It's good ... It's bad ... It's good ... It's bad ...
What is? Training. Since Bala training has been somewhat sporadic and completing 3 races in 10 days recently meant I was either trying to recover from one race or not wanting to overtrain prior to the next race. So last weekend I tried to ease myself back into a decent training programme. I had an enjoyable Sunday morning on the bike but on Monday went to the gym to swim but the pool was closed. OK, flexibility being one of the keys of Air Power I did a 30 minute core, stretch and flex session and in the evening headed for the garage for 2 x 20 minutes on the turbo. However, halfway through I climbed off. Legs were good, breathing was OK, but my heart just wasn't in it. Was I listening to my body that needed a rest, or should I have just HTFU'd? In the past I have been in both camps but this time I didn't feel that, physically, I needed to rest, so perhaps it was just a case of HTFU. Tuesday, though, I decided to commute to work on the bike; just over 25 miles each way and really enjoyed it. And this morning I went to the pool (open now) and had a really good 40 minute session. So all seems well, although I think the crunch will come this evening when it's back on the turbo for the 6 x 6 session.
Train smart folks.
Resetting - 5K Fitness Baseline Race
4 months ago
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I commuted to work today. It took me 3 minutes each way on foot. I was feeling tired or it would've been faster.
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