Monday, started the week with a terrible swim. Haven't been sleeping well since the burglars and this has resulted in my whole right side stiffening up. It has now reached the point where it was a major impact on my swim stroke. Coupled to a kick session that didn't really suit me and I was struggling about a third of the way in. I decided to bin the session plan and just try an easy swim to get to my mile target for the week. The aching and tightness did give me the added incentive to do my stretching session when I got home, but this made almost no difference.
Tuesday I went for an easy run along the river with a friend.
Wednesday I was meant to go to the cinema, but there was nothing worth watching. So next plan was to go for a road ride. I planned to go with a friend but she bailed at the last minute (literally I had my hand on the door handle when she texted!). So I went out for a solo ride. Decided to just roll out to Kintore and back for 20 miles. Went fairly hard on the way out into a headwind. Turned in the town and headed back. Got caught out by the railway crossing for a minute. Then on the first climb out of town a guy on a nice carbon pinarello pulled alongside, said hi and went past. I decided to try and stick with him and we took turns for the next 4 miles. Was a lot quicker than I had planned. We got to the next serious climb at Hatton of Fintray and I said goodbye and watched him climb off into the distance. But then as I came over the top I could still see him in the distance. So I spent the next 5 miles trying to time trial across the gap and get back to him. I was making ground but couldn't quite close him down as we came back into Dyce. By far the fastest ride I have done this year.
Thursday I decided to take the opportunity to catch up on some swim miles. As I have only been trying to get in 1 mile a week I am a bit behind my annual target, knowing that I can make them up once outdoor swimming starts.
Friday I decided to take a rest day. I wasn't really in the mood for anything when I got home from work.
Saturday I got up, realised that by not doing anything on Friday I was 10 miles short of running for the week, though about doing 7-8 and then finishing with a run off the bike on Sunday, and then decided to do nothing. Was struggling against depression all day for no obvious reason.
Sunday, I went out for the Kintore Sunday ride. I decided to go with the faster group for about 30 miles and then drop off. For the first 10 miles I was fine, losing a bit of ground on climbs but managing to chase back on the downhills and the flats. Then we turned into the wind, up a small hill and that was it. The group eased away and no matter how hard I worked I couldn't make any progress against the wind. I kept working as hard as I could for the next 4 miles or so until a T-junction. At this point I had no idea where they had gone so I took the shortest route I knew back to the car park and called it a day. After the good ride from midweek I expected to be in a much better place.
Strange week. I should be happy with the bike miles, and halfway through Sunday's ride I was. But those last 10 really ruined them all for me. Swimming, I made the miles but over 2 swims, which were both pretty awful. Running I can't even pretend to be happy about doing 4 out of 14. More importantly going into the weekend and having such an up and down time with depression through Fri-Sun, and through Sundays ride it was on and off within a couple of miles.
Target totals - Swim >1 miles. Bike >40 miles. Run >14 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 30mins of wii yoga.
Monday - Swim with TPT. 1,600m in 42mins.
Stretching session.
Tuesday - Run 4.0 miles in 36 mins
Wednesday - Road bike 20.1 miles in 1 hour 10 mins.
Thursday - Swim 1,050m in 25mins.
Friday - Rest day.
Saturday - Off day.
Light weights.
Sunday - Bike 21.6 miles in 1 hr 32mins.
Actual totals - Swim 1.6 miles (2,650 m). Bike 41.7 miles. Run 4.0 miles. short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. mins of wii yoga.
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