Training Review - Week 44 - October 27 to November 2

Monday I went for my normal swim session with TPT. It wasn't the best swim session, but it was solid enough. Slightly under my target for the week. I did manage to break my shower though. Didn't quite manage to set the house on fire but a decent amount of smoke and electrical burning.

Tuesday was the first headlight run of the year. A basic loop around Kirkhill in the dark. It gave me a chance to test my trail shoes with my smaller orthotics in them. They seem to work much better than the previous ones, and also seem to give me less localised pains than trying to wear my trail shoes without orthotics. I can't find my other set of trail shoes so it looks like my shoe choice for racing on Saturday is out of my hands. 

Wednesday I had to get up early so that I could use the shower at work. I decided to get up even earlier and to go in for a spin on the exercise bike first. I am not a morning person, especially as far as exercise goes. It took me nearly half an hour to even get warmed up. From there it wasn't too bad but it is not something I would choose to do again. 

Thursday was meant to be another offroad run but that didn't really fit in so we switched it for just a road run instead. A nice steady 5 miles around Dyce. Was a bit stiff to start with but eased off nicely towards the end. I hadn't slept well on wednesday and this coupled to the early Wednesday bike session meant I was exhausted. 

Friday I had to keep my rest day in order to be able to cope with racing and biking at the weekend. 

Saturday was Keith Cross Country which will get a report to itself. 

Sunday was the first of this year's official Kintore Sunday group rides. This week was a very flat route with a couple of stops in it for beginners to get some basic lessons on group riding. With about 5 miles to go it got a little bit out of hand and it was pretty much a time trial race back to the finish. 

A good week on the normal sessions front. Plenty of bike and running miles and the swim was only slightly short due to the build up of the session this week. Bit crap on the support sessions though. Doing none of them until late Sunday afternoon and then trying to cram in a couple when I was already tired isn't the best plan. 

Target totals - Swim > 1.3 miles. Bike > 50 miles. Run > 12 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 short stretching sessions. 30 mins of yoga.

Monday - Swim with TPT 1.2 miles (2,000 m) in 60 mins.

Tuesday - Run at Kirkhill. 5.1 miles in 50mins.

Wednesday - Gym bike 13.3 miles in 48 mins.

Thursday - Run 5.0 miles in 43 mins.

Friday - Rest day.

Saturday - Keith XC race 5.1 miles in 41mins.

Sunday - Kintore ride 45.1 miles in 2hrs 59 mins. 
Yoga - 20 mins
Core session


Actuals - Swim 1.2 miles (2,000m). Bike 58.4 miles. Run 15.2 miles. 1 short core,  short light weights and  short stretching sessions. 20 mins of yoga.