Training Review - Week 46 - Nov 9 to 16

The start of the week was basically just ticking along according to plan.

Thursday I felt a bit stiff and the weather wasn't great. So I decided to take an extra rest day before racing. I did do a stretching session. 

Friday I stayed with my plan to rest before racing. This week's trip to the cinema was to see The Imitation Game. An expertly constructed mix of documentary and story-telling. Another fantastic turn from Benedict Cumberbatch. I would have given it 9/10 as it is a pretty great movie but there a re a few little niggles that cost it a point. The voiceover at the start is too much like Khan in Star Trek: Into Darkness. The frontline war scenes are silly animation, including one where there is a veritable swarm of submarines

Saturday I went through to Elgin for the next race in the North District Cross-Country League series. I misjudged the distance of my warm up and warm down so I come in slightly under my miles for the week.

Sunday's ride take me past my target for the year. I had planned to do 1820 miles on the bike this year and I am now at 1846. However 298 of those miles have come on the exercise bike. I am tempted to exclude those from the count. That would still leave me trying to collect another 270 miles or so before the end of the year. That is close to 50 per week, which I probably a reasonable target if I go out to Kintore every single Sunday for the rest of the year. 

Then went to Nightcrawler. An utterly terrible movie. So many things wrong with it that I don't even know where to start. I gave if 5/10 on IMDB and felt overly generous about that. 




Target totals - Swim > 1.2 miles. Bike > 55 miles. Run > 15 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 30 mins of yoga.

Monday - Swim with TPT 2,000m

Tuesday - Run at Dyce 4.6 miles in 40 mins.

Wednesday - Gym bike 17.6 miles in 60 mins.

Thursday - Rest day 
Stretching session

Friday - Rest day
The Imitation Game - 8.5 / 10

Saturday - Yoga 15 mins.
NDXCL Elgin 6.0 miles in 46 mins
Warm-up/down 2 miles

Sunday - Kintore ride 50.3 miles in 3 hours 38 mins
Nightcrawler 5/10


Actuals - Swim 1.2 miles (2,000m). Bike 67.9 miles. Run 12.6 miles.  short core,  short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 15 mins of yoga.