Training Review - Week 15 - April 6 to 12

Monday I started with an easy recovery run in the morning to try and ease my legs off after racing on Sunday. 

Then in the evening I went to swimming. This week's swim set had a lot of kicking and flippers. Not really what I want the day after racing, so I stayed down in lane 3 and took it as steadily as I could to try and survive the session. Even at that I had to cut a couple of the reps out. 

I also had a change of plan for the rest of the week to fit with other people. I could have just reshuffled sessions to fit around them but instead I have decided to double up for a couple of days. On top of this I have online training courses and cinema plans that are going to keep me busy all week. Not sure when I would have time to fit in a job!

Tuesday I went for a short bike in the morning, mostly just to spin my legs out. Had some problems with the drivetrain on my road bike so I had to spend a chunk of the afternoon trying to fix it. I found a couple of small problems that I improved slightly, but I don't think either of them was causing the problems and it is entirely possible I have made them worse. 

In the afternoon I also took an unplanned extra run to fit around someone else's training plan, and then in the evening went to see John Wick. 

Wednesday I did a 30 minute yoga session to start with. I struggled a bit with some of the moves that I was managing last week. Then I went round to the park for a running reps session. First time I have done a proper reps session in the park, 4 x 600m reps starting ever 4 minutes. This was enough to remind me why I was never an 800m runner. 

In the afternoon I went out on the bike to find around someone else's training plan again. Did a fairly steady 34 miles. Was colder than I have been getting used to this week. Shorts were maybe a little ambitious as the sun was going down it was getting a little chilly.

Thursday I had a trip into town and then a busy day of chores. I planned a run in the evening and managed to tie that in with someone else's run so I had some company. Another good example of what good shape I am in, a few months ago that would have been a decent run. Now it is an easy social jog with plenty of chatting in a week where I have done at least double sessions for each of the previous 5 days. 

Friday - Weight session, Tabletop, breakfast, yoga, core, waterjet decking, tea break, study, waterjet slabs, shower, lunch, job search, Macgyver, easy run, shower, Pointless, dinner, crash on sofa.

Saturday I got up and went to the pool. I had thought about doing a 20-min test but garmin wasn't behaving and I don't trust myself to count accurately so instead I shifted to doing a rep session. I did 5 x 250m at my 1500m race pace. Lots of good turns as well. 

Sunday I went for the Kintore ride but into a headwind and a lot colder than I dressed for so we cut back slightly short. Still covered double the miles I had planned to bike this week. 

Another good week all considered. Way over miles on all three sports and solid at the rest. So far ahead of training that I am now about 10% ahead. And outside training things are going well. Got a lot of DIY and gardening done this week, passed one of my online courses and started another two, lined up a job interview…lots of good things happening.


Target totals - Swim 1.4 miles. Bike 35.0 miles. Run 13.0 miles. 2 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 short stretching sessions. 60 mins of yoga.

Monday - Run 3.8 miles in 32 mins.
Swim with TPT 2,050m in 55 mins. 

Tuesday - Bike 10.0 miles in 44 mins.
Run 3.2 miles in 28 mins.

Wednesday - Yoga 30mins.
Run reps 4 x 600m on 4 mins. Total 3.4 miles in 31 mins.
Bike 34.1 miles in 2 hours 25 mins.

Thursday - Run 5.7 miles in 53 mins.

Friday - Weights session.
Yoga 10 mins.
Core session.
Run 4.5 miles in 39 mins.

Saturday - Swim 5 x 250m.

Sunday - Bike 27.4 miles in 2 hours.

Actuals - Swim 2.0 miles (3,300 m). Bike 71.5 miles. Run 20.6 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 0 short stretching sessions. 40 mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Cumulative target)
S 22.1 (20.6), B 811.9 (754.3), R 233.2 (204.1).