Welcome to my training report for week commencing 26th January 2015. Part of a series of weekly reports, briefly summarising my training during that week and plans for the following week. You will find the vast majority of my workouts published through my Strava, Runkeeper and Movescount accounts. Where applicable I have provided direct links to specific workouts on Strava below, should you wish to see more detail on them. OK so lets get into it…
Last week (commencing 26th January 2015)
Race week has arrived! I started the week with the beginnings of a head cold, so backed right off and took it easy trying to shift it. This seemed to work, so for my final taper run I pushed the intensity as I usually would before a race. This resulted in knee pain on the Friday, which needed a quick assessment from a health professional. I was given the all clear to run and raced on Saturday as planned.
Feel free to read my full race report for The Peddars Way Ultra Marathon to find out how it went.
Monday
Very quick core session first thing in the morning
Tuesday
Twenty minute core session in the morning
Taper run, Ely
Wednesday
Complete rest
Thursday
Twenty minute core session in the morning
Final taper run, Ely
Friday
Complete rest, panicing about my knee!
Saturday/Race Day!
Peddars Way Ultra Marathon, Norfolk
Read my full race report for The Peddars Way Ultra Marathon to find out more about my race.
Sunday
Rest no training at all!!
Weekly summary:
10 hours and 39 minutes of training and racing, with a TSS of 705.5 and total distance of 88km broken down as follows:
- Run: 88km in 10h 39m
- Cycle: None
- Swim: None
- Core work: 0h 50m
Plan for next week (commencing 2nd February 2015)
Well its pretty simple really, there is no plan! Following the race my quads are pretty busted, so the aim of this week is to rest and recover, with any training taking place only when my body feels up to and at a nice easy place. The earliest I will run will be the weekend but it’s likely to be the following week to allow total recovery.
So that’s the plan! Feel free to follow my progress through my Strava, Runkeeper or Movescount accounts. Will be back next week with an update on how it went and plan for the next training block.