Training Review - Weeks 46 & 47

Last proper race of the year done. 

I had a decent day out at Dundee Aquathlon. Swam 12:20 for 750m in a lane where there was a lot changing going on between the other athletes. Then ran a 19:30 for 5k on a lumpy course in the cold and rain. Neither are my best, but for this point in the season I am happy with both. 

I also went out with Slioch and did a 23:17 Parkrun. We could probably have gone faster, but I arrived late and had to skip my warm up, and by the point in the race that I felt I could go, he had decided to settle at the slower pace. 

A bit short on the bike as I missed a spin session and the weekend was so grey and cold that I decided not to bother going out as much as I had planned. 

I also ran just about enough to keep my backlog shrinking (by half a mile over the two weeks). 

My big win was in the pool though. I did two near-hour-long swims at the weekend to clear more than half of my swim backlog, and at the same time took me to my second longest swim year ever. 


Actuals, (Target) - 

Swim 10.5 miles / 16,900 m. (7.0 miles).
Bike 63.9 miles. (84.0 miles). MTB 0.0 miles. (28.0 miles).
Run 46.9 miles. (46.2 miles).

0 short core, 0 short light weights and 1 stretching / rollering session. 29 mins of yoga. 

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

S 137.7, (139.4), [146.3],
B 1,889.6, (1,923.8), [2,020.0],  MTB 472.4, (641.3), [673.3],
R 995.9, (1,013.4), [1,064.1].

Core         - 12, (30), [45]  
Weights    - 15, (30), [45]
Stretching - 11, (30), [45]
Yoga         - 45, (45), [59]. 

Fast run sessions - 44, (>45).

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