3 Weeks Consistency

3 Weeks consistent training completed. Feeling fatigued as the lack of regular training takes its toll on the old bones. It's another long sweetspot intervals followed by a 7 - 8 mile alternating pace run at Rocester tomorrow. Let's see how a longer session feels after 3 weeks of short relatively hard training. Some reverse periodisation here may just put me in some sort of shape for the Darley Duathlon at the end of August. I'm confident of running aeound 6:20 mile pace off the bike. Just not feeling the speed on the bike yet. Maybe next year! As for today it's another turbo technique session.

Consistency for First Time in 2017

Well, a small victory but that's what it feels like to complete a full week of training. Included in that week was a brick session, a tt of 10 miles with an increase in ftp of 16W, a TRX conditioning session and a steady run. And now I'm tired! Just on the turbo doing a level 2 session prior to tomorrow's brick session which will be longer as 3 x 8 miles on the single speed at sweetspot followed by a 6 mile alternating hard/steady run. Whilst I know I could get into shape quickly in the past, it feels different this year. Too much down time and stress. The TT this week was an improvement and more controlled. If I crack 24 min by end of August I'll be happy.

A Race!

Well in terms of triathlon and all things multisport 2017 has been a massive write off. I am not in any type of physical shape to race. I have completed some weekend sessions and minimal tick over training during the week. The underlying problem is that I am just too tired from long work days. There are over afoot to change my work pattern and this should help with training and recovery. I have set a target to compete at the Darley Duathlon at the end of August. This is a local event and pretty low key. Not sure what shape I can get myself in but I will aim to gauge fitness with some key sessions and some local evening time trial events over 10 milew. In the past I have been able to get in reasonably decent shape quickly. However, the last 5. Have taken a huge toll on my physical well-being. Let's see what can be done and not aim for the world! The long game is the. Way to go and that means aiming for the Outlaw 2018 to get back in the game. Then, when I move to my next age group in 2019, I take a serious shot at getting as close as possible to 10:15 for the Outlaw. Training updates dates to follow.