Training Review - Weeks 14 & 15

I did my 20-mile pre-marathon run and then realised that I have miscalculated my 5k / month steps and could actually go straight to marathon in May rather than going 23.1 and marathon in June. I might change my plan to that but won't decide until after Ibiza.

I have booked in for a couple of massage appointments before Ibiza to try and get my hip sorted as much as I can. My consultant appointment for injections is scheduled for 2 days before I fly, but will just be a consultation and not the injections. 

I have managed to turn up my swim speed a little, but not really to where ti should be, and only by cutting all my sessions shorter. 

And as always I have lost the will to do weights and yoga and core and so they all fall behind.

Racing this coming weekend at Balmoral Duathlon. Should at least be a gauge of how my mountain biking is this year, and then fly out to Ibiza next Friday.

Will hopefully do a preview post before then. Basically the fields are massive so little likelihood of placing as highly as last year, but I have calculated them out on percentages of field sizes to set my targets instead. 


Actuals, (Target) - 

Swim 6.6 miles /  10,700m. (4.8 miles).
Bike 85.3 miles. (70.0 miles). MTB 30.2 miles. (23.3 miles).
Run 46.9 miles. (46.2 miles).

0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 0 mins of yoga. 

Cumulative Actual, (Cumulative Target), [Cumulative Stretch] -

S 49.1, (49.8), [52.2],
B 632.1, (560.0), [588.0],  MTB 167.0, (186.7), [196.0],
R 339.2, (349.8), [367.3].

Core         - 9, (9), [15]  
Weights    - 11, (9), [15]
Stretching - 3, (7), [10]
Yoga         - 30, (13), [32]. 

Fast run sessions - 14, (>15).

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