Monday at work was a tough day and I was shattered in the afternoon. I went to the pool in the evening with a plan to do a steady swim but traded that for a set of 200m reps to fit around the other swimmers.
Tuesday I was exhausted again when I got home but I dragged myself to the pool again in the evening. I managed another steady swim, slightly quicker again than previous sessions. Through 1,000m by 20mins and on through 1,500m in just under 30 mins.
Wednesday there isn't a suitable lane session at bucksburn and travelling any farther than that is still out. So I had a rest day.
Thursday I had my toughest day at work so far. I was in for a full 5 hours and I had the HSE in for a pipelines audit in the afternoon. While the meeting went well, it was draining and I almost fell asleep in the car as Mrs M drove me home. After a few hours rest and a nap on the sofa I went for a swim as planned. Still arms-only with a pull buoy for the entire session, but I did change it from just grinding out distance to a structured set of 10 x 100m reps starting every 2:25, (was meant to be 2:30 but the traffic was easier to miss by cutting the 5 seconds) and I added in some very slow and careful one-legged tumble turns.
Friday at work was easier but I was still exhausted by the time I got home. In the evening I was planning to do core and weights sessions. I had to settle for just the core work and even that was a struggle.
Saturday morning I went to the pool to do a steady 20 minutes of arms-only with the pull buoy again, but this time with tighter tumble turns. Still only pushing off with one leg but making a big difference to how comfortable I am in the water. I covered 1,075m in 20 minutes. That is still 100m down on what I was doing this time last year with a full kick and proper turns, but is actually pretty comforting. It should put me under 20 minutes for a wet suit 1km swim which would be enough to save me from embarrassment at the Worlds, and I still have nearly 6 months to improve that.
Sunday I dragged myself to the pool again in the morning. Arms-only with the pull buoy is getting very boring but now that I am back on one-legged tumble turns it is slightly faster and a little bit less frustrating. I had planned a pyramid of reps but was too asleep to count properly.
In the evening I did my second core and weights sessions for the week.
Ankle inversion / eversion has improved massively this week. While there is still some ankle swelling and the surgical scars are still not healed, my ankle mobility is improving daily. I know I have been impatient throughout but it is getting really frustrating now that I am pain free and have most of my unloaded mobility but am still not allowed to put weight on it or start learning to walk again.
Smashing through my swim targets. No real surprise there as I put in 5 swims rather than the planned 2 or 3.
Targets - Swim 1.9 miles, Bike 0 miles, Run 0 miles.
Stretching session x1, Core session x2, Weights session x2.
Monday - Swim at bucksburn 1,000m in 25 mins.
Tuesday - Swim at bucksburn 1,500m in 30 mins.
Wednesday - Rest day.
Thursday - Swim at bucksburn 1,000m in 24 mins.
Friday - Core session.
Saturday - Swim at bucksburn 1,100m in 20 mins.
Weights session.
Sunday - Swim at bucksburn 1,000m in 23 mins.
Weights session.
Core session.
Actuals - Swim 3.5 miles (5,600 m). Bike 0 miles. Run 0 miles.
2 short core, 2 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 0 mins of yoga.
Cumulative actual, (Cumulative target), [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 5.5, (2.5), [2.8],
B 0.0, (0.0), [0.0],
R 0.0, (0.0), [0.0].
Core - 7, (4)
Weights - 7, (4)
Yoga - 0, (0)
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