Monday night's swim set was fairly tough. The session also included 3 flat out 25m blasts. last time I did these was about a year ago and I managed one at 21 seconds. Today I clocked 19.6, 18.7 and 19.5. I also did loads of turns including some less terrible ones in the shallow end.
Tuesday I decided to get in my first run of the week. I had planned to go and do a hill rep session but when I got to the hill I planned to use I realised it wasn't well enough lit from the road and the surface was a bit too slippery. So I decided to just carry on and turn it into a single longer loop. Considering it was a very similar but slightly longer and muddier route than Saturday it should have been slower. However, I was feeling much more comfortable and despite the freezing cold air I was cruising along at a much better pace and enjoying it much more.
Wednesday was an easy night on the gym bike.
Thursday was a flexi day so I should have put in a long session. Instead I got dragged around doing other stuff. I did trade off for a free Friday evening though and it wasn't a completely lazy day. I did a rollering and stretching session.
Friday I went out for a loop around Dyce, I started quite quickly and was feeling good again despite the freezing air. Originally I planned to do 4-5 miles and then do a longer run on Saturday but once I was moving I decided to put in the longer run. I tied a couple of other loops together to turn it into 10k.
Saturday morning I dragged myself out of bed to get the rest of my run miles before brunch. I definitely do not function well in the mornings. It was slightly better than last weekend but still a real drag.
Sunday I went for a long ride with the Kintore group. Another longest ride of the year and also passed through 2,000 bike miles for the year. This is already well beyond my target for the year. There were a few sections where I was struggling to stay with them but for the most part I was coping really well. My longest year ever was 2,129 miles in 2013, I am looking at possibly sneaking through that this year. I am very weather reliant for that though.
All in this has been a really good week. I got all 15 run miles that I wanted, my longest bike ride of the year, my longest biggest bike week of the year, my fastest swim reps ever, the first time all year that I have been ahead of my 2013 bike mileage and my second christmas dinner.
Target totals - Swim > 1.2 miles. Bike > 55 miles. Run > 15 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 short stretching sessions. 20 mins of yoga.
Monday - Swim with TPT 2,150m in 57 mins.
Tuesday - Run 3.8 miles in 30mins.
Wednesday - Gym bike 18.5 miles in 60mins.
Thursday - Flexi Day / Rest Day.
Rollering and Stretching.
Paddington 5/10
Friday - Run 6.5 miles in 50 mins.
Saturday - Run 5.1 miles in 49 mins.
Yoga 11 mins.
TPT Xmas Dinner.
Sunday - Long Ride 57.3 miles in 3 hrs 48 mins.
Actuals - Swim 1.3 miles (2,150m). Bike 75.8 miles. Run 15.4 miles. short core, short light weights and 1 short stretching sessions. 11 mins of yoga.
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