Training Review - Week 43 - October 23 to 29

Monday was nothing spectacular. A pair of bike commutes and a trip to swimming in the evening. I felt a lot more comfortable after a couple of easier weeks. 

Tuesday was my first time under an hour for my commute run since the 3rd of July. Of my 51 run commutes so far this year this ranks (just) in the top-10. Certainly an improvement on my recent running form. I need to learn this lesson. A couple of lighter weeks makes a big difference and when I start losing performance to exhaustion I need to heed that lesson. I have to wonder now what the second half of my season might have looked like if I had just taken an easy week or 10 days after Bratislava rather than just trying to pile more on top. 


In the evening I went to the pool with the first of my planned session from Speedo On. It was not an easy session and Tuesday's lane session only gave me 45 minutes to cram it in. I managed, just, to get through it but at some cost. 


Wednesday that cost became evident. After 3 great days I felt heavy and lethargic on the mountain bike on the way to work. The trip home was another story altogether. I had a massive bonk about half way home. I should have stopped for some food but I didn't have my wallet with me and I had used my emergency cash for lunch. By the time I got home I was screaming for energy. I had an energy gel to try and get over the worst of it. Followed that with a large plate of chicken nuggets, chips, a side salad of lettuce, mushrooms, tomatoes and a whole avocado, four slices of bread, followed that with two bags of crisps a flapjack and a chocolate bar, a pint of orange juice, a glass of milk and 3 large mugs of tea. 


Thursday I woke up still hungry and empty. My failure to recover from the big start to the week became evident in mile 1 of my run to work. 9:12, and that felt like flat out. By mile 7 I was out to 10:50 and still felt like I was giving it full gas. In the evening was Thor : Ragnarok. I love Marvel but that is a mess of a film, the ending saves it and lots of people are raving about it having had a good laugh through the middle and coming out fresh on the back of a good ending. I suspect the future is going to be less kind about it once viewers get time to reflect on the vacuous first hour. 

Friday was easy rides to work again. No energy issues this time as I took it a bit easier. 

Saturday I started in the morning with a yoga session and then an easy jog round the block. 

Sunday was a ride at Kintore, this week covering over 25 miles in the same time that we took for about 20 last week. 

In the evening I did core and weights sessions. First complete week for a while. (I think the last week in June).


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 30 mins.
Commute ride from office 9.1 miles in 44 mins.
Swim with TPT  2,050m in 50 mins. 

Tuesday - Commute run to office 6.8 miles in 60 mins.
Swim at bucksburn 1,900m in 40 mins. Speedo On session 1.1.

Wednesday - Commute ride to office mtb  7.1 miles in 34 mins.
Commute ride from office mtb 7.1 miles in 45 mins.
Stretching session.

Thorsday - Commute run to office 6.8 miles in 70 mins.

Friday -  Commute ride to office  7.1 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.0 miles in 40 mins.

Saturday - Yoga session 34 mins.
Easy jog 3.1 miles in 30 mins.

Sunday - Kintore Sunday 26.3 miles in 2 hours 2 mins.
Weights and core session. 


Actuals - Swim 2.5 miles (3,950m). Bike 70.8 miles. Run 16.7 miles. 
1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 stretching / rollering session. 34 mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 112.8 (107.0) [123.1], 
B 2,071.4 (1,828.0) [2,193.6], 
R 723.5 (683.0) [771.8].