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].
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