Training Review - Weeks 33 & 34

I had a hugely productive weekend as I started in to the La Vuelta section of my 10% of Grand Tours challenge as well as doing a Parkrun and a solid swim session, alongside a huge amount of gardening work and multiple skip trips. I logged over 55,000 steps over the two days even though I had started the garden clearing work on Thursday and Friday evenings. The flip side of that is that I forgot about posting this, and I have still not got anywhere near writing my reviews for my 6 International races this year.

This weekend I am going to Loch Ore to try and secure a qualification spot for the European Cross Triathlon Championships in Banyoles in 2026. I have already secured a Duathlon spot as a pre-qualifier for finishing in the top-10 and top-3 Brits at the 2025 Xterra race in Czechia.

 

Between now and then I have a slightly unusual week as Lorna is away for a work thing for the rest of the week so me and Slioch will be trying to fit in boys adventures, and I have a trip to the dentist and a cinema trip for the Chris Nolan season showing of Tenet while still trying to fix my mtb (I lost a headset spacer on the way back from Czechia and the rear tyre looks fine but has a slow leak somewhere).

 

At some point I also have to decide when my season finishes. I could end it at lunch time on Sunday. I could add a week and go to Knockburn for their standard triathlon, which includes a qualifier for next years World Champs in Pontevedra. I could go a week further than that and race Aviemore after last year’s disappointment.

 

I have other races in Winter (Dundee Aquathlon, maybe Fraserburgh Half Marathon, maybe Peterhead 10k, …) so I could use a break before they start coming.


Actuals, (Target) - 

Swim 3.8 miles / 6,100 m. (4.9 miles).

Bike 82.5 miles. (86.0 miles). MTB 0.0 miles. (25.8 miles).

Run 43.7 miles. (37.8 miles). 

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

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

S 71.3, (77.4), [83.2],
B 1,301.5, (1,206.0), [1,278.0],  MTB 438.9, (361.8), [383.4],
R 681.8, (726.6), [762.9].

Core         - 9, (14), [32], 
Weights    - 9, (14), [32],
Stretching - 7, (14), [32],
Yoga         - 33, (28), [42]. 

Fast run sessions - 38, (34).

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