Training Review - Week 45 - Nov 2 to 8

Monday I was just too tired to fit in a run before swimming. The benefit of that was that when I got to swimming I was able to push a bit harder without causing too many problems. I had a bit of cramp early on but that eased off during the main session. 

Tuesday I went to an Energy Institute presentation on Brent decommissioning. It ran late into the evening and by the time I got home I was just too tired to train. 

Wednesday was a trip to Kirkhill for the Club fartlek session again. Seemed much harder this week, although the time doesn't seem to be any different. 


Thursday was meant to be bonfire night and fireworks at Kemnay. Instead I had problems with a bout of depression. It has been a long time since it was this bad. The entire time I was unemployed I didn't have a problem, even though that should have been much more stressful than now. 

Friday, I still felt shit but had to get in 30 minutes of something for my GymPact so I dragged myself out for a very slow lap round the block. 

Saturday I was feeling a lot better but wedding stuff tried to get in the way. Early morning the best man started collecting favours with a lift to the airport. That actually worked out well though as I went for a quick swim on the way home. Then in the afternoon the fiancee went for a dress shopping outing. That also worked out in my favour as it meant Dexter came to visit and we went out for a steady run at Kirkhill. Clocked the rest of the target run miles for the week and got some cuddles from a very sleepy Dexter afterwards.

Sunday I planned an easy ride for beginners with the Kintore Sunday group. Unfortunately no-one turned up for the shorter ride so I decided to step up and go out with the main group for the full 50-mile version. I was fine until about 20, where we had a second puncture stop. I was a bit stiff when we restarted but I managed to keep ticking over and I was surviving until 30, but from there it was just a slog to get back.

I passed 700 run miles this week. That makes it my second longest running year ever and well on course to become the longest. My second swim on Saturday took me through my original target for the year of 92.6 miles. And the long ride on Sunday covered all of this week and nibbled another 5 miles off my backlog. 

So the core numbers make this look like a good week, but it really wasn't. Friday I was forced into a session by the financial penalty in my GymPact app. Saturday was rescued by Dexter. And Sunday's bike miles were only so high because no-one else turned up for the Lite version I had planned.



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 1.2 miles in 57 mins.

Tuesday - Energy Institute.

Wednesday - Kirkhill fartlek with TPT 5.0 miles in 1hr 3 mins.

Thursday - Depression.

Friday - Slow Dyce loop 3.8 miles in 33 mins. 

Saturday - Swim at Bucksburn 1,000m in 19 mins.
Kirkhill with Dexter 5.3 miles in 1 hour.

Sunday - Kintore Sunday 50.1 miles in 3 hours 42 mins. 


Actuals - Swim 1.8 miles (2,900 m). Bike 50.1 miles. Run 14.1 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 short stretching sessions.  mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Original cumulative target) [New cumulative target]
S 92.6  (81.2)  [86.9], 
B 2023.1  (1884.3)  [2076.4], 
R 705.8  (578.3)  [666.4].