Training Review - Week 7 - Feb 11 to 17

Monday I took a pair of easy commutes. The return leg I suspect was wind-assisted as it has been taking me 38-40 minutes the last few weeks and even the string of green lights didn't account for getting home inside 30 minutes. 

 The club swim set in the evening was brutal. Especially after the aerobic endurance set I did on the Sunday. 

Tuesday I woke up to find my arthritic hip was as stiff as it ever gets and I had to abandon my planned run to work. I did manage to stretch it out and hide the pain under a couple of ibuprofen while I jogged to the train instead. On the way I got overtaken and easily dropped by a jogger at least 20 years older than me, and he didn't even look like he was working that hard. 

 In the evening I realised I had a bit of a sniffle, but I went swimming anyway. After two heavy swim days I wasn't surprised that the fast pace wasn't available for reps. I did the planned session of 20 x 50m, but instead of getting through 23 reps before dropping outside 50 seconds, I didn't make a single rep sub-50 and was all the way out at 54-55 for nearly half of them.

 Wednesday I rode in to the office and home again but the sniffle was more obvious and they were both just easy rides to get where I was going.

Thursday the cold had a proper grip and I decided to work from home to try and rest and recover.

 Friday I tried the same. I had to drag myself in to the office for an hour in the afternoon but spent the rest of the day working from my sofa. It didn't help. 

 Over the weekend I felt gradually better, but not enough to consider even light training, and definitely no state to race at Inverurie. 

 A disappointing week, but there isn't much I can do about being ill, other than apply common sense to recovering as quickly as possible. 

Targets - Swim 3.0 miles, Bike 36.0 miles, Run 17.0 miles.
Stretching session x1, Core session x1, Weights session x1.
Yoga session x2.

Monday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 32 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.1 miles in 30 mins. 
Swim with TPT 2,400m in 52 mins. 

Tuesday - Commute run (via train) 2.5 miles in 25 mins. 
Swim at bucksburn 1,150m in 24mins.

Wednesday - Commute ride to office 7.1 miles in 34 mins.
Commute ride from office 7.1 miles in 36 mins. 

Thursday - Cold

Friday - Cold

Saturday - Cold

Sunday - Cold


Actuals - Swim 2.2 miles (3,550m). Bike 28.4 miles. Run 2.5 miles. 
0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 
0 mins of yoga.
Physio exercises x 0.

Cumulative actual, (Cumulative target), [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 19.7, (19.4), [21.3], 
B 282.4, (230.0), [253.0],
R 107.6, (112.0), [123.2].
Core         - 6, (7)
Weights    - 6, (7)
Stretching - 6, (7)
Yoga         - 11, (14)

Fast run sessions     - 7, (>7) 
Junk swim sessions  - 2, (<7)

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