14 Hour Day for Disability Training Diary

Evening Recovery Swim at Forum Aquatic Centre

Eddie's Coment.  I had a recovery swim of 1.8km’s. Feeling really good and only a bit tired from yesterday’s Ultra Day. I feel really great condition wise mentally and physically. Wow the massage I had in the morning with Hands On Remedial massage was good for the recovery neurologically and muscular wise.

Sunday 28th Sept,Ultra Day Swim, Bike & Run including 2 RPM Classes at Forum Harbourside.

All day - Total workout time 11 hours 26 mins.

• HRate Max 100% 188 bpm
• Avg Hrate     70% 132 bpm
• Calories   6,752 k cal

Eddie’s comment.  Swim 4.7kms-1hour 40mins Newcastle Beach to Customs House wharf. 2 x 1hour RPM Bike Classes Bike Ride 150kms 30.5kmph average, cadence average 85. Run off bike 1 hour 10mins. What more can I say other than shite what a hot windy day and I am proud I did it. I drank 9 750ml bidons of liquid and some.  Ate 8 Lcm bars and 2 packets of Strawberry Creams and 1 gel. Also 8 salt magnesium electrolyte tablets. The swim was great but hard against the out going tide and I swam under the tug wharfs to get out of the current. I swam with Vanessa, Lukey  and Adam Calf paddled boards to protect us. I along with Ness swallowed a lot of choppy water which gave me the poos literally before and after my quick shower. I went to Forum RPM class and Simon told me he was a wimp and he would not ride today. I then was pretty much alone for the remainder of the day till late afternoon at Mayfield when I rode with this guy called Steve Hamilton a top bloke who knew of me and gave me all his Electrolyte and water as he lived around the corner. At this time I was on the edge and a bit dizzy and forgot to get a pic of him. It was 37 degrees up past Karuah and many times I almost got blown over. Lots of road kill I saw 3 brown snakes an echidna a wallaby and a turtle all yucky. Two friends let me down poorly on this testing day and although forgiven I have learn’t a lesson of when to trust and when not too. Moreover how to look for the signs and be careful and doubley sure that they will follow thru. I also learn’t to delve deep stay calm in adverse and trying conditions to stay in the moment and not over react in the negative or I would be facing  Dehydration. I could  become unable to complete what my coach had prescribed I do in this my last big training test for the 14hour day. Yes I missed (friends no show) two very important drink stops for water and Coke I had planned as we commonly use in endurance events. I thought will it matter in 2 years time ? NO !  But gee it matters right now! Like a snake bite it doesn’t kill you. It’s your reaction to it that does, you must stay calm. Me being a sensitive drama queen at times had to settle and think how to remain calm stay positive and deal with it and not blow it. Well I did luckily. I made my way back into Karuah as I was well past it at the time and got water. Ran out again before drinking non drinkable water at a rest area then didn’t get sick phew..and some how made it to the golden arches at Raymond Terrace where I asked a young lady for a coke and a ice water and explained what I was doing had no money and she gave me a large free Coke and Ice water. Wow I felt like a king, her name was Anya and gee I am grateful and Tony a father who came in took a pic of me happy. On my second trip out of town I got clocked going slow by the highway patrol. Greg as in keg had clocked me doing 17kmph up Tighes Hill into the wind. I said mate are you going to blow dry your hair with that. You need to take your hat off first. It was a hand held speed camera and I had too much sugar at this point and I was glad to see some one too. But not that idiot magpie at Sandgate who was a kamikaze pilot in a previous lifetime. To run I met up with Lisa and off we went and being a bit tired but feeling ok and her fresh I thought better do the hard part of the run course and so we did all the way up thru King Edward Park to The terrace at Sketchley Cottage. Twice actually as we met Cathy Rose and Samara who were freaking out how skinny I was. I only lost 2 kg today-but yeah I am getting lean now. I finished up with an evening RPM class with Cameron and then I popped into see Tony Cleva and good photographer friend Murray before lying on the floor of the crèche before my shower. Than I rode home in the dark at 7pm.

Wow a good day is over and I look forward to the Saturday 18th october 14 Hour Day. Oh yeah and the biog After Party at Club Panthers. SBR Participants get 2 free tickets and RPMers get 1 free ticket. Swim pics by Kaylah Calf and others by my self timer, Karen and Sebastian

Easy Jog Walk Ultra Day Prep

Morning - Total workout time 30mins

• HRate Max 
• Avg Hrate   
• Calories 

Eddie’s comment.  Well today I am a bit nervous and excited before tomorrows big 11hr Ultra Day  training of Swim, Bike and Run. I did my Patrol with Newcastle Surf Club and Council Lifeguards till 1pm. I stayed off my feet for most of this time as I will use them lots tomorrow. I spent a fair bit of time with Lifeguard Adam Metcalfe going over our water safety for tomorrow’s Ultra training and also for the 14 Hour Day on the 18th of October. He was visited By Kaylah Calf said she would be cool to do some photos tomorrow too. This pic of me a

nd the two Calf’s is by NCLE SLSC member Hayley.

RPM – Spin Cycle Class at Forum Harbourside

Morning - Total workout time 50mins

• HRate Max  89%  167 bpm
• Avg Hrate   75%   141 bpm
• Calories  608 Kcal

Eddie’s comment.  Well this was the best inspiring class I have ever done at any gym. Yes another super fun workout with Tony Cleva. A packed class which really proves his popularity as a great instructor both in personality and technical ability. Also he is a great communicator and has that innate ability to motivate all in the class. Tone was ultra groovy for this Friday morning popular class as always. I was faced at 6.12am with being turned away from the class as there were no bikes left. Donna a regular said Eddie here take my bike I will go do something else on weights downstairs. I said tah lots but I am not taking your spot and I will go do a light jog outside. I put my bag in the change room and said hi to Tony and waffled on about how upset I was with myself for not getting here early enough and I think I may have said that I will sleep over so I get a spot next Friday. Tony then being a better thinker than me at this point said hey go get the spare spin bike off the gym floor and get a strong lad from the class to come down and help lift it up. So I went and got UK Tommy the powerhouse lad to do such. Then it turns out Tommy is smarter than Tony and I after we carried the bike up the stairs he said Eddie why didn’t you use the lift. Tommy knows I need the upper body strength so I would say he was testing me out. Tony then lifted my new found bike up onto the stage alongside him so there I was upfront and getting inspired by seeing everyone having a big go. We also had a lot of fun and Tony bounced many jokes off me and at me whilst all had a chuckle and good belly laugh. Tony and I along with another regular Mark spoke at length in the change room about this morning’s class and how much fun it was. As it turns out with me being on the extra bike from down stairs means that there is one less person missing out on the class as we often do. Tony is keen to make it a regular Friday thing and he has threatened me with the microphone use too. I said why Tone, so you can stop doing Pizza jokes and get a home delivery here onstage? No thanks Tone I am not ready for Australian Idol just yet. Tony knows of my Cert 3 in fitness degree and is keen for me to teach but hey I am focusing on hanging with Marcia on Idol next year mate. Just not right now. Pic by my happy snap camera on self timer.

Morning Pump Class & 25min Run at Forum Harbourside

Morning - Total workout time 1hr 17mins. Class time 45 mins.

• HRate Max 54% 137bpm
• Avg HRate 73% 101bpm
• Calories 336 kcal.

Eddie’s comment.  A jam packed Pump class with instructor Kristy De Lore. I went there with Alesha did the class and then did a light jog up to Nobby's SLSC and back. Again I went light with weights. Kristy gave us the new pump tracks, and blew hers and our legs apart. I feel another legal action against tough hard exercise coming on as we had the solicitors out in force again Sam from Harris Wheeler Solicitors - who I said gee Sam Tony blew our legs apart last night now round two. I looked up behind me and Kristy from Turnbull Hill Solicitors was looking classy and pretty as always but I some how don’t think she will be riding her bike far this weekend with Fiancée big tall Phil. Ah well she rides faster than him anyway, he will have a chance to keep up Saturday if he doesn't sleep in.

Evening Swim at Forum Aquatic Centre University.
I had a great swim of 2.2km’s. Feeling really good in the water. I decided to take a pic of the squad and when I did the camera was left on self timer so I said to the boys & girls hang on I have 7 seconds left to get in the pic. Adam silly Calf decided to get his finger in a naughty pose so I dislocated it in Photoshop. Bad Calf, if Kaylah Calf was there he would have got in trouble.

RPM – Spin Cycle Class at Forum Harbourside & Body Balance

Evening - Total Rpm workout time 50mins

• HRate Max  87%  163 bpm
• Avg Hrate   73%   138 bpm
• Calories  525 Kcal

Eddie’s comment. Yes another super fab workout with Tony Cleva. A packed class and Tone was groovin tonight. Very funny he was and he continually told me after the hard tracks-put a tick in the box for that one Eddie. So I did. He continued to blow our legs off. I thought I might take out a strenuous exercise action against him as Harris Wheeler Solicitors were well represented in pretty regulars Katrina & Sam. They were hurting good too. Actually Simon Katrina’s hubbie was powering but seemed to hurt with the rest of us at the end.
Body Balance 50mins
Wow this was great Tony did play some great relaxing tracks and well yeah as he said we can never stretch enough. So I enjoyed this class and yep tick this box I fell asleep in the meditation & relaxation segment at the end. I awoke all alone at 4am in the morning.

Swim at Forum Sports & Aquatic Centre

Evening - Swim session with Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club 1.8km.

Eddie’s comment.  I had a great intense workout with the squad. A fair few medley sets and gee the shoulders are sore. We did 500m fast 25m kick and flat out 75m freestyle swim. We all got a bit tired after this and I did cheat a bit with flippers on so I could keep up with the stronger faster men. After a shower it was time to head for a big meal to put some fuel back in the tank.

RPM –Long Run Sydney Half Marathon

Morning - Total workout time 2hrs 8mins.

• HRate Max ……not working
• Avg Hrate……..
• Calories ……..

Matt's HR
2:07:59
Max HR – 184 – 97%
Avg HR – 166 – 88%
KCals – 2,383

Eddie’s comment.  Matt Freedman, owner of IT Company’s Redback Solutions and Stick Tickets and my super Fab sponsor invited me to do a long run. He said come stay with my wife Bec and I in Sydney and do the Half Marathon. I agreed and it came around quick so off Alesha and I went.  We had our carb loading dinner in an Italian Pasta place at Crows Nest along with Luke & Kelly. A fun night of silliness followed and I was naughty and had a glass of Red. I got even more silly & naughty thereafter. It was a great easy run very, picturesq after we missed catching up with Irish Richie, Matts mate at the start. We ran past Richie somewhere in the 21kms. Not a great prep was done by Matt as the day before he flew back from a 9 day Thailand holiday of partaking in beer and sun. Matt who is 9ft tall or higher gave me constant weather  updates when his head was in the clouds whilst ducking here n there when jogging over the bridge. Matt did become very unsociable around the 11km mark onwards even after I was having fun making jokes with some ladies who were lifting their jumpers up of their bottoms and giving Matt and I a wiggle. I had a big giggle as they did but not Matt. Matt was feeling a bit unfab. Lets say unprepared, due to the beer n holiday. I decided to run ahead at each Aid Station as the heat got to all as there was no mugs with water and a huge line up. So I got Matt a jug and threw over him a big scoop of water and nearly washed him off the road. Really needed a lifejacket for him. At the next Aid Station he said he was now cool and only needed a drink. I got him a plastic 2 litre jug, so here, he runs off drinking out of it. Everyone else with a little paper cup discarding theirs as they drink then Matt throws his jug when done and wipes some pot plants on the roadside. Ungroovy, but funny. I saw a police man patroling an intersection at Darling Harbour area and said give me a Hi-Five dude. And he did. I may need a cast for my broken arm now. I saw good mate James Rankin from Triathlon Photos.com at the Hyatt and hi-fived him and then got in trouble for wrecking another runners photo…This would not have happened if Matt was sociable. After the finish I met Kathy from Newie Tri Club and saw 14 hour day team assistant Peter Brown finishing the Marathon along with Paul Humphries from H Events. Paul saw me at my worst when I finished his Hunter Valley Run Festival Marathon sick and battered by Influenza. Today he looked not to different to what I did back then just a fair bit younger me. I decided I should go ice my foot (Sezmoid bone) as advised by Physio Anthony Ingram of Regent St Physio at Lambton. Matt then took me to his wifes corporate tent where he gave them the sad news that Bec had torn her calf muscle and was not coming over the bridge. So rather than waste food I ate 3 serves of Croissants, bacon and eggs. Yum…So out of a positive comes a negative. No sorry that’s naughty.. I mean on the positive side Bec gets lots of TLC this week and she can help Matt brush up on his social skills. Cool, Matt and Bec you are Fab. They have said that I am cheeky and welcome to come down anytime because Alesha is Fab which makes up for my silliness and cheekiness. Groovy, I agree to disagree. Actually after it is all said and done Matt says tah Eddie you are an inspiration mate. Now I feel how lucky I am to be around great true friends like him and Bec. On a big wrap note good friend Vanessa Parry-Williams ran the Marathon in 2hrs 59mins and is ranked numer 1 in NSW and 3rd in Australia. Great effort for the Caves Beach mum of 4. I still remember how she was my mum during my cert 3 in fitness year at TAFE as she drove me home lots along with my tutorial assistant daughters who scribed for me. So proud of you Vanessa you are an inspiration and a great mother and wife to Rob n kids.

RPM – Spin Cycle Class at Forum Harbourside

Morning - Total workout time 1 hour.

• HRate Max ……not working
• Avg Hrate……..
• Calories ……..

Eddie’s comment.  Another Friday morning fun filled class and again no spare bikes with instructor Tony Cleva.  Tony was getting us all sweating early as it was a hot morning. Friendly smiling regular - Brennan who was reading our free Herald we were all given on arrival whilst waiting on his bike for us to start. I sang out Hey Brennan what’s news ? He said words to the effect that it is all about the form and winning big on the horses in the spring racing carnival. Last Friday it has been brought to my attention by Karen another regular... that her hubby and kids saw me and my bike at tea inside KFC ordering up big on my Ultra ride day. This is true and I do remember them Karen and as you said… Eddie exercises a lot so he can eat it. As the kids love the chicken and no doubt would like as I do that KFC were sponsoring us all. Yep I may just go and ask them. Could I be the Colonels son???? Nah only in moderation kiddies, not too much for you either dad as the colonel ate his chicken every fortnight and not everyday.
Stand by on the news bog for some top updates later over the weekend too. Eddie

Jog Walk in new shoes & Orthodics

Morning - Total workout time 32ins.

• HRate Max ……..monitor not  working
• Avg HRate ……..
• Calories ………..

Eddie’s comment.   A warm easy jog walk after a big night speech on the 14 Hour Day at Lake Macquarie Business Centre Dinner. Just taking it easy after a draining night and a good one as a few more people are participating. Just a bit tiring bringing up the past. I enjoyed a little walk in the warm paradise of beachside Newcastle today. Then I went down to Newie Beach tower and had a meeting with Lifeguards- Adam Metcalf and Pez. Pezimistic and the Super Calf are going to do a long ocean swim with me on the 28th when my last Ultra day is on before my taper for the 14 Hour Day on 18th October.