Tuesday I did some yoga and some rollering and stretching in the morning while I tried to decide how I was going to approach my Time Trial in the evening. I was still in two minds about really chasing the clock or just cruising round it as a training session. I went out at what I felt was quite a hard pace, but there was a bit of a crosswind and when I hit the turn at over 14 minutes I knew any chance of a decent time was already gone. By the turn I was passed by the number 3 who had already taken minute out of me. About a mile later I was passed by number 6, having taken 4 minutes out of me in under 7 miles. I could have just eased off at this point and just coasted in as planned but I was still feeling quite good so I kept a serious effort level on until the end. A bit disappointed with the time 27:45, a minute down on what I did last year.
Wednesday I just did an easy half hour jog in the morning before going for a haircut and then putting my feet up for the rest of the day. And Thursday I went for a massage in the morning and had a complete rest day.
Friday I did a yoga stretching session in the morning before driving to Glasgow in the afternoon. I tried to beat the satnav with a shortcut through Glasgow and ended up taking nearly 40 minutes longer, and getting a bit stressed about it.
In the evening I went with a team-mate to recce the cycle course. It is twisty and lumpy and everything that doesn't suit me. Hopefully it doesn't suit anyone else either. The run course looks fairly flat and boring and the swim looks like it will be tight with a lot of fighting. After a trip to Nandos I checked and rechecked my kit and then did a bit of rollering before an early night.
And the rest of the weekend will get a pair of separate posts to cover both races.
Saturday - Euro Qualifier
Sunday - World Qualifier
Target totals - Swim 1.9 miles. Bike 45.5 miles. Run 13.9 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 60 mins of yoga.
Monday - Swim at ASV 1,600m in 31 mins.
Tuesday - Yoga session 17 mins.
Stretching and rollering session.
DTCC TT 10-mile 27:45.
Warm up / Cool down 3.3 miles in 25 mins.
Wednesday - Easy run 3.3 miles in 31 mins.
Thursday - Rest day.
Massage.
Friday - Course recce ride 9.8 miles in 58 mins.
Rollering session.
Saturday - Strathclyde Park Sprint Triathlon - Euro Qualifiers
Ride to course 4 miles in 24 mins (includes minor detour!)
Swim 800m in 13:07 (includes massive transition, I have 12:09 on watch).
Cycle in 13.0 miles in 39:01.
Run in 3.1 miles in 20:12.
Ride to/from marshalling 2.7 in 22 mins.
Rollering session.
Sunday - Strathclyde Park Sprint Triathlon - World Qualifiers
Ride to course 1.4 miles in 9 mins.
Swim 800m in 13:36 (includes massive transition again, I have 12:39 on watch).
Cycle 3.3 miles in 13:15 - Abandoned
Ride from course 1.4 miles in 9 mins.
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 47.8 (42.2) [48.5],
B 971.3 (995.5) [1244.4],
R 379.2 (335.9) [379.5].
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