Last big block of 2011?

I've pretty much finished my last big block of training for the year & I'm in a recovery week before a few peaking and taper weeks. I'm quite chuffed that I managed to hit almost every workout in a disrupted schedule, although the running has been limited to aerobic stuff of gradually increasing duration. I've lost a shocking amount of run fitness this year, even with all the biking, and truly have been running very poorly. But if I can keep going without hurting myself again...

Swimming has been good, picking up a better movement in my left arm, biking seems to be good (but what the hell can I know without a power meter?) and I've got a lovely level of fatigue to shake off this week. A mix of travelling, running exams, and training, family and work stress have all contributed to this. More on that another day. A holiday would be nice right now, but new students will be starting soon enough. I wish I could afford some winter sun.

I scrubbed summer races from my schedule because of family illness so I've been away from the triathlon scene for 6 weeks or so, but I entered the Bala standard distance triathlon early in the year as an end of season test against, hopefully, some top athletes. I should be able to make it to the start line, and I'm hoping that the weather will be good for a change so that camping will be pleasant. I've got some goals but the way my head is right now it'll probably just be a personal test of fitness and of my ability to find form as much as anything else.

I've got a monster appetite this week & can't stop drinking coffee. Time for another cup.

By Sam on August 17, 2011 9:00 PM | No Comments