Training Review - Weeks 18 & 19

So the last fortnight was dominated by racing really well in Ibiza, and then attempting to recover, completely failing to recover, and then racing really badly at the North District Championships. I managed to rack up another win in the 400m Hurdles, but I think it was the worst time I have ever run. I also managed to damage my hip in the process and ran a frankly terrible 5k on the back of it. 

A lot of the failure to recover had been from the stress of my car not starting when we got back from holiday and a week later there has been no progress on that, and from work and job interviews. 

I have somehow managed to fall quite far behind on running miles despite putting 6 running races in to the last fortnight, but my plan to run a marathon distance some time this month should cut that in half before my next update. More of a problem is that I am suddenly behind on swimming and with Bucksburn pool closing I am going to struggle to keep up my planned mileage, never mind catch up a backlog. 

I also need to get some more outdoor swimming done. I didn't struggle in Ibiza as the water was about as calm as any sea swim I have ever done. But I should still be getting more in.


Actuals, (Target) - 

Swim 2.8 miles /  4,750m. (4.8 miles).
Bike 62.7 miles. (70.0 miles). MTB 33.0 miles. (23.3 miles).
Run 34.9 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 58.0, (59.3), [62.2],
B 777.6, (700.0), [735.0],  MTB 247.7.0, (233.3), [245.0],
R 402.3, (442.2), [464.3].

Core         - 9, (11), [19]  
Weights    - 11, (11), [19]
Stretching - 3, (7), [10]
Yoga         - 30, (15), [36]. 

Fast run sessions - 21, (>19).

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