Training Review - Week 50 - Dec 7 to 13

Monday I didn't have time for a run before swimming as I had to go to the hospital for an ultrasound on my kidney. She gave me the all clear. No obvious problems so whatever keeps causing me pain in that area is probably just muscular. And whatever had me peeing blood has probably passed. Anyway I went to swimming, and didn't even make it half way through the warm-up. After a trip to throw-up and a quick rinse I felt a bit better so went back to start the main set but was having problems with my back and shoulder tensing up. I didn't even manage to make it to the half-hour mark before I had to quit. 

Tuesday I just dragged myself out for an easy jog around the block to get some miles in. 

Wednesday was a terrible day for wind and a bit of rain and I half expected running to be cancelled. I turned up anyway, and was not on my own. Always good to have someone else to run with, but especially so on nights when the conditions are so harsh. Despite the weather, and both of us complaining about niggling problems, we were pretty quick round the 2 laps of the fartlek course. 

Thursday I had to fit in a run between work and wedding planning. That meant going straight from the office on a tour of Westhill, looking for 6.3 miles or about an hour to try and finish off my running week. It actually worked out surprisingly well and I came back in 59 minutes having clocked 6.8 miles. That takes me beyond my extended target for the year and also to my longest running year ever. With 21 days left to clock another 17 miles my first ever 800 mile year is looking to be a cinch.

Friday was a rest day and dinner for the fiancées birthday. 

Saturday I went for a quick jog round Dyce in the morning as I couldn't fit anything else in. Then went on a DIY binge before an afternoon of wedding planning and another night out for the company Xmas party. 

Sunday's ride was cancelled for the ice. I initially planned to use that opportunity to go for a swim or catch up on some of the other sessions from the week. Instead I got hijacked by DIY again. 

Another poor week on the numbers, as I drift under my original bike target for the first time since mid March. So less than a fortnight after deciding I am going to let go of my extended bike target a 0/55 mile week means I am now also going to have to admit defeat on my original bike target as well. 7 miles worth of riding before the end of the year will still make it my longest year ever on the bike, and I can get that from a spin session if the weather is going to prevent getting out on the road bike. 

More worrying is another bad swimming session and the realisation that I have only completed one session of the last 6. 

Running continues to tick along nicely though. 


Target totals - Swim 1.5 miles. Bike 55.0 miles. Run 15.0 miles. 2 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 short stretching sessions. 30 mins of yoga.

Monday - Swim with TPT 700m in 35 mins.

Tuesday - Easy jog 3.6 miles in 31 mins. 

Wednesday - TPT Fartlek 5.1 miles in 43 mins.

Thursday -  Westhill run 6.8 miles in 59 mins. 

Friday - Rest day.

Saturday - Dyce jog 3.5 miles in 33 mins. 

Sunday - Rest day.


Actuals - Swim 0.4 miles (700 m). Bike 0 miles. Run 19.0 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 98.2  (88.7)  [94.4], 
B 2123.2  (2127.9)  [2320.0], 
R 786.8  (650.1)  [738.2].