Training Review - Week 1 - Jan 1 to 6


I started with my annual jog to first-foot my granny, but my car wouldn't start for Tamarah to come and pick me up so I had time for an extra couple of small loops while she transferred to her car. That meant I racked up 10k on the 1st of January for the first time. I also got off to a sensible start with my minor sessions by doing just 1. 

Wednesday I took Dexter out for a last run before I had to go back to work. In the evening I watched the introductory video for this years 30 day yoga journey and then did a stretching session. 

Thursday I commuted on the train but in the evening I went to the pool for a reps session. I expected to have to be a bit flexible about the session content to fit around the traffic but instead I had the whole pool to myself and was able to just do my planned session uninterrupted.

Friday I took my mountain bike to the office for the first time since having my screws removed. Despite the -5 degree temperatures that was surprisingly comfortable. The right leg is obviously weaker, and was difficult to unclip when I arrived. 


Saturday I went to the pool in the morning. I did a set of 100m reps. They were rubbish. Last year I would have gone halfway through the first one and then abandoned it in favour of a lazy 20-minute paddle. My plan for this year was not to do 'junk' sessions so I carried on with the set, despite being 15-20 secs / 100m off pace. I am not going to count this as a junk session. It was a bad session, but I had a planned set, and I executed that plan.

After we dropped Dexter off from his holiday I went out for a run. My plan was for reps or a fast run to kick start my year and get me out of the rut of just jogging miles for the sake of it. I settled on a 'fast' short run. For now I am going to call anything faster than 8-min / mile pace as fast. Hopefully I will be able to move that line within a couple of months. 

In the evening I did a chunk of a yoga session, but my hips and back were much too tight and stiff for the moves the were included. By 30 minutes of a 49 minute set they were too painful to be making the session useful, so I paused it at that point. 

Sunday morning I decided to go out with the Kintore Sunday Beginners group. They had 32 miles on the plan. That is more than double my longest ride from last year where the best I managed was a 15-mile Time Trial. After 18 months away from group riding I managed to get round but every climb was a struggle and I was getting dropped by the beginners every time the road went even slightly uphill. My right leg was exhausted before the hour mark while my left leg was barely warmed-up. 

In the evening I did the remainder of Saturday's yoga session. I also added in a physio session for my ankle. My balance doesn't really like the tiredness after the long cycle but I got through the full set.
A full week completed and a little bit extra, but nothing too extreme. Everything at a repeatable and sustainable level. Great start to the year.


Targets - Swim 1.4 miles, Bike 14.0 miles, Run 10.0 miles.
Stretching session x1, Core session x1, Weights session x1.

Physio sessions x1. Yoga session x2.


Tuesday - Run to Granny's 6.3 miles in 57 mins.

Weights session.

Wednesday - Run with Dexter 2.8 miles in 33 mins.
Stretching session.

Thursday - Swim reps at bucksburn 1,600m in 33 mins.
Yoga session.

Friday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 34 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.1 miles in 39 mins.
Core session.

Saturday - Swim reps session 1,000m in 23 mins. 
Fast run 2.7 miles in 21 mins.
Yoga session.

Sunday - Kintore Sunday 32.4 miles in 2 hours 21 mins.
Yoga session.
Physio session.

Actuals - Swim 1.6 miles (2,600 m). Bike 46.6 miles. Run 11.8 miles. 
1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 stretching / rollering session. 
30 mins of yoga.
Physio exercises x 0.

Cumulative actual, (Cumulative target), [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 1.6, (1.4), [1.5]
, 

B 46.6, (14.0), [15.4],
R 11.8, (10.0), [11.0].
Core         - 1, (1)
Weights    - 1, (1)

Stretching - 1, (1)
Yoga         - 2, (2)


Fast run sessions     - 1, (>1)
Junk swim sessions  - 0, (<1)

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