The Eternal Struggle!

Well, we are beginning to see the end if winter (I hope!), its staying lighter later at night and the last couple of days have certainly been warmer than the minus temperatures we were subjected to the last few weeks.

But, the eternal struggle still carries on.... picture the alarm going off on a Wednesday morning at 5am, the bedside lap being turned on, and me turning over and going back to sleep... it seems to be a common occurrence for me.

Granted I do make quite a few early morning starts, most weeks I plan 3 or 4 and make most of them... but its rare I mate all of them. This morning was a prime example. I was awake as soon as my alarm went off, but I just couldn't drag myself out of bed to get ready for my run.

Maybe I'm kidding myself that it is easier when the mornings are lighter, but I really think it is... I guess we will see in a few months, at the moment I have no idea how I can motivate myself to make every morning training session. If I did, it would make my weeks so much easier, instead I have to do two training sessions in the evening, which loses valuable recovery time.

Does the extra hour in bed in the morning make up for the lost recovery time in the evenings? Who knows, I would guess not.

It's not as if I am always still tired from the previous days exercise either, on one occasion I have just lay in bed, not going back to sleep instead of getting out. Granted that was in the colder mornings.

So that is my next task, possibly I will give up going back to sleep for lent?

Last Week

Overall, last week was a good week. Did 16 hours training overall. Including a long bike of 3 hours 30 minutes on Saturday (103km). First time I have gone over 100km on the bike... only 80km to go! ha ha!

The 10km run route i do twice a week, my average times are coming down all the time. Averaging under 41 minutes now, which was over 43 minutes back in November... so at the same time as getting stronger I seem to be getting quicker... more by accident than planned.

Hoping to get the bike out on the road again soon when it really does warm up... looking forward to it. getting a bit sick of the turbo trainer!



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