LT: Week 1 Round-Up

Well my training week was a bit of a wash-out last week. For one reason or another (some within my control, some not) I ended up completing a measly 3 sessions. Three. Pathetic! Most annoyingly I missed out on the first of my beloved spin sessions this year, due to a friend staying over at the last minute (lovely to see the friend though!)

Actually though, I'm feeling pretty tired at the moment (alcohol, late nights and one or two hefty training sessions), and as Roj pointed out - this time last year I was doing practically nothing, so I'm not going to beat myself up about it. Another week I'll do much more and feel like I'm making excellent progress, and that's the way it has to go for me, because I can't predict when things are going to go awry or when I'm going to get the time [and energy] I hope for. I also know that if I expect too much of myself I'll push myself to the point of saying "Sod it. What's the point then?" when it goes wrong. It's all or nothing with me, so there's a perpetual balancing act between my expectations and my ability to pull it off.

So here's the sparse round-up.

M: day off after hefty bike ride on previous day
T: day off unexpectedly during friend's visit
W: 2h run @ base endurance (141-153bpm)
T: 75min gym session comprising 10min stationery bike @ tempo (154-160bpm) /lactate threshold (161-166bpm), 10min treadmill @ tempo/lactate threshold x3
F: off
S: 90min run @ base endurance with 4x Primrose Hill intervals (each approx 3 min @ race tempo (167-174bpm))
S: off with hangover after brother's visit!