Monday I started with easy commutes, then when I got home Mrs M asked if she could come out for my short jog around the park. It has taken decade to get her to run a mile but it was nice to have company. In the evening I went to swimming to find no coaches, and few swimmers. Seems everyone is on holiday with the schools. Those of us that were there decided to do the reps session that I had planned for Tuesday.
Tuesday was commutes on the mountain bike again. In the evening I went to the pool and having used up my reps session I just did a straight 20 minute swim. I am now up to 1,150m in 20 mins. That takes me to just 50m behind my best.
Wednesday I jogged round to the train, only to find there was no train. So I jogged home. Then I drove to work instead, only to find I had forgotten the key to my locker. After an hour sitting at my desk in my sweaty running gear Mrs M brought me the keys and I was able to get showered and changed.
Thursday was a pair of mountain bike commutes and then utter exhaustion in the evening which not only cost me my swim session, but meant I still haven't done any of the shorter sessions.
Friday I did the mountain bike commutes again and when I got home I went to the park and I did a slightly faster jog. I am not going to call it a run as I still didn't quite break 8 min/mile pace but it was by far the quickest I have done so far.
Saturday I went to the pool and just did an easy set of 150m reps to make sure that I didn't leave myself needing a huge swim on Sunday. When I got back I went for a jog round Dyce but that rapidly turned into mostly walking and limping. Having strapped up my ankle overnight the swelling is much improved, but that has taken away all the internal support that the swelling was providing and meant I couldn't run properly.
In the afternoon I forced myself through a set of physio exercises whilst watching the Grand National.
Sunday I did a lazy swim in the morning just to round out the numbers for the week, then went for a very slow and lazy jog. In the afternoon I binged on physio, weights, core and stretching to try and tidy up the numbers for the week.
It hasn't been a great week. I have been struggling for sleep and that is giving me some depression and tiredness problems that are definitely affecting my training. Thursday nights swim session is the most obvious loss but is disguised by still having 4 swim sessions in the week and managing to cover my target. Despite 5 runs I didn't make my run miles. No surprise when my longest run wasn't even 3 miles long. And again I only got my smaller sessions by cramming them in on the weekend again.
Targets - Swim 3.0 miles, Bike 42.0 miles, Run 14.0 miles.
Stretching session x1, Core session x1, Weights session x1.
Physio sessions x2. Yoga session x1.
Monday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 33 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.3 miles in 39 mins.
Park jog 1.5 miles in 16 mins.
Swim with TPT 2,050m in 45 mins.
Tuesday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.0 miles in 42 mins.
Swim at bucksburn 1,150m in 20 mins.
Wednesday - Jog to train 2.6 miles in 30 mins.
Thursday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 32 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.0 miles in 43 mins.
Friday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 33 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.3 miles in 40 mins.
Park jog 1.5 miles in 13 mins.
Saturday - Swim at bucksburn 1,000m in 21mins.
Jog / walk 2.8 miles in 36 mins.
Physio exercises.
Yoga session 35 mins.
Sunday - Swim at bucksburn 850m in 16mins.
Jog 2.6 miles in 30 mins.
Physio, core, weights and stretching.
Actuals - Swim 3.1 miles (5,050 m). Bike 57.0 miles. Run 11.0 miles.
1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 stretching / rollering session. 35 mins of yoga.
Physio exercises x 2.
Cumulative actual, (Cumulative target), [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 42.5, (32.2), [35.4],
B 197.5, (188.0), [206.8],
R 61.6*, (52.6), [57.9].
Core - 21, (23)
Weights - 20, (23)
Yoga - 3, (3)
*Includes aqua-jogging and estimate treadmill values.
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