Training Review - Week 12 - March 14 to 20

Monday I had to throw out my plan for a double session as I had a 400m swimming time trial dropped on me at short notice. So I decided to sort out some tax nonsense and between that, the missed session, my kidney and the shit time I am having at work my depression went haywire. I tried to have a nap but that made no difference. I went to swimming with no intention of attempting the time trial but thinking I would at least do the rest of the session. I couldn't even manage breast stroke pace for the warm up. I ended up just paddling up and down for the rest of the session trying to stay out of everyone else's way. I didn't manage a tumble turn for the entire session

Tuesday was a rest day and a trip to the cinema for an unlimited showing of Eddie the Eagle. 

Wednesday I went to the club fartlek session. Then I went to Bucksburn and did a steady half hour swim. Took me a lap to get warmed up for the efforts on the fartlek and then my kidney got progressively worse, but never to the point that it was more than a bit of an annoyance. During the swim I was just completely out of gas and slogging through it. 

Thursday I took my bike out for a quick loop around Dyce again. The same 10 mile loop as last week. 3 minutes faster this week than last, but still 3 minutes down on the same loop in March last year.

Friday was a ceilidh in the evening. I had hoped to sneak in a quick run beforehand but I had a huge headache when I got home from work and didn't get a chance. I started a yoga session but didn't manage to finish it.

Saturday I decided to go out for a long, easy run and get all the rest of my miles for the week. Somehow I managed to miscount that and come up short anyway, having done a completely pointless over-distance run.

Sunday I went out to get the rest of my bike miles for the week. The first 5 miles took 28 minutes and by that point I was having problems with my depression and was already looking for the shortest route home. At the next junction I turned right instead of left without even making that conscious decision and took the easiest route straight home.

So this has been an altogether terrible week. Just piling shit sessions on top of each other, not resting or recovering properly, no core, weights or stretching sessions even attempted and only half a yoga session. Despite the 10 miles on Saturday I missed my running target for the first time this year, and while I made my swim miles the actual content of both swim sessions was just splashing up and down.



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 - Swim 1.3 miles in 51 mins. 

Tuesday - Eddie the Eagle.

Wednesday - TPT Fartlek 5.1 miles in 44ins.
Swim at Bucksburn 1,500m in 30mins. 

Thursday - Airport loop ride 10 miles in 36 mins.

Friday - Yoga session 18 mins. 
Ceilidh.

Saturday - Long run 10 miles in 1 hour 26 mins. 

Sunday - Ride 13.4 miles in 1 hour 8 mins.

Actuals - Swim 2.2 miles (3,550 m). Bike 23.4 miles. Run 15.1 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights. 18 mins of yoga.

Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 21.5  (21.1) [24.3],
B 406.3 (501.0)  [626.3],
R 194.4  (174.8) [197.5].