Kevins Training Diary 2026

Weirdly, having accepted that my run isn't going to improve until I get my next hip injections I then went out for a 10k race which started in the cold and wet with a huge headwind, and came out of it with a 41:12. I did then lose most of the next week betwen fatigue, work (including visiting offshore) and life in general. not helped by turning up 15 mins late for the start of a 16.5 mile race and instead just logging 4 miles easy.  I have been getting out on the mountain bike more, which has meant coming up short on bike miles overall as they are just so much slower. I am going to miss more swimming next week as the pool is closed for a championship event.  Actuals, (T arget) -  Swim  4.8   miles / 7,750  m.  (5.6 miles). Bike 35.6   miles. (90.0 miles) .   MTB 35.6   miles. (30.0 miles). Run 35.6   miles. (46.2  miles).   2 short core,  2   short light weights   and  0  stretching / rollering ses...

  Race season is properly on now and I have done duathlons back-to-back. Both of them I have struggled to run and then been happy with my bike. At some point I am going to have to accept that until I get my hip injections running is going to be worse than I would like.  Actuals, (T arget) -  Swim 7.0  miles / 11,300  m.  (6.3 miles). Bike  115.3   miles. (90.0 miles) .   MTB  21.2   miles. (30.0 miles). Run  46.1   miles. (46.2  miles).   0 short core,  2   short light weights   and  0  stretching / rollering session.  17   mins of yoga.   Cumulative Actual, (Cumulative Target), [Cumulative Stretch] - S 34.8 , (34.3 ),   [36.9] , B  474.5 , (524.0) ,   [563.3] ,     MTB 55.2 , (188.6) , R  273.9 , (291.0),   [312.8] . Core         -  13 , (6),   [12 ] ,  Weights    - 8 , (6),   [12], Stretc...

I had my first race of the season, and we had a week of holiday on the back of that where I planned to put in a heavy week. Instead I missed a day with a migraine and then mislaid some other bits and pieces as I try to sell my house. My race at Glasgow Uni Aquathlon went quite well. My first race as a 50-54 and I managed to win that, only they did the age-groups in 50-59 so I only got awarded seond place. I had a great swim. I missed a PB by less than 10 seconds and I lost more than that to overtaking. I didn't have a great run, but I was happy enough that it was steady.  I did manage a long mountain bike ride, and some longer runs.  I have managed to slip behind all of my annual targets now and my hip is bothering me more each week. I still have no updated on when my next round of injections might be.  Actuals, (T arget) -  Swim  4.2  miles / 6,750  m.  (7.0 miles). Bike 99.4  miles. (98.0 miles) .   MTB  21.4   miles. (35.3 m...

I am still swimming plenty and that is showing on the clock now. A CSS test this week came out at 1:37. Not my best, but a lot better than the 1:42 I did at the end of last race season.  I am way under on bike miles again as weather and life keep interfering, but I did at least get out on the mountain bike today. Only my second mtb ride of the year but the new brake lever works (although the angle needs adjusting a bit and I didn't have my multi-tool with me). I still haven't fitted the electronic shifters that I ordered at Xmas. Running has been up and down. My back/hip are giving me problems some days that are reducing me to an old man shuffle, but then other days I seem to be fine.  I did a parkrun at Hazelhead yesterday and put in a more solid performance than I expected. 21:21 is still not fast, and even given the hill in that course it is still far from what I want to be doing. But it is a step improvement on where I have been.  Monikie Duathlon was postponed for ic...

I had planned for my S-curves to lighten up slightly after January as I should have had a solid 30 miles/week run block in Nov-Jan to build my fitness. However, the weather and my calf issues scuppered that and I have gone over run miles in this fortnight trying to cover that gap.  Life, and the extended period of hideous weather that looks to continue well in to next week, have been getting in the way of the bike. And I haven't been in a place to make it up on the turbo or spinning bike. I did manage some commuting, but I bailed on trying to take the mountain bike out at the weekends in persistent driving rain and temperatures in the 0-5deg C ranges. I did get as far as swinging my leg over the bike today then realised that somehow I had bent, and then snapped my rear brake lever. Swimming, I have taken advantage of being so far ahead of my mileage target to do a little less in this block. I am still struggling with inconsistency between sessions that isn't explained away by f...

I am still racking up swim miles to stay well ahead of my targets, and have been consistent about core, yoga and weights sessions, even to the point of going to an organised yoga class this week.  The weather, and my unwillingness to get out of bed at 6am to fight against it for my commute, is still impacting on run and bike progress though. And especially mountain bike progress as I have only had that bike out of the garage once so far this year. I am happy enough with the block I have put in to start the year given the weather constraints. My run miles target on my S-curve comes down slightly this week as I was expecting to be further in to a big block. I will take this week as it comes and see whetehr I actually drop those number or put in another couple of 28+ mile weeks instead.  Actuals, (T arget) -  Swim 8.4  miles / 13,500  m.  (7.0 miles). Bike 85.3  miles. (98.0 miles).   MTB 8.2  miles. (35.3 miles). Run 56.1   miles. (56.0 ...