Training Review - Week 8 - Feb 17 to 23

Monday was another solid swim session. Had some early problems with drills putting too much strain on my pinned shoulder but I swapped some of the sculling drills out for breast stroke and it was fine from there. Another solid distance logged. 

Tuesday was a simple 4 mile run around Dyce. Personal problems are still messing with my head so I only went because I was being dragged out. 

Wednesday was a holiday from work so planned a double session. A bit of a pedal on the mountain bike and then a trip to the pool for a steady swim. Mountain biking turned into a bit of an adventure. We went for some random routes that we haven't done before. From my house to Kirkhill and back. Took just over 2 hours with the occasional detour. Then we went straight from there to the pool. Just ticked along for a few easy laps.

In the afternoon I went to see Lego movie - Not the best movie but solid enough for what it is.

Thursday should have been a rest day, but I was dragged out for another run. Nothing too adventurous, just an easy jog for half an hour to turn my legs over again. 

Friday I stuck to a rest day. It has been a tough week and I needed a break.

Saturday I went to do a rep session. But it was barely a shuffle. There was no physical reason for me to feel so empty or stiff, so I am going to write this session off against the emotional problems from the rest of the week. When I got back I did my wii yoga session. 

Sunday bike ride was cancelled at the last minute as winds were too gusty. But I had an offer of a run at lunchtime which I took instead. Was a steady run round Westhill but some decent steady miles. 

All short notes on the blog front this week as I try to deal with motivation and depression problems. Actually slightly better this week than the last few weeks but still affecting me fairly badly. Slightly short on bike miles again because of the weather but made up for them with the sunday run. And the extra sessions took an expected bump, but not quite as badly as they might have.




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 with TPT. 2,300m in 58mins.

Tuesday -  Run 4 miles, in 33mins.

Wednesday - MTB 14.1 miles in 2 hours 8mins. 
Swim at Bucksburn. 900m in 28mins.
Lego Movie - 6/10.

Thursday - Run 3.8 miles in 34 mins.

Friday -  Rest day.

Saturday - Run reps 4.4 miles in 41mins.
Wii Yoga.

Sunday - Run 7.3 miles in 63mins.

Actual totals - Swim 2.0 miles (3,200 m). Bike 14.1 miles. Run 19.9 miles.  short core,  short light weights and  short stretching sessions.  36 mins of wii yoga.