Training Review - Weeks 33 & 34

No surprises, a week late again. And I am only writing this one because I can't sleep. 

My left hip is giving me persistent problems now and I am struggling to run anything beyond 4k, yet I have signed up for two races that I don't even want to do. 

Next weekend is the Scottish Standard Champs at Knockburn. It is too late in the year. Too cold (BBC says 15 degC air temp) and it will likely be wet roads that aren't suitable for time trial riding (BBC currently says 78% chance of rain at race time). I only signed up because it is local to me and it is included in my internal Club Championships events. 

The weekend after that is the Brirsh and Scottish Cross Triathlon Championships at Aviemore. Even later in the year. Even colder (BBC doesn't go that far but has 11 degC air temp at race time the day before and Loch Morlich is guaranteed to be colder still). I had to sign up to this one because the qualifying race I wanted to use for next year's World and Euro Cross Tri events has moved to October and there is no amount of wetsuit that is getting me in Scottish water outdoors that late in the year.

Being both the Scottish and British Champs I expect the field to be strong, but I don't think that will matter as I likely won't finish a triathlon in those conditions anyway. At that point it isn't a triathlon race, it is just an adventure challenge for masochists. It will be interesting to see on the day whether the British Triathlon officials take the temperature measurement tables seriously, and if they do what happens to the event as the course isn't really suitable for a last miunte duathlon. 

I might not even get as far as either start line anyway as I currently have mechanical issues with both bikes and no time between now and the events to sort them. 


Actuals, (Target) - 

Swim 3.7 miles / 5,900 m. (4.9 miles).

Bike 81.2 miles. (84.0 miles). MTB 47.1 miles. (30.2 miles).

Run 44.5 miles. (37.8 miles). 

6 short core, 2 short light weights and 9 stretching / rollering session. 115 mins of yoga. 

Cumulative Actual, (Cumulative Target), [Cumulative Stretch] -

S 84.9, (83.8), [90.1],
B 1,325, (1,349), [1,450],  MTB 401.7, (485.6),
R 688.7, (734.3), [789.4]

Core         - 28, (17), [34], 
Weights    - 28, (17), [34],
Stretching - 12, (17), [34],
Yoga         - 35, [34]. 

Fast run sessions - 35, (34).

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