearing the Havre Athletic Club Triathlon jersey.
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at 13.57.50 https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6119/6233700781_fed52a957d_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6119/6233700781_fed52a957d_z.jpg)
Some data from Runkeeper : volume for August and September, I am progressively increasing the distances.
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Same by weeks
![Screen Shot 2011-10-07 at 18.12.30 https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6234225656_488c34eef2_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6234225656_488c34eef2_z.jpg)
![https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6233699489_78d030c8b1_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6233699489_78d030c8b1_z.jpg)
I train often around Togo lake with my bike.
![https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6234224074_bc3fc158c1_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6234224074_bc3fc158c1_z.jpg)
My usual course when running. This is just before they harvest the rice fields.
![https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6169/6233700003_9dab7fed03_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6169/6233700003_9dab7fed03_z.jpg)
This is from my bike training in the Mitokusan temple area. Pass is at almost 600m which is a good training for me coming from an area at sea level.
![https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6105/6233700291_6f31730702_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6105/6233700291_6f31730702_z.jpg)
This from top of Hachibuse mountain, also at a bit less than 600m. Great view, we can see a piece of Togo lake.
![https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6217/6233700565_545f9d9eb3_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6217/6233700565_545f9d9eb3_z.jpg)
Paying respect to my old club in Le Havre wearing the Havre Athletic Club Triathlon jersey.
![Screen Shot 2011-10-06
at 13.57.50 https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6119/6233700781_fed52a957d_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6119/6233700781_fed52a957d_z.jpg)
Some data from Runkeeper : volume for August and September, I am progressively increasing the distances.
![Screen Shot 2011-10-06 at 13.59.34 https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6233701033_90955037f7_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6233701033_90955037f7_z.jpg)
Same by weeks
![Screen Shot 2011-10-07 at 18.12.30 https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6234225656_488c34eef2_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6234225656_488c34eef2_z.jpg)
In September
I exercised more regularly and added more sessions : 5 swimming trainings, 7 cycling, 10 running. A
typhoon came at a good time to avoid me to over train (a mistake you might make when you have to
much motivation) as I could not go out for 3 days. It was only the second month so the body still
needed to readapt to this new routine.
I have progressively lengthen the runnings, reaching an
average 8km I think, I also added a bit of intensity starting to do few interval trainings again. I
think my cycling is coming back quite well also, I have good feelings on the bike. Even in the
semi-mountains around here, the cadence of pedaling is showing some good signs. Still I am clearly
far from my objectives but it's still reassuring that I am seeing progress already.
Also
apart from the few days of typhoon, September is a great month for the weather and the countryside
here is gorgeous, I feel lucky to be able to enjoy this environment. I am discovering more and more
the area and even go to places that locals barely know and some roads in the mountain that are not
even on google maps :-).
I must add that my diet improved greatly since I am
living in the countryside, eating almost always at home and fresh products. This is helping for
sure.
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One of my cycling training in Runkeeper. I am going to buy the Wahoo Run pack (plug for iphone) to have cardio data also in the graph and control more what am doing.
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At the mountain pass limit between, Tottori town and Misasa town [famous for curative radioactive hot springs [?]].
On the Runkeeper/google map above you can see this place, located with 2 small polaroid style icons.
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I discovered over-there that Misasa was a sister town of Lamalou les Bains in France, also a hot spring town.
On October the 16th, I will participate to the Daisen cycling climb, a 14 km with about 700m of climb. I already rode it during a training, some severe percentages at some points, it should be fun to ride with others.
![Screen Shot 2011-10-09 at 13.02.52 https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6234225892_f706befec2_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6234225892_f706befec2_z.jpg)
One of my cycling training in Runkeeper. I am going to buy the Wahoo Run pack (plug for iphone) to have cardio data also in the graph and control more what am doing.
![https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6234226138_028989f303_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6234226138_028989f303_z.jpg)
At the mountain pass limit between, Tottori town and Misasa town [famous for curative radioactive hot springs [?]].
On the Runkeeper/google map above you can see this place, located with 2 small polaroid style icons.
![https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6233702003_e98c68bac1_s.jpg](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6233702003_e98c68bac1_z.jpg)
I discovered over-there that Misasa was a sister town of Lamalou les Bains in France, also a hot spring town.
On October the 16th, I will participate to the Daisen cycling climb, a 14 km with about 700m of climb. I already rode it during a training, some severe percentages at some points, it should be fun to ride with others.
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