Training Review - Week 40 - Sept 28 to Oct 4

Season finished so I can take it easy for a while, or not. Monday's swim session I started with a sore shoulder, but pretty much the entire set was quicker than the pace I was doing during Sunday's race. 

Tuesday I went for an easy jog around the block after work. I am still not quite back into the routine of working and training so it is a real chore to get out and train when I arrive home. 

Wednesday, still shattered. Dragged myself to the TPT fartlek session in the evening. 

Thursday, beyond shattered. Rest day.

Friday, pretty tired. Could probably have done a run but decided to keep my planned rest day before racing Saturday.

Saturday, Keith Cross Country, report to itself.  

Sunday I went out for a long ride with a chunk of the Kintore ride in the middle. Longest ride I have done for a couple months and it showed. I just do not have the legs at the minute. Also the road bike has another new problem which will need to be sorted. Not sure yet if it needs new callipers or new levers but the front brakes aren't releasing. Yet more justification for a new bike. Also the lack of recent bike miles means I am now behind my bike target for the first time since the start of March.

I stick to working in miles purely out of habit. Just because it is an interesting number which many runners will recognise from being a multiple of 10k, I passed through 621 miles for the year, which is 1,000km of running this year.

Despite that it is a poor week against the numbers.



Target totals - Swim 1.5 miles. Bike 45.0 miles. Run 14.0 miles. 2 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 short stretching sessions. 30 mins of yoga.

Monday - Yoga session 15 mins.
Swim with TPT 2,200m in 57 mins.

Tuesday - Run 3.9 miles in 31 mins. 

Wednesday - TPT Fartlek session 5.1 miles in 44 mins.

Thursday - Rest day. 

Friday - Rest day.

Saturday - Yoga session 15 mins.
North District XC League - Keith 5.4 miles in 38 mins.

Sunday - Kintore ride 38.2 miles in 2 hrs 53 mins. 

Actuals - Swim 1.3 miles (2,200 m). Bike 38.2 miles. Run 14.4 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 short stretching sessions. 30 mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Original cumulative target) [New cumulative target]
S 81.7  (73.7)  [79.4], 
B 1850.2  (1659.3)  [1851.4], 
R 628.6  (508.3)  [596.4].