Training Review - Week 1 - Jan 1 to 5

Have had to completely rewrite this post. More than a little bit pissed off as I had put a lot of time into this weeks review and a lot of it I can't remember well enough to rewrite. Even though it was a shortened week I am still struggling to remember what I wrote most of  it.

New Years Day I went for an easy jog around Dyce. Nothing spectacular but got the new year off to an easy start. I am sure the first time round I drafted something useful in here but I can't remember what it was now. 

Thursday and Friday were back to work, and then had date nights on both of them that meant no training. Went to see the Secret Life of Walter Mitty. The trailer doesn't sell it nearly well enough, it is actually a pretty good (if basically predictable) movie.

Saturday I woke up with back and hip problems. I decided to have a first try at my new hill reps anyway. I jogged the half mile round to the start. having had another quick look I decided to extend them a little to take in a section of flat before the hill. I did 6 of them. This has obviously been a hole in my training regime as it was a real struggle to do what should have been fairly simple work. I then finished off the rest of my loop around Dyce. 

Until the daylight improves I am going to be stuck with doing rep sessions at the weekends and steady runs during the week. This should be fine for a while at least but if it starts affecting bike time I may have to look at making changes as the light improves.

After reps I did a bit of wii yoga, then went in to town for some new running gear, then came home to finish off the yoga session and did a core sessions as well.

Sunday was a struggle. I woke up to my alarm in time to go cycling, but then fell asleep again and missed it. I could have tried to blame the weather as being too icy and cold to go anyway, but that doesn't give me any excuse for not turbo-ing instead. 

All in this has been a pretty good week. My internal clock is not adjusting well after a month off so I am a lot more tired than I should be, hopefully that will sort itself out over the next week or so. No bike miles was a bit of a disappointing start to the week, but getting everything else and doing my first rep session since July 2011 have been good.


Target totals - Swim 0 miles. Bike >40 miles. Run >8 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 30mins of wii yoga.

Wednesday - Run 3.3 miles, 28mins.

Thursday -  Date Night - Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

Friday - Extra Date Night. 

Saturday - 6 x Zara hill reps, run 5.0 miles in 45mins.
Wii yoga and core.

Sunday - Slept in. 
Light weights and stretching.


Actual totals - Swim 0 miles (0m). Bike 0 miles. Run 8.3 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 30 mins of wii yoga.