Training Review - Week 13 - March 24 to 30

Monday I went to swimming.

Tuesday I went for a long run along the railway line. Was a lot faster than I had planned, especially on the way back in. Definitely starting to feel better about how I am running. The few hill reps sessions that I have done since the start of the year are making a notable difference. Still nowhere near how I used to run but feeling more like those levels are within reach again.

Wednesday was a cinema trip to see Captain America: the Winter Soldier. The Marvel series are really building on their own world. Lots of clever inside feedback to the fans without alienating the casual movie-goer.

Thursday and Friday I did the same 10 mile looped ride around Dyce. Thursday was a quick test of the bike. There is definitely a problem with the bearings in the rear hub. Friday I went to a couple of bike shops to get a replacement wheelset or new hubs but no-one in town had a pair. So I had to resort to the internet. Having fiddled with the bearings on Thursday evening I took it out again, but still no better.  

Saturday I still had some bike miles to get in for the week and having started drafting my end of Q1 blog I realised an extra swim mile might put me right up to my end of Q1 target. So I put in a quick splash in the pool first thing in the morning and then went with a couple of friends for what was going to be an easy social ride before lunch.

Sunday I went to Elgin and did the Moray Roadrunners 10k, which gets a race report to itself.


Target totals - Swim >1 miles. Bike >40 miles. Run >15 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 30mins of wii yoga.

Monday - Swim 2,150m in 55mins. 

Tuesday -  Run 8.3 miles in 1hr 05mins.

Wednesday - Cinema - Captain America.

Thursday - Bike 10.1 miles in 38mins.
Weights session.
Core session.

Friday -  Bike 10.6 miles in 37mins.

Saturday - Swim 1,000m in 27mins.
Ride 19.5 miles in 1hr 20mins.
And a lot of stretching in the evening.

Sunday - MRR 10k in 43:38. And a bit of a warm-up.

Actual totals - Swim 1.3 miles (2,150 m). Bike 40.2 miles. Run 15.3 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions.  mins of wii yoga.