Training Review - Week 7 - Feb 10 to 16

Monday I expected to still be struggling. I had a look a the swim session though, and it suited me fairly well so I decided to go anyway and get through as much as I could. As it turns out it suited me extremely well. I had to move in with lane 4 again as lane 3 was much too busy. The session had a decent warm up, then a set of 50m sprints, then some longer reps. In addition to doing 4 of the fast 50m reps each in a new 50m PB, later in the same session I also did a 'steady' 400m in 6:48, (10 seconds under my 400m race PB) and my total session was 2,400m. 

Tuesday was a nice steady run around Dyce. Head is still not right but was able to at least keep my legs moving at a relatively decent pace this time. 

I also did my light weights session as I was watching the Winter Olympics highlights.

Wednesday I had a day off work so arranged to go mountain biking at Scolty. The weather threatened to get nasty later in the day so we went out in the morning and did 10 miles. Occasional bits of snow and ice underwheel but we stayed on the major tracks so there was nothing too adventurous. Timed it pretty much perfectly. Washed and hung the bike back in the garage just in time for the storm to restart. 

Then I did a stretching session and my core session in the evening.

Friday was valentines. I was having stress problems throughout the afternoon and had a problem with a minor panic attack on the way to dinner but once we got seated and fed I was a bit more comfortable. Then we went to see Robocop, which was absolutely dire. Even if it wasn't a poor remake of a classic it was an utterly rotten film in it's own right. Gary Oldman does what he can but everything else is beyond turgid.

Saturday I did my wii yoga. I wanted to do a run as well but after the anxiety problems I have been having the last couple of weeks I couldn't face going out on my own. I was in no state to go to race at Forres. I packed all my gear to go biking on Sunday.

Sunday I went out with the short version of the Kintore Sunday ride. Planned 40 miles. The first 20 we headed north, into a fairly major headwind. I was really struggling and at a few points I was having problems with my head. Fortunately(?) we had taken a route that I didn't know so I had no options to bail out and head back early. That meant I had to stay with the group till we got back. Once we turned back so that the wind was behind us it was much more fun. I managed to get my head into a better place  

It sounds like the bottom bracket on my training bike is on the way out as well. It was making some fairly clanky noises at points. That is probably fair enough though. It does have over 4,000 miles in it. But that is going to be a hassle to get fixed. It isn't a job that I can do myself and I am not sure about taking it to the shop in my current state.

After I got back I was completely exhausted. This has very little to do with training and a lot to do with stressing and not sleeping. I fell asleep in the afternoon and woke up with a massive headache. 

Making up some of my missed bike miles from previous weeks was good. But I missed enough run miles this week that now everything is slightly behind schedule. Managing to do anything at all in my current mental state is good though. Also my weight is down from not eating properly over the last couple of weeks. It is still sensible at the minute but if I can't get my head right soon I will have to start watching more closely again.  



Target totals - Swim >1 miles. Bike >35 miles. Run >12 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 30mins of wii yoga.

Monday - Swim 2,400m in 54mins. 

Tuesday -  Run 3.7 miles in 31mins.
Weights sessions.

Wednesday - MTB 10 miles in 1 hour 22.
Stretching and core sessions.

Thursday - Rest day.

Friday -  Valentines day. Robocop - Fucking terrible!

Saturday - Wii yoga. 

Sunday - Kintore Sunday - Lite version. Ride 44miles in 3 hours 27mins.

Actual totals - Swim 1.5 miles (2,400 m). Bike 54.1 miles. Run 3.7 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions.  36 mins of wii yoga.