Training Review - Week 26 - June 22 to 28

Monday started badly. I went to sign on in the morning and then planned to run home from that. I really struggled to run and when I hit a point that was uphill and into the wind I decided to bail out at half distance and get a lift home instead. Without really understanding why I was so exhausted I decided to still go swimming in the evening. Whatever the problem was in the morning was gone by evening. The session included 8 x 200m reps and I put every single one of them in faster than Saturday's race pace. 

Tuesday I had an interview in the afternoon so I went out in the morning for a longer run. Planned to be nice and steady but somehow it turned into an accidental Kenyan Progression type run. 

Wednesday I decided not to run during the day and took the time to catch up on some courses instead. Then in the evening I went out for a swim at Knockburn. I planned 4 or 5 laps but the water was ridiculously cold and I just managed 2 before I had to get out. Even those two were nearly 15 mins each instead of the usual 13.

Thursday I woke up feeling like someone had sandpapered my eyeballs and kicked me around like a football for a couple of hours. I tried some stretching but it was clear I wasn't going to manage a proper session today. Instead we went for a walk at Scotty hill. Felt a lot better by the time we got back so I did a yoga session after dinner and some light weights in the evening. 

Friday I went out for a run in the morning. I felt quite good so I decided to go to the park and do my reps session. About 100m into the first rep that felt like a bad plan. I am still feeling pretty empty. It is unlikely that the blood donation is still affecting me, and my mental health seems to be much improved. So that leaves me with hay fever and overtraining as the most likely culprits. 

Saturday I felt like a lazy day but the sun was out and it was too nice to waste the day. I did a short core session before breakfast and then went out for an easy run along the railway line again. Similar route to Tuesday but slightly more evenly paced. Then I did some light weights in the afternoon between bouts of housework and studying.

Sunday I went out with the Kintore group, planning to do 40 miles. Wasn't really paying attention to where I should turn off though and I ended up going too far out before I turned and doing 48 miles. Was going pretty well for the first half in the group, then struggled into the headwind on my own on the way back. Further confirmation that I am not going to do Aberfeldy Half this year. 

Slightly short on swimming this week due to the cold at Knockburn, and still missing some of the cosmetic sessions. Way over on running miles again, but more sensibly arranged with two long runs and a reps session in this week, so that is definitely an improvement in how I am getting them. Biking was then almost the opposite. All crammed in to a single session, and slower than I should be going because that session was too long. 


Target totals - Swim 2.4 miles. Bike 35.0 miles. Run 12.0 miles. 2 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 short stretching sessions. 60 mins of yoga.

Monday -  Jog 3.3 miles in 29 mins. 
Swim with TPT 2,100m in 52 mins. 

Tuesday - Run 6.3 miles in 50 mins.

Wednesday - Swim at Knockburn, 2 laps (1,500m) in 30 mins. 

Thursday - Stretching session.
Walk at Scolty.
Yoga session 17 mins.

Friday - Run 3.5 miles in 28 mins.

Saturday - Core session
Easy run 6.3 miles in 51mins.
Light weights session.

Sunday - Kintore ride 48.3 miles in 3 hours 23mins. 

Actuals - Swim 2.2 miles (3,600 m). Bike 48.3 miles. Run 19.4 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 17 mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Cumulative target)
S 48.8 (44.4) , B 1331.5 (1139.3), R 431.2 (343.1).