11 hours this week
Back to work next week ![]()
11 hours this week
Back to work next week ![]()
The cold weather really impacts my motivation to train, I was in the garage for a short spin tonight and had my thermal leg warmers on ![]()
But the last two weeks have been 10 & 9 hours respectively, so that’s not bad given I was away for a few days and only running 8K, gave blood and Christmas\NYD of course.
Was probably a 60/40 split for cycling. A couple of gym sessions but even that was closed\reduced hours so not much opportunity.
The patellar tendon feels a bit sore so I’ll avoid running for a few days now and it should ease, will either go in the garage or back to the cardio stuff indoors like the X trainer\stairmill etc and see how that goes. That does depend on how busy the gym is.
Haven’t dared to go so far this year
It’s been very quiet the days I’ve been so far, fairly sure that will change tomorrow!
You are not wrong.
3h15 yesterday for myself.
2.5 hours on the bike, freezing, fan on with a towel on the an indoor drier blocking it, 20 minutes in sweating and freezing, move the towel drier arrangement (while riding) for a bit of breeze, nah too cold, move it back, too hot, too cold, this was repeated for over two hours.
45 min easy run in the ice was okay.
The mental toll was much more than the physically.
Today
30 minutes recovery full outdoor kit on, inc overshoes was okay as only 30 minutes ![]()
Not sure I’ve got the mental strength to face the cold again today (and not looking forward to the next two days)
Edit:-
Added a
2km jog in the snow
Lifted.
Spin class first thing.
8k mostly trail run including 10 hill reps in Newbold Comyn
45 min strength
Gym fist thing. -1 when I started.
Character building.
Love a good fist
-5 this morning, got the run kit out but not running. Thinking about the treadmill later. Maybe after a bike.
3 weeks of no speed work, plus lingering flu meant my treadmill session wasn’t great.
Could only manage 2 minutes at the speed I was doing 5 minutes at 4 weeks ago.
10 x 2 mins just faster than 5km pace / 1 min recovery
am 12k trail run
pm 5k easy run with zl
Spin class first thing.
20 minute run at lunch.
am 6k easy run with zl
pm 30 min turbo - MyWhoosh - Easy money
50 minute slow and steady treadmill run.
Cold and dull.
Not feeling good, either the pint last night or a cold coming on. Bad sleep and sneezing.
Got it done.
Not a second spent in the saddle more than required ![]()
Run #3 completed. Holding my protocol of leaving 2 full days in between each run.
5.4km @ 5.14/km, 5.8km @ 5:01/km and 6.4km @ 4.58/km.
Nice, subtle progression there. Running all off the same RPE, with the watch hidden under my jacket sleeve.
All those odd, little muscles like in my feet, anterior tibialis etc are complaining as I run as they’ve been sat there doing nothing since October!
Steady as she goes.