Training Review - Week 41 - Oct 5 to 11

Monday I was exhausted even before swimming and the set didn't really suit me so I struggled to get through it. Unofficial announcement from the Club is that they liked my 5k swim idea so they are going to hire a pool and set up a proper race so that a few people can do it. This means I should step up my miles in the pool as prep. And Aberdeen Uni announced that the Kings Aquathon will be on at the start of November. This means I should cut my swim miles and focus on going faster for 400m. 

Tuesday I went for a run in the rain. Crappy weather. On the positive side, this run takes my 2015 run total past my end of year total for 2014.

Wednesday I went to the club fartlek run. I wasn't feeling great so I took the reps fairly gently and tried to tick over the recovery and almost turn it into a steady run session. 

Thursday was an easy loop round the block. Ticked off my run miles from the week. 

Friday I had a rest day and went to the cinema.


Saturday I decided to ride to the pool for a long swim and then ride home again. This was to get me back on my plan to race the 5k swim, and to clear off some bike miles to bring a Sunday solo ride back to a sensible range. Most of the group riders are going to do the Deeside Falling Leaves rides but they are out of my range so it is a solo for me instead. I decided to swim for about 45 mins / 2,500m. About 17 minutes in I checked progress on my watch only to find that it wasn't counting lengths. After a quick stop to reset it I carried on for another mile in just under half an hour. 

Sunday I went out for a bike ride. The original plan was to clock up the remaining 35 miles to get me back up to my annual targets but I was not in the mood for it so I cut back and ended up just getting 14 miles. 
It is looking increasingly like I will need to put the TT bike on the turbo this winter. As much as I hate it, it is looking increasingly like a necessary option to get bike miles. 



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 - Swim with TPT 2,050m in 57 mins.

Tuesday - Easy run 4.8 miles in 40 mins. 

Wednesday - Fartlek run 6.3 miles in 1 hr 6 mins.

Thursday -  Easy run 3.3 miles in 31 mins.

Friday - Rest day.

Saturday - Ride to ASV 5.5 miles in 22 mins.
Swim  - 2,550 in 47 mins.
Ride home 5.6 miles in 22 mins. 

Sunday - Ride 14.2 miles in 1 hour.

Actuals - Swim 2.9 miles (4,600 m). Bike 25.3 miles. Run 14.4 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 short stretching sessions. 0 mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Original cumulative target) [New cumulative target]
S 84.7  (75.2)  [80.9], 
B 1875.5  (1704.3)  [1896.4], 
R 643.0  (522.3)  [610.4].