Progress Report: 20 weeks to go

The week before last I decided on a recovery week, so dropped the hours down to about 9 and tried to get as much rest as possible... had felt lethargic and tired the week before and i was due a rest after 5 solid weeks since Christmas.

This week just gone, i was back into it. Unfortunately, the cold weather and snow stunted my motivation slightly, so all my usual weekly early morning sessions didn't happen, not really a great idea because it meant moving them all to the evenings, meaning i was going to bed later and later and missing the next morning session, a vicious circle all week.

But i finished the week with a good weekend, a 3 hours 20 minute (97km) ride on the turbo on Saturday and a long run on Sunday on tired legs. was a struggle but managed 22km and it felt like a mental achievement more than a physical one, which will hopefully help me in the darker hours of racing. I still did 14 hours for the week, so I'm still training very well.

Also earlier in the week I upped my Tuesday swim to 3500m for the first time this season, as boring as it was in the pool, it felt like a good to almost get to race distance this early.

So... as the title suggests, 20 weeks to go! Feeling pretty good at this stage, over half way there on the bike now,way ahead on running and ticking over nicely in the pool.

I will still be putting in extra hours on the bike to get stronger in that area and still steadily increasing the hours overall.

Just praying for some warmer weather now, might be easier to get out of bed.




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