Last week and a half of 2014. I still have an Annual Review post to write but that can wait until next week.
Monday's swim session was the last one before Xmas so we had some fun relay stuff at the end. This made for a slightly shorter session. It might even have been so short that I have to stick in a third swim before the end of the year. Then Dexter came to visit.
Tuesday I went out for a morning run with Dexter. He was being pretty well behaved on the way out so I decided to go for 7 miles. Then on the way back he was getting much too interested in the wildlife, and the not-very-wild-life and was trying to chase chickens, sheep, other dogs and even a heron.
Wednesday I decided to stick to a basic loop around Dyce with Dexter. I could blame him for going slow, or claim that it was all the stops for road crossings that I would normally pay less attention to, but the truth is I was struggling with my legs in the cold so we took it fairly easily.
Thursday was Xmas Day so I went for the same Xmas run as every year, including the Xmas Sprint along the High Street and a single hill rep over Lady Hill. I initially planned to go just with Dexter. I put a short note on the running club facebook page and conjured up a crowd of 6 other hardy souls to run round in the cold with us. Dexter decided he wanted to keep the sprint interesting though, so he stopped for a toilet break just before the start and everyone got about a 60m headstart on us. Fortunately, he was then in the mood to chase them and we not only caught them and stretched out to a decent lead but we even chopped a chunk off the Strava segment and reclaimed the Strava CR in the process. Then I struggled up the hill as he tried to tangle the other runners in his lead. Jogged back to the finish in a group from there, had some chocolates, and some homemade treats and then set off to run the half mile back to my parents house for presents. Then bumped into one of my first running friends who (like me) hadn't expected anyone else to be back home for Xmas. Good to meet up for a quick chat.
Friday Dexter was being lazy in the morning and I had left his extending lead back in Elgin, but I did convince him to go for an easy jog around the block on his short lead by bribing him with sausages.
Saturday I took Dexter around a slightly different version of the same Dyce loop.
Sunday I decided not to go for the long ride with the Kintore group as the road conditions and weather were just too dodgy. I still needed about 25 miles to make this my biggest biking year ever though. So I decided I would jog to the gym at work and pedal out 26 miles on the exercise bike. That meant that 2014 has been my longest ever bike year.
Monday was a DIY day. I did half a dozen of the jobs I have been ignoring for the past few months, including painting the banister. That is not an exciting job, so it will probably be another decade until it gets done again. Then at swimming I went through my increased swim target, and also passed last year's swim total miles. So 2014 has been my longest ever swim year as well.
Tuesday morning I woke up with the start of a head cold. A headache and a blocked nose. I decided not to run on it. It seems to only be a cold rather than flu but I have done everything I planned for this year so it isn't going to hurt to play safe and take a couple of days off.
Target totals - Swim > 2.5 miles. Bike > 55 miles. Run > 25 miles. 1 short core, 1 short light weights and 2 short stretching sessions. 30 mins of yoga.
Monday - Swim with TPT, 1,850m in 56 mins.
Tuesday - Run 7.0 miles in 62 mins.
Wednesday - Run 3.4 in 31 mins.
Thursday - Run 4.2 miles in 62mins (with stops, 38mins without).
Friday - Run 3.5 miles in 32 mins.
Saturday - Run 4.0 miles in 38 mins.
Sunday - Run 5.8 miles in 53 mins.
Gym Bike 26 miles in 1 hour 26 mins
Monday - Swim with TPT 2,200m in 58 mins.
Tuesday - Cold.
Wednesday -
Actuals - Swim 2.5 miles (4,050m). Bike 26 miles. Run 27.9 miles. short core, short light weights and short stretching sessions. mins of yoga.
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