Training Review - Weeks 9 & 10

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 probably lost the opportunity for about half of the things on my adventure list for the year, as they were tied to racing abroad.   


Actuals, (Target) - 

Swim 5.2 miles / 8,400 m. (5.6 miles).
Bike 44.4 miles. (84.0 miles). MTB 19.4 miles. (28.0 miles).
Run 35.3 miles. (46.2 miles).

0 short core, 0 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 51 mins of yoga. 

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

S 31.0, (32.0), [33.6],
B 397.8, (400.0), [420.0],  MTB 35.9, (133.3), [140.0],
R 221.0, (227.7), [239.1].

Core         - 12, (10), [12]  
Weights    - 8, (10), [12]
Stretching - 6, (10), [12]
Yoga         - 21, (9), [10]. 

Fast run sessions - 5, (10).

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