Training Review - Week 44 - October 26 to Nov 1

Monday I managed to get out for an easy run before swimming. Trying to grab sessions this week is the only way I am going to get enough done. Even then I am not going to get anywhere close to the bike this week. 

Looking towards the end of the year I wonder if I might have to trade off somewhere and just go nuts on the bike. I am so far ahead on swimming and running that some time next week I am going to pass through my original end-of-year targets.

Having wasted Tuesday on the worst Bond film in history I was back to the serious stuff on Wednesday. This week's club fartlek session came with the added bonus of a dark, wet forest run at Kirkhill. It was really good fun being out for my first torch lit run of the year and it was a good session as well. I did remember the right orthotics for my trail shoes this week, but still came back with some aches in the stabilising muscles in my calves. 

Thursday I went out for a nice easy recovery run. Turned out I didn't need much recovering as I cruised round my 4 mile loop in my fastest time ever. So Friday I went out and did the a similar run but at a properly casual pace. I used it as a warm-up for a long yoga session. That definitely helped ease off some of the aches that I have been building up over the last few weeks. 

Saturday I had a day off from the main sports but I decided to get in a double stretching session and another big chunk of yoga. 

Sunday's Kings Aquathon will get a report to itself. 

Another milestone ticked off this week as I went through the 688 miles that I had originally set as my 2015 run target. But that is more than ruined by a complete zero on the bike. 



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 - Dyce loop 3.9 miles in 32 mins.
Swim 2,000m in 59 mins.

Tuesday - SPECTRE.

Wednesday - Kirkhill run 5.3 miles in 63 mins.

Thursday -  Dyce easy loop 4.1 miles in 30 mins.

Friday - Dyce easy loop 3.3 miles in 31 mins. 
Yoga session 32 mins.

Saturday - Rest day
Stretching session. 

Sunday - Yoga session 12 mins.
Kings Aquathon 750m swim in 13 mins.
Run 3.5 miles in 24 mins.

Actuals - Swim 1.8 miles (2,750 m). Bike  miles. Run 20.1 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 44 mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Original cumulative target) [New cumulative target]
S 90.8  (79.7)  [85.4], 
B 1973.0  (1839.3)  [2031.4], 
R 691.7  (564.3)  [652.4].