May
17
2010

Training in the Rain

An article by Debi Hazelden

During the winter months it gets dark too early to bike outside after work. In the weekends, my fingers are crossed for a day without rain on the Sunday so I can bike outside.

Last weekend here in Christchurch was a wet one. On Sat I did an hour run which was nice in the rain. Running isn’t too bad in the wet since your body temperature rises quite a bit.

On the Sunday, I did a 3 hour cycle. After the first 15 mins I was completely soaked through. I figured it’d be ok as long as I didn’t stop long enough to get cold. I rode out to Motukarara and back. A nice ride and I saw loads of other crazy people running and cycling in the rain.

The next wet weekend I’ll definitely be cycling inside on my wind-trainer. On a wet day the Port Hills can be quite dangerous. It gets foggy and unless you have bright lights and a high vis vest on cars can’t see you.

My training over the past week:

Monday
AM: Swim – 1hr
PM: Run – 1hr 45mins

Tuesday
AM: Swim – 1hr 25mins
PM: Bike – 1hr 40mins

Wednesday
AM: Swim – 1hr 30mins
PM: Bike – 50mins

Thursday
AM: Run – 40mins
PM: Run – 1hr

Friday
AM: Swim – 1hr 45mins

Saturday
AM: Run – 1hr 15mins

Sunday
AM: bike – 3hrs

Today is Monday and I’m off for a 90min mod/hard run in the rain with my iPod. Take a look below, doesn’t look that inviting. It’ll be dark by the time I get home to run.