Training Review - Week 8 - Feb 15 to 21

My new speed sensor arrived on Monday so from now on the estimates on turbo distances will be replaced with 'real' values. Although there is still some challenge as to the accuracy because it is entirely dependent on how tight I screw the resistance on the turbo. Anyway, first test of it suggests that my previous estimates for distances based on 15mph average were probably about right. A higher intensity ride was just over 17mph. 

I decided to miss out on swimming. My kidney was bugging me through the day and a heavy kick set after the fast turbo session wasn't going to improve that any. Going to Bucksburn to swim on my own wasn't going to be a benefit with the kidney issues and stress from work causing tension in my back and shoulders.

Tuesday I had a bad day at work and my depression meant that the evening was spent curled up wishing the world would go away. The rest of the week was pretty similar and it was only my GymPact app that forced me onto the turbo on Wednesday and Friday and got me out for a very slow run on Thursday evening. 

Saturday I woke at 4:30 with a migraine. That meant definitely no swimming at all, and running and biking in the morning were out. I did manage to sit on the turbo in the evening for long enough to fill out my weekly bike target. 


Sunday was a slow run around the Garioch Half Marathon route. Good for miles, terrible for pace, and kidney annoying me from mile 10 which shows clearly as my heart rate drops off. 

Four turbo sessions and a ridiculously long and slow Sunday run have put an unfair gloss on the numbers for this week. It has been a shitty week right through. No swimming at all means that I have gone from being ahead of my stretch target last Saturday to now being well behind my standard target. 



Target totals - Swim 1.9 miles. Bike 45.5 miles. Run 15.3 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 0 short stretching sessions. 60 mins of yoga.

Monday - Turbo 40 mins ~11.3 miles.

Tuesday - Depressed. 

Wednesday - Jog 4.1 miles in 35 mins.

Thursday - Turbo 40 mins ~10.3 miles. 

Friday - Turbo reps 40 mins ~11.6 miles.

Saturday - Turbo 50 mins ~13.3 miles.

Sunday - Long run 13.3 miles in 2 hours 2 mins. 

Actuals - Swim 0 miles (0 m). Bike 46.5 miles. Run 17.4 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights. 0 mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 12.8  (13.4)  [15.4],
B 276.1  (318.8)  [398.5],
R 131.0  (113.6) [128.4].