Training Review - Week 38 - September 17 to 23

Monday I had a decent ride in to work and then a run home. I was drowning in sweat and felt completely empty and by the time I got home, so it wasn't a surprise that I was 3kg lighter than Sunday morning. Having a bag of crisps and a magnum for dinner the day before a tough double session probably wasn't a great idea. Before swimming I had to down a bottle of coke to try and find enough calories to get through the session.

Tuesday I did the reverse commutes with a run in and ride home. In the evening I had a lane to myself in the pool and did a proper swim reps session for the first time in a while. 

Wednesday I took the mountain bike to work through Storm Ali. The ride in wasn't terrible, the ride home was. About half way I decided that dicing with the traffic in the gusty crosswinds wasn't the best idea and I switched to an off-road route. That then turned in to its own adventure through some downed trees and searching for a route along the riverside where several companies seem to have fenced across the right of way. 

Thursday I decided on another run to work as I didn't fancy trying to ride back in through the storm. It was a bit of a struggle and probably too much for my ankle which swole up again. I was hobbling a bit getting in to the pool in the evening but it eased off in the water and I managed to do a decent set of 50m reps. 

Friday I rode the mountain bike in to work again through the rain in the morning. That was even less enjoyable than fighting the wind earlier in the week. I then had a day of chaos at work and I ended up having to get a lift home instead of riding home as it was too dark by the time I got out and I didn't have enough lights.

I had planned to run and swim at the weekend but ended up on work calls both days that took out my pool time and I only managed to get short runs in each day. I did manage a few smaller sessions on Sunday as well to round out my week as well. 

Clocking a marathon worth of run miles this week was enough to put me back over my base run target for the first time since Denmark. Also the two short runs at the weekend were both at a decent pace. Getting a lift home on Friday cost me a complete planned week but was necessary. 


Targets - Swim 2.2 miles, Bike 42.0 miles, Run 14.0 miles.
Stretching session x1, Core session x1, Weights session x1.

Physio sessions x1. Yoga session x1

Monday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 27 mins.
Commute run from office 6.9 miles in 66 mins.
Swim with TPT 2,100m in 58 mins.

Tuesday - Commute run to office 6.9 miles in 67 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.1 miles in 35 mins.
Swim at bucksburn 1,200m in 23 mins.

Wednesday - Commute ride mtb to office 7.1 miles in 38 mins.
Commute run from office 8.0 miles in 54 mins.

Thursday - Commute run to office 6.9 miles in 69 mins.
Swim at bucksburn 750m in 15 mins.
Stretching and rollering.

Friday - Commute ride mtb to office 7.1 miles in 30 mins. 

Saturday - Dyce jog 2.6 miles in 22 mins.

Sunday - Yoga session 20 mins.
Dyce run 3.1 miles in 24 mins. 
Core, weights, physio sessions. 

Actuals - Swim 2.5 miles (4,050 m). Bike 36.6 miles. Run 26.4 miles. 
1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 stretching / rollering session. 20 mins of yoga.
Physio exercises x 1.

Cumulative actual, (Cumulative target), [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 95.2, (88.6), [97.5], 
B 1,290.6, (1.082.0), [1,190.2],
R 390.6*, (389.6), [428.6].
Core      - 38, (43)
Weights - 34, (43)
Yoga      - 18, (23)

*Includes aqua-jogging and estimate treadmill values.