Monday, 26 September 2016
Training Plan - Week 40 - Sept 26 to Oct 2
So Triathlon season is now officially finished but cross-country season starts on Saturday at Keith.
Commutes for the rest of the week and a second swim session to squeeze in somewhere.
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.
Training Review - Week 39 - September 19 to 25
Monday I decided on the mountain bike, just for a change from the road bike. Another chance to show that it makes absolutely no difference how hard I pedal on my way to work, what the prevailing wind is like, or even which bike I ride. Within reason the route barely makes a difference either, the time is purely dependant on traffic lights. In the evening I went to swimming expecting to suffer and instead had a great time. If I staple all those efforts together on sunday it will still be a terrible time but I did at least enjoy it for the first time in a while.
Tuesday I had to adapt my plan for work and dropped my commute run. I did manage to get out and run a loop round Dyce when I got home.
Wednesday was easy commutes on the mountain bike again. In the evening I did a bit on the roller in the evening whilst watching the new series of Grand Designs and trying to convince myself that running to work was a good idea on Thursday morning.
And for the first couple of miles it really wasn't. It was raining and cold and I hadn't slept well. By about half way though I got nicely warmed up and actually fell into a comfortable pace. Eventually arriving at the office in just under an hour for the first time since my birthday.
Friday I went back to the road bike for commuting, and with some help from the green lights I arrived in record time. And despite a rain shower and a quick stop to dig my raincoat out of the bottom of my rucksack I was close to record pace on the way home as well. After a good run day yesterday it looks like I have accidentally stumbled into some non-terrible form just in time for Sunday's race, but it could just as equally be the green lights and a bit of a breeze in the right directions.
Saturday I planned a rest day and just did some stretching and yoga. A trip to the cinema in the afternoon to see the new version of the Magnificent Seven and the evening packing and checking my race kit were the big highlights of a lazy day.
Sunday was Huntly Standard Triathlon which will get a post to itself.
Not a terrible week by any means. Thursday and Friday were surprisingly good days against my current form. But not a particularly good week either. But triathlon season is finished for this year, and my end of Q3 review comes next week, so I can start to look properly at 2017 and what do I do through winter.
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 mtb 7.0 miles in 33 mins.
Commute from work mtb 7.0 miles in 37 mins.
Swim with TPT 1,850m in 54 mins.
Tuesday - Easy Dyce loop 2.9 miles in 34mins.
Stretching and rollering.
Wednesday - Commute to work mtb 7.0 miles in 36 mins.
Commute from work mtb 7.0 miles in 35 mins.
Thursday - Commute run to work 6.9 miles in 59 mins.
Friday - Commute to work 7.0 miles in 26 mins.
Commute from work 7.0 miles in 32 mins.
Stretching and rollering.
Saturday - Rest day.
Yoga session 31 mins.
Sunday - Huntly Standard Triathlon
Swim 1,500m in 27:19.0
Bike 22.5 miles in 1hr 10:54
Run 6.2 miles in 52:28
Actuals - Swim 2.1 miles (3,400 m). Bike 64.5 miles. Run 16.0 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 1 stretching / rollering session. 31 mins of yoga
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 71.2 (77.7) [89.3],
B 1670.0 (1578.6) [1973.2],
R 562.2 (558.3) [630.9].
Tuesday I had to adapt my plan for work and dropped my commute run. I did manage to get out and run a loop round Dyce when I got home.
Wednesday was easy commutes on the mountain bike again. In the evening I did a bit on the roller in the evening whilst watching the new series of Grand Designs and trying to convince myself that running to work was a good idea on Thursday morning.
And for the first couple of miles it really wasn't. It was raining and cold and I hadn't slept well. By about half way though I got nicely warmed up and actually fell into a comfortable pace. Eventually arriving at the office in just under an hour for the first time since my birthday.
Friday I went back to the road bike for commuting, and with some help from the green lights I arrived in record time. And despite a rain shower and a quick stop to dig my raincoat out of the bottom of my rucksack I was close to record pace on the way home as well. After a good run day yesterday it looks like I have accidentally stumbled into some non-terrible form just in time for Sunday's race, but it could just as equally be the green lights and a bit of a breeze in the right directions.
Saturday I planned a rest day and just did some stretching and yoga. A trip to the cinema in the afternoon to see the new version of the Magnificent Seven and the evening packing and checking my race kit were the big highlights of a lazy day.
Sunday was Huntly Standard Triathlon which will get a post to itself.
Not a terrible week by any means. Thursday and Friday were surprisingly good days against my current form. But not a particularly good week either. But triathlon season is finished for this year, and my end of Q3 review comes next week, so I can start to look properly at 2017 and what do I do through winter.
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 mtb 7.0 miles in 33 mins.
Commute from work mtb 7.0 miles in 37 mins.
Swim with TPT 1,850m in 54 mins.
Tuesday - Easy Dyce loop 2.9 miles in 34mins.
Stretching and rollering.
Wednesday - Commute to work mtb 7.0 miles in 36 mins.
Commute from work mtb 7.0 miles in 35 mins.
Thursday - Commute run to work 6.9 miles in 59 mins.
Friday - Commute to work 7.0 miles in 26 mins.
Commute from work 7.0 miles in 32 mins.
Stretching and rollering.
Saturday - Rest day.
Yoga session 31 mins.
Sunday - Huntly Standard Triathlon
Swim 1,500m in 27:19.0
Bike 22.5 miles in 1hr 10:54
Run 6.2 miles in 52:28
Actuals - Swim 2.1 miles (3,400 m). Bike 64.5 miles. Run 16.0 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 1 stretching / rollering session. 31 mins of yoga
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 71.2 (77.7) [89.3],
B 1670.0 (1578.6) [1973.2],
R 562.2 (558.3) [630.9].
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Race Preview - Huntly Standard Triathlon
I am exhausted. I am taking part only because I haven't done a standard distance at all this season and because I had entered it early in the year and the Aberdonian in me grudges the entry fee.
Since June I have had no semblance of form in any of the three sports. I have gone from being in the best form of my life to struggling my way round a Novice distance race. I have tried having a week off, I have tried going on holiday and just doing some easy jogging, neither made any difference. I can throw a bit of the blame on my new job and the commute but that doesn't even come close to explaining how quickly my form and fitness has deserted me.
Huntly will be my longest race of the year. My only Standard / Olympic distance race this year. And it comes at a point where I am struggling to even complete the distance of each single event.
I have already had to contact the organiser and ask him to drop 10% off my swim time because I have absolutely no chance of swimming 26 minutes. Now I am in with an estimate of 28:30 and I still think I will struggle to get near that. That should at least be enough to keep me out of the fastest heat again this year.
I haven't ridden over 15 miles since mid-June and Huntly is half that again at 22.5 miles. I have no idea what will happen to my legs over that distance in my current condition. For all that I am doing a lot of bike miles at the minute, they are in 7 mile / 30-minute chunks that are not really representative
And I can run the 6.3 miles, but it is taking me close to an hour, rather than the 45-ish I should be doing.
Last year I did 2 hours 24 against a target of 2 hours 25. This year if I can get anywhere under 2 hours 30 I will be delighted.
Since June I have had no semblance of form in any of the three sports. I have gone from being in the best form of my life to struggling my way round a Novice distance race. I have tried having a week off, I have tried going on holiday and just doing some easy jogging, neither made any difference. I can throw a bit of the blame on my new job and the commute but that doesn't even come close to explaining how quickly my form and fitness has deserted me.
Huntly will be my longest race of the year. My only Standard / Olympic distance race this year. And it comes at a point where I am struggling to even complete the distance of each single event.
I have already had to contact the organiser and ask him to drop 10% off my swim time because I have absolutely no chance of swimming 26 minutes. Now I am in with an estimate of 28:30 and I still think I will struggle to get near that. That should at least be enough to keep me out of the fastest heat again this year.
I haven't ridden over 15 miles since mid-June and Huntly is half that again at 22.5 miles. I have no idea what will happen to my legs over that distance in my current condition. For all that I am doing a lot of bike miles at the minute, they are in 7 mile / 30-minute chunks that are not really representative
And I can run the 6.3 miles, but it is taking me close to an hour, rather than the 45-ish I should be doing.
Last year I did 2 hours 24 against a target of 2 hours 25. This year if I can get anywhere under 2 hours 30 I will be delighted.
Monday, 19 September 2016
Training Plan - Week 39 - September 19 to 25
Huntly Standard Triathlon is this weekend. Normally I would have treated this as quite a serious race as it is the only Standard race I have regular history at, and the only one I am taking part in this year. However, since this season has gone generally a bit rubbish since June I don't expect to get any sort of decent result. I am still going to go and take part, but if I have one decent leg out of the three I will be happy enough with that. I have contacted the organisers and asked them to bump me to a slower swim time as there is no way I am going to find a PB swim on current form.
The rest of the week is just going to be the usual commuting as I still try to settle into a plan at my new job. The last 3 months have been messy and I really need to stabilise my commutes in a way that will allow me to use them for bulk miles, whilst still leaving me with time and energy to do some smarter sessions and all the stretching etc that I have been missing.
I also need to do some investigation into how my 'degenerative bone disease' is going to affect me long term and whether that means making changes short term. I really need to understand how it will affect my future life plans as well as any impact on training and racing. If I can adapt my training to minimise the future damage I almost certainly have to take that option regardless of any effect it has on my form.
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.
Training Review - Week 38 - Sept 12 to 18
Monday I was still exhausted from honeymooning, but still had to get to work and back, so I was back on the bike. A couple of fairly easy rides to start the week. Then in the evening a trip to swimming. I was struggling with cramp from half way but I did manage to get to the end of the session.
Tuesday I managed to stick with my plan to alternate cycling and running commutes. It was a bit of a slog, my legs are pretty empty after a long season and the lack of recovery, massages, stretching and yoga are all taking their toll. A couple of times when I was caught at traffic lights I tried to stretch a little but that didn't really help much. In the evening I managed to do a bit of rollering which will hopefully have a more lasting effect.
Wednesday and I alternated back on to the road bike. Rolling out of the driveway I realised the tyres were a bit soft but I had cut it fine for work and I figured it was safer to take the slower ride than to try and head back, find the keys, find the pump, sort the tyres... and then try to chase the lost time by pushing my ride. That seemed like a good idea but I then spent the whole ride, both ways, terrified of punctures. Once I did get home and get the pump on it I found I was at 24psi instead of my usual 100+. Probably should have taken the time in the morning to fix them, and was lucky not to pinch them on the terrible roads.
Thursday I had to switch the plan. I need to run on Friday so I switched to my third bike commute instead. All that extra tyre pressure made almost no difference to the time it took, but did make me feel a lot more relaxed and comfortable. Unlike the morons who thought that the haar was a good reason to drive like idiots on the assumption that no-one would see them. That did lead to a conversation with a twat in a little silver ford van (SP15 UEE) who thought that undertaking, speeding, and passing within inches of me despite having a two-lane wide road to drive on was all perfectly acceptable behaviour.
Friday was the other half of the switch from Thursday, making the run to work instead. It started slowly, and I really struggled to get moving at all. By half way I had made 3 stops to remove the extra clothes I had added when I saw the morning weather. It is still taking me over an hour for the 7-mile downhill commute. Garmin says I can blame about 4 minutes on stops for traffic lights but to be honest I should be making that time back by recovering and then pushing slightly harder. Allowing for the downhill I should really be putting this in closer to 55 minutes.
Then in the morning was a trip to the doctor about my kidney problems. After my latest scan they are now absolutely confident that I have no urological issues. Unfortunately that means the pain is almost certainly muscular or skeletal, and the latest scan does show that I have a notable amount of wear and tear on my skeletal structure sufficient to be labelled 'degenerative bone disease'. The scan result is potentially just from ~25 years of abuse rather than from osteoarthritis, but the only real way to tell is to wait and see how it develops.
I did squeeze in another rollering and stretching session in the evening to try and ease off some of the worst aches and pains.
Saturday I had an easy rest day. Not entirely by choice. I have a mild bug of some variety and a full week back at work on top of that has left me pretty exhausted. I slept through my planned swimming trip.
Sunday I did manage to drag myself out of bed and jog to the pool for a short swim set. Not a good run and not a good swim but puts me over the numbers for the week. Short core and weights sessions in the afternoon finished off the week nicely.
So apart from 5 minutes short on yoga I did everything I planned for the week. It has been a while since I have had this complete a week.
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 32 mins.
Commute from work 7.1 miles in 30 mins.
Swim with TPT 2,000m in 51 mins.
Tuesday - Commute run to work 6.9 miles in 64 mins.
Stretching and rollering.
Wednesday - Commute to work 7.1 miles in 32 mins.
Commute from work 7.1 miles in 34 mins.
Thursday - Commute to work 7.0 miles in 30 mins.
Commute from work 7.0 miles in 32 mins.
Friday - Commute run to work 6.9 miles in 62 mins.
Stretching and rollering.
Saturday - Rest day.
Yoga session 25 mins.
Sunday - Run to Bucksburn 2.7 miles in 27 mins.
Swim 1,050m in 22mins.
Actuals - Swim 1.9 miles (3,050 m). Bike 42.3 miles. Run 16.5 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 stretching / rollering session. 25 mins of yoga
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 69.1 (75.8) [87.1],
B 1605.5 (1542.1) [1927.7],
R 546.2 (544.4) [615.2].
Tuesday I managed to stick with my plan to alternate cycling and running commutes. It was a bit of a slog, my legs are pretty empty after a long season and the lack of recovery, massages, stretching and yoga are all taking their toll. A couple of times when I was caught at traffic lights I tried to stretch a little but that didn't really help much. In the evening I managed to do a bit of rollering which will hopefully have a more lasting effect.
Wednesday and I alternated back on to the road bike. Rolling out of the driveway I realised the tyres were a bit soft but I had cut it fine for work and I figured it was safer to take the slower ride than to try and head back, find the keys, find the pump, sort the tyres... and then try to chase the lost time by pushing my ride. That seemed like a good idea but I then spent the whole ride, both ways, terrified of punctures. Once I did get home and get the pump on it I found I was at 24psi instead of my usual 100+. Probably should have taken the time in the morning to fix them, and was lucky not to pinch them on the terrible roads.
Thursday I had to switch the plan. I need to run on Friday so I switched to my third bike commute instead. All that extra tyre pressure made almost no difference to the time it took, but did make me feel a lot more relaxed and comfortable. Unlike the morons who thought that the haar was a good reason to drive like idiots on the assumption that no-one would see them. That did lead to a conversation with a twat in a little silver ford van (SP15 UEE) who thought that undertaking, speeding, and passing within inches of me despite having a two-lane wide road to drive on was all perfectly acceptable behaviour.
Friday was the other half of the switch from Thursday, making the run to work instead. It started slowly, and I really struggled to get moving at all. By half way I had made 3 stops to remove the extra clothes I had added when I saw the morning weather. It is still taking me over an hour for the 7-mile downhill commute. Garmin says I can blame about 4 minutes on stops for traffic lights but to be honest I should be making that time back by recovering and then pushing slightly harder. Allowing for the downhill I should really be putting this in closer to 55 minutes.
Then in the morning was a trip to the doctor about my kidney problems. After my latest scan they are now absolutely confident that I have no urological issues. Unfortunately that means the pain is almost certainly muscular or skeletal, and the latest scan does show that I have a notable amount of wear and tear on my skeletal structure sufficient to be labelled 'degenerative bone disease'. The scan result is potentially just from ~25 years of abuse rather than from osteoarthritis, but the only real way to tell is to wait and see how it develops.
I did squeeze in another rollering and stretching session in the evening to try and ease off some of the worst aches and pains.
Saturday I had an easy rest day. Not entirely by choice. I have a mild bug of some variety and a full week back at work on top of that has left me pretty exhausted. I slept through my planned swimming trip.
Sunday I did manage to drag myself out of bed and jog to the pool for a short swim set. Not a good run and not a good swim but puts me over the numbers for the week. Short core and weights sessions in the afternoon finished off the week nicely.
So apart from 5 minutes short on yoga I did everything I planned for the week. It has been a while since I have had this complete a week.
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 32 mins.
Commute from work 7.1 miles in 30 mins.
Swim with TPT 2,000m in 51 mins.
Tuesday - Commute run to work 6.9 miles in 64 mins.
Stretching and rollering.
Wednesday - Commute to work 7.1 miles in 32 mins.
Commute from work 7.1 miles in 34 mins.
Thursday - Commute to work 7.0 miles in 30 mins.
Commute from work 7.0 miles in 32 mins.
Friday - Commute run to work 6.9 miles in 62 mins.
Stretching and rollering.
Saturday - Rest day.
Yoga session 25 mins.
Sunday - Run to Bucksburn 2.7 miles in 27 mins.
Swim 1,050m in 22mins.
Actuals - Swim 1.9 miles (3,050 m). Bike 42.3 miles. Run 16.5 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 stretching / rollering session. 25 mins of yoga
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 69.1 (75.8) [87.1],
B 1605.5 (1542.1) [1927.7],
R 546.2 (544.4) [615.2].
Monday, 12 September 2016
Training Plan - Week 38 - Sept 12 to 18
Ok, back to a normal work week, so back to a normal plan. Sort of. I am going to start with biking and running to work as much as I can manage as I try to recover from the exhaustion of honeymooning. And I will see what I can fit in to the weekend when it arrives.
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.
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.
Training Review - Week 37 - Sept 3 to 11
So this is my 9-day honeymoon week. Planning a very shortened blog this week, just the numbers basically.
Saturday we flew to Amsterdam for honeymoon. I didn't have time for a run in the morning before the flight. Once we arrived we went straight into holiday mode with a trip to a bar, then a tour of the BodyWorlds exhibition. It is a bit weird but very educational and well worth the visit.
Sunday I had time in the morning so I went out for a jog around the park across the road from our hotel. A fairly easy 5k jog past the tai chi, body-pump, tennis, meditation class and myriad of cyclists that were out enjoying the light rain on a Sunday morning. Then we headed into town with a plan to visit the Rijksmuseum, or the Van Gogh Museum but the queues were horrific. We settled instead on a bit of a wander before going to the Heineken Experience. That is well worth the trip if you have a free afternoon in Amsterdam. But ignore their suggestion that it will take about an hour. It took closer to two and the tour ends in their rooftop bar with tickets for two free drinks.
Monday and the new week came with another tour of the Oosterpark. Despite stopping to take photos of a lot of the artwork in the park I still managed to up the pace a little from yesterday. Then we spent the afternoon at Amsterdam Zoo.
Tuesday was our last day in Amsterdam and I snuck out for a last run around Oosterpark before we had to check out of our hotel.
Wednesday was Delft and I planned a loop around what the map showed as a large local park. It turned out to be a private residence with no access, but Delft is such a beautiful place that jogging around the streets was probably better anyway. I did manage to go over my ankle a couple of times though.
Thursday was Eindhoven. We were right in the town centre and I decided that rather than run around the shopping centres that I would be sensible and rest my ankle. That 'rest' day still came with 16,154 steps, a nostalgic tour of her childhood, then mine, then Cologne so hardly constitutes a proper rest.
Friday and Saturday were loops around the nearest park in Cologne. I can't add the miles at the minute as my garmin is in my checked bag and I haven't dowloaded it to Strava yet. If I get a chance once we arrive home I will try and update this but if not you can expect ti to change through the week as I catch up on normality.
Friday we did a trip to the Phantasialand theme park. It was as much fun as ever. Despite one of us being too scared to go on most of the rollercoasters.
Saturday we did the proper Cologne tourist thing and went to the top of the cathedral. Again, as much fun as ever for me, but one of us might have been a bit freaked out by the height.
Sunday was a long car trip to Amsterdam, then a couple of ridiculous discussions with KLM over how 12 minutes too early wasn't early enough. Then another 4 hours sitting around Schipol having been bumped. Eventually we got home in time to have a fish supper and put a load of washing on before crashing on the sofa.
Despite putting in 6 runs this week I barely scraped over my run miles for the week and didn't touch anything else. But then I didn't even expect to do that much on honeymoon, so I am actually pretty happy with this week.
I am going to spend next week just trying to settle back in to work and get back in to a routine. Next week I will look at the numbers for the year and start planning for winter training and 2017.
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.
Sunday - Jog 3.3 miles in 28 mins.
Wednesday - Jog 2.8 miles in 26 mins.
Thursday - Rest day.
Friday - Jog 2.7 miles in 23 mins.
Saturday - Jog 2.8 miles in 24 mins
Sunday - Rest day.
Actuals - Swim 0 miles (0 m). Bike 0 miles. Run 15.1 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 0 mins of yoga
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 66.4 (73.8) [84.9],
B 1563.2 (1505.7) [1882.1],
R 529.7 (530.5) [599.5].
Saturday we flew to Amsterdam for honeymoon. I didn't have time for a run in the morning before the flight. Once we arrived we went straight into holiday mode with a trip to a bar, then a tour of the BodyWorlds exhibition. It is a bit weird but very educational and well worth the visit.
Sunday I had time in the morning so I went out for a jog around the park across the road from our hotel. A fairly easy 5k jog past the tai chi, body-pump, tennis, meditation class and myriad of cyclists that were out enjoying the light rain on a Sunday morning. Then we headed into town with a plan to visit the Rijksmuseum, or the Van Gogh Museum but the queues were horrific. We settled instead on a bit of a wander before going to the Heineken Experience. That is well worth the trip if you have a free afternoon in Amsterdam. But ignore their suggestion that it will take about an hour. It took closer to two and the tour ends in their rooftop bar with tickets for two free drinks.
Monday and the new week came with another tour of the Oosterpark. Despite stopping to take photos of a lot of the artwork in the park I still managed to up the pace a little from yesterday. Then we spent the afternoon at Amsterdam Zoo.
Tuesday was our last day in Amsterdam and I snuck out for a last run around Oosterpark before we had to check out of our hotel.
Wednesday was Delft and I planned a loop around what the map showed as a large local park. It turned out to be a private residence with no access, but Delft is such a beautiful place that jogging around the streets was probably better anyway. I did manage to go over my ankle a couple of times though.
Thursday was Eindhoven. We were right in the town centre and I decided that rather than run around the shopping centres that I would be sensible and rest my ankle. That 'rest' day still came with 16,154 steps, a nostalgic tour of her childhood, then mine, then Cologne so hardly constitutes a proper rest.
Friday and Saturday were loops around the nearest park in Cologne. I can't add the miles at the minute as my garmin is in my checked bag and I haven't dowloaded it to Strava yet. If I get a chance once we arrive home I will try and update this but if not you can expect ti to change through the week as I catch up on normality.
Friday we did a trip to the Phantasialand theme park. It was as much fun as ever. Despite one of us being too scared to go on most of the rollercoasters.
Saturday we did the proper Cologne tourist thing and went to the top of the cathedral. Again, as much fun as ever for me, but one of us might have been a bit freaked out by the height.
Sunday was a long car trip to Amsterdam, then a couple of ridiculous discussions with KLM over how 12 minutes too early wasn't early enough. Then another 4 hours sitting around Schipol having been bumped. Eventually we got home in time to have a fish supper and put a load of washing on before crashing on the sofa.
Despite putting in 6 runs this week I barely scraped over my run miles for the week and didn't touch anything else. But then I didn't even expect to do that much on honeymoon, so I am actually pretty happy with this week.
I am going to spend next week just trying to settle back in to work and get back in to a routine. Next week I will look at the numbers for the year and start planning for winter training and 2017.
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.
Saturday - Flight to Amsterdam
Sunday - Jog 3.3 miles in 28 mins.
Monday - Jog 3.5 miles in 31 mins.
Tuesday - Jog 3.3 miles in 28 mins.
Tuesday - Jog 3.3 miles in 28 mins.
Wednesday - Jog 2.8 miles in 26 mins.
Thursday - Rest day.
Friday - Jog 2.7 miles in 23 mins.
Saturday - Jog 2.8 miles in 24 mins
Sunday - Rest day.
Actuals - Swim 0 miles (0 m). Bike 0 miles. Run 15.1 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 0 mins of yoga
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 66.4 (73.8) [84.9],
B 1563.2 (1505.7) [1882.1],
R 529.7 (530.5) [599.5].
Saturday, 3 September 2016
Training Review - Week 36 - Aug 29 to Sept 2
So with the shortened week for honeymoon this is going to be slightly weird. Here goes though:
I decided to commute on the bike every day this week. I am unlikely to get any bike miles during the honeymoon so I figured I could get both weeks worth in before we left.
Monday's swim session was a struggle. I got moved up to the fast lane as it was too busy. With my ridiculous up and down swim form I couldn't get near anyone else in the lane and I was getting lapped every 250m or so. I persevered for a while but called it a day early when my shoulder started to give me problems as well. It has still not recovered from my crash.
Wednesday I did a bit of a jog round Dyce with stops at all three Dyce PokeGyms.
Good week for biking as I put in 2 weeks worth of miles just by commuting every day. But a bad week for running and swimming and everything else. Running will actually get cleared up as I will get some in over the weekend that I have excluded from this week. But that will merely be sweeping disappointment under the carpet as I have dropped behind my target for the first time this year.
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.
Wednesday - Commute ride 7.1 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride 7.0 miles in 36 mins.
Easy jog 3.1 miles in 38 mins.
Thursday - Commute ride 7.0 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride 7.1 miles in 39 mins.
Friday - Commute ride 7.0 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride 7.0 miles in 35 mins.
Actuals - Swim 0.8 miles (1,250 m). Bike 70.5 miles. Run 3.1 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 0 mins of yoga
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 67.2 (71.4) [82.1],
B 1563.2 (1458.8) [1823.5],
R 511.3 (512.7) [579.3].
I decided to commute on the bike every day this week. I am unlikely to get any bike miles during the honeymoon so I figured I could get both weeks worth in before we left.
Monday's swim session was a struggle. I got moved up to the fast lane as it was too busy. With my ridiculous up and down swim form I couldn't get near anyone else in the lane and I was getting lapped every 250m or so. I persevered for a while but called it a day early when my shoulder started to give me problems as well. It has still not recovered from my crash.
Wednesday I did a bit of a jog round Dyce with stops at all three Dyce PokeGyms.
Good week for biking as I put in 2 weeks worth of miles just by commuting every day. But a bad week for running and swimming and everything else. Running will actually get cleared up as I will get some in over the weekend that I have excluded from this week. But that will merely be sweeping disappointment under the carpet as I have dropped behind my target for the first time this year.
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 ride 6.9 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride 7.4 miles in 32 mins.
Swim with TPT 1,250m in 39 mins.
Tuesday - Commute ride 7.0 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride 7.0 miles in 32 mins.
Commute ride 7.4 miles in 32 mins.
Swim with TPT 1,250m in 39 mins.
Tuesday - Commute ride 7.0 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride 7.0 miles in 32 mins.
Wednesday - Commute ride 7.1 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride 7.0 miles in 36 mins.
Easy jog 3.1 miles in 38 mins.
Thursday - Commute ride 7.0 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride 7.1 miles in 39 mins.
Friday - Commute ride 7.0 miles in 31 mins.
Commute ride 7.0 miles in 35 mins.
Actuals - Swim 0.8 miles (1,250 m). Bike 70.5 miles. Run 3.1 miles. 0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 0 mins of yoga
Cumulative (Cumulative target) [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 67.2 (71.4) [82.1],
B 1563.2 (1458.8) [1823.5],
R 511.3 (512.7) [579.3].
Training Plan - Week 37 - September 3 to 11
Ok, so this week is completely weird. Not only am I taking a 9-day chunk and calling it a week but also we are spending that week on holiday so I have no idea what I will actually be able to do. I have taken my running stuff with me in the hope I can get out and put some running miles in. And I have packed enough gear to swim as well. We are going to Amsterdam so a bit of cycling is not completely out of the question, but isn't particularly likely.
So I have left the numbers again this week, but they are almost meaningless.
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.
So I have left the numbers again this week, but they are almost meaningless.
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.
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