Monthly Review - January

New review format for this year as I move to monthly check-ins and changes. 

I should be at 12 swim miles, 120 bike miles and 84 run miles. Or if I am pushing on towards the stretch targets 13.8, 144 and 94.9.

I should also have logged at least 4 each of weights, core and stretching sessions and 2 hours of yoga. 

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Swimming has been a huge month. My longest previous January was 8.8 miles last year. So my 12 mile target was high, my 13.8 mile stretch target was huge and my actual 13.7 only missed that because Monday night was a slightly shorter technical session. Still more than 50% over any previous January, and the pace is showing along with that.

The bike has been almost equally ridiculous when compared against my plan for the year. I was meant to be doing less on the bike in Q1 as I focus on Bratislava, but 167 miles puts me 40% over my target and 15% over my stretch target. Those targets certainly weren't tough as I try to focus on running and cycling at the start of the year, but the actuals are still the second highest January numbers that I have ever recorded. January 2015 I had logged two 50-mile rides with the Kintore Sunday group so I am not bothered about being behind that number when every mile has been solo. 

And running trumps them both. My plan for January was to put in a big number to build up my running fitness and I had that set at 84 miles, with a stretch target of 94.9. Instead I have covered 110.9, more than a marathon over my target in just 31 days. Way more than I expected and pretty much on the same level as my high-mileage marathon training year, bearing in mind I did almost no swimming or biking that year this is an exceptional start to the year. 

I am right on course with 4 weights and 4 core sessions. That doesn't seem like anything great but in previous years I have missed so many of these that even hitting the targets are a big improvement. 

I am at over 9 hours of yoga.

So basically I am killing all the targets, and I could think about changing my plan through Feb but I am happy with how things are going so far and I am going to keep my original plan through Feb.