Training Review - Week 6 - Feb 6 to 12

Monday I had a sub-zero mountain bike commute in the morning and a slightly extended commute in the evening. The evening swim set was focussed on turns again but this week came with a big chunk of swimming in between. Half of my swim target in this session means that I may manage my weekly swim target in two sessions. That would fit nicely with racing at the weekend. 

Tuesday I had a horrid commute run to work. It was freezing, wet and there was a huge headwind. Wednesday I had a slightly less horrid commute run, still wet and cold but slightly less of a headwind. On tired legs it was still a struggle. Running two days in a row is not ideal but it did give me an easier lead in to racing at the weekend. In the evening I went to the pool and decided to just do a straight swim for the sake of miles.
Thursday I took an easy set of mountain bike commutes and in the evening I finally got on the roller and did a bit of stretching. 

Friday I had a total rest day and then did some easy rollering in the evening.
My plan to front load the week with ancillary sessions failed completely. I did manage a stretching session on Thursday and another on Friday, and finally got a bit of a yoga session in on Saturday morning. I wasn't enjoying Yoga Revolution 21 so I just did some of my own. That left me looking for a load of yoga, weights, and core on Sunday but I decided instead to start the day with an extra swim. 

Saturday's Forres Cross Country race probably should get a post to itself but it was fairly standard, a bit slippery underfoot in places and I never felt like I was working at my limit. I had a couple of dodgy slides early on and got a bit nervous and defensive for the rest of the race. 

Sunday I went to bucksburn for a swim and in order to try and ease of my legs I took the mountain bike. An easy 10 x 100m gave me my longest swim week so far this year and took me past 20 swim miles for the year, over a month ahead of any previous year. 

In the afternoon I did the late core and weights sessions. And enough yoga to avoid the red number. 


Target totals - Swim 3.0 miles. Bike 30.0 miles. Run 18.0 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 60 mins of yoga.

Monday - Commute ride to office mtb 7.1 miles in 37 mins.
Commute ride from office mtb 8.0 miles in 42 mins.
Swim with TPT 2,350m in 58 mins.

Tuesday - Commute run 6.9 miles in 67 mins. 

Wednesday - Commute run 6.9 miles in 65 mins. 
Swim at bucksburn 2,850m in 54 mins.

Thursday - Commute ride to office mtb 7.0 miles in 35 mins.
Commute ride from office mtb 8.0 miles in 44 mins.

Stretching and rollering session.
 
Friday - Stretching and rollering session

Saturday - Yoga session - Yoga revolution Day 21.
Warm up jog 0.5 miles in 5 mins. 
NDXCL - Forres 6.0 miles in 48 mins.

Sunday - Ride to bucksburn 2.5 miles in 13 mins.
Swim at bucksburn 1,000m in 22mins.
Ride from bucksburn 2.4 miles in 13 mins. 
Weights and core sessions. 
Yoga 10 mins.


Actuals - Swim 3.9 miles (6,200 m). Bike 35.0 miles. Run 20.3 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 stretching / rollering session. 30 mins of yoga. 

Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 20.1 (17.0) [19.6], 
B 230.0 (170.0) [204.0], 
R 144.1 (113.0) [127.7].