Training Review - Week 39 - Sept 25 to Oct 1

Off on holiday. The place we are going has minimal wifi so unlikely that I will get a chance to fill this in before it posts. And even less chance of writing next week's plan, which currently doesn't exist. 

Edit from here.

Most of my week was commutes as I try to get back in to winter training. I had my mountain bike with the new wheel fitted and that is running well. I also tried out my winter training bike but the rear wheel still needs more work. I think I have to add more grease to the new bearings and then true the rim properly.

Saturday night we were in Elgin and Sunday morning I managed to tag along for half of a Moray Roadrunners training session. I had a great time, despite pushing the pace faster than many of my races this year. It is so much more fun to run with a friendly group. It is also much easier. We were pushing along faster than I ran at Huntly last weekend but I was comfortably chatting away and enjoying it instead of slogging every step. Even when I turned back, and realised I would be uphill into a wind for the return trip, I was still managing to hold a good pace. I finished 10k in just outside 45 minutes. My second fastest 10k distance of the year, only my sub-40 race at Moray coming in quicker.

As with every trip we take to Elgin, I left again with a reminder that Aberdeen is a horrible place full of horrible people. The friendly atmosphere and sense of community as you travel North along the A96 simply doesn’t exist in the larger city. If I could find a job that would even keep us in a vaguely comparable lifestyle I would move tomorrow.

Target totals -  Swim 2.0 miles. Bike 56.0 miles. Run 14.0 miles. 
1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 30 mins of yoga. 

Monday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 34 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.1 miles in 35 mins.
Winter bike test 1.1 miles in 9 mins.
Swim with TPT 2,300m in 51 mins. 

Tuesday - Commute run (via train) 3.1 miles in 35 mins.

Wednesday - Commute ride to office mtb 7.1 miles in 42 mins.
Commute ride from office mtb 7.1 miles in 42 mins.

Thursday - Commute run (via train) 3.2 miles in 32 mins.

Friday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 37 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.1 miles in 37 mins.

Saturday - Swim at bucksburn 1,100m
Jog with Dexter 2.4 miles in 35 mins.

Sunday - MRR Club run 10k in 46 mins.
Warm-up / Cool Down 1.4 miles in 12 mins.

Actuals - Swim 2.1 miles (3,400m). Bike 43.7 miles. Run 16.3 miles. 
0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 0 mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 106.4 (99.0) [113.9], 
B 1,877.0 (1,604.0) [1,924.8], 
R 672.9 (627.0) [708.5].