Tuesday I woke feeling even worse. While I had planned again to commute on the bike I had left myself enough time to shift to the train and as I rolled out of bed and nearly coughed up a lung the choice was made. I just about survived another day at work with the help of copious amounts of coffee and paracetamol. I did manage to take a longer walk home to get my 10,000 steps in for the day, but that was it before I collapsed on the sofa.
Wednesday I was prepped to cycle again. And had to bin that again for the cold/flu.
Thursday I thought about running to the office, knowing that I was getting a lift home in the evening but I haven't made any progress in fighting off the bug that has been bothering me all week.
Friday was no better. And Saturday might actually have been worse and I barely managed a rollering session before bed. But by now I had committed to at least taking part at Alford on Sunday so I packed everything and arrived at the start line feeling suitably awful.
I actually had a good day apart from the race. That was horrible. Within the first few lengths of the swim I started to get a blinding headache. I think that it was still from my crash-injured shoulder. All the muscles around it tighten up and pull everything out of line and normally that makes me stop. But being a race I carried on and so it continued to get worse and pulled my neck and head until it caused me a really serious headache. That, the overtakes from everyone else in my lane swimming faster than me, and generally swimming like a donkey meant I was out over a minute down on where I should have been. 7:23 is a particularly appalling swim given that I was under that twice during Monday night's swim session.
Transition was a disaster as I took two attempts to put my helmet on. But I did still pass people and get out on the bike fast enough. Then I struggled a bit on the bike. I made a few places against some of the kids and a couple of ladies but once we turned uphill I lost one of those again. I was in a terrible state by the end of the bike and my headache was interrupting my thinking and I forgot to get out of my shoes. At the very last second I managed to sort one of them but was much too late to get the second one and had to do a dead stop and unclip and then remove the other shoe before I could run through transition. I then fluffed that one again as I struggled to get my running shoes on and watched both ladies get out in front of me on to the run.
My run was similarly terrible. I took forever to catch the ladies and then couldn't get away from them. My headache was coming and going and my heart rate was through the roof again despite struggling to break 7min/mile pace.
I fluked a 1st Vet prize by 3 seconds despite my horrible race.
Another terrible week. I can blame the cold this time though so at least there is a good reason.
Target totals - Swim 1.9 miles. Bike 36.4 miles. Run 13.9 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 30 mins of yoga.
Monday - Commute to work 7.0 miles in 36 mins.
Commute from work 7.0 miles in 38 mins.
Swim with TPT 2,000m in 53 mins.
Tuesday - Sick.
Wednesday - Sick.
Thursday - Sick.
Friday - Sick.
Saturday - Sick.
Sunday - Alford Novice Triathlon
Swim 400m 7 mins 23.
Bike 8.3 miles in 27 mins 55.
Run 1.7 miles in 12 mins 20.
Actuals - Swim 1.5 miles (2,450 m). Bike 22.3 miles. Run 1.7 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 1 stretching / rollering session. 0 mins of yoga
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 66.4 (70.0) [80.5],
B 1492.7 (1432.8) [1791.0],
R 508.2 (502.7) [568.1].
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