Kevin's Training Diary of 2024

12 weeks in to the year and my race season is effectively over. Not through any physical injury, but just because I just don't care any more. With the loss of both Worlds (logistics) and Euros (course) from my calendar that basically gutted my season and all of the other races are centered around being ready for those. Actuals, (T arget) -  Swim 5.6  miles / 9,000 m. (5.6 miles). Bike 89.1 miles. (84.0 miles).   MTB 10.1 miles. (28.0 miles). Run 39.6  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 36.6, (38.6),   [40.5] , B 486.9, (470.0) ,   [493.5] ,     MTB 35.9, (133.3),   [140.0], R 260.6, (273.9),   [287.6 ]. Core         - 12, (10),   [12 ]   Weights    - 8 , (10),   [12] Stretching - 6, (10),   [1...

So the courses for my Portugal races are out. And they are no longer my races. The video of the mountain bike course has been filmed by someone riding round it on a touring bike. I would get more hills and a rougher surface riding my bike to Lidl. There is no point in me trying to race at that level in what is effectively a draft legal road race where you have to ride a mountain bike. So I am out of those, and that leaves the Aquathlon. It has also changed format to run-swim-run, which I have never done, am not interested in doing, and certainly not interested in spending over £1,000 travelling to. So I am out, and having already decided not to go to Australia for Worlds that leaves me with no International races this year. Given my place at the upper end of my age-group, and the available races, my route back in to next years team and any future International teams looks difficult as well. I lost some time this fortnight to being away, and to some mental health issues. I have also pro...