The first step on the road is working out a training calendar with my wife. We share the available sessions around minding the family and work, where possible we will train together too, kinda like a date :)
Week 1 my main aim was to get kick started again.
For the past 2 years I've done the 5k Resolution Run in Renmore in Galway, this year it moved to a new route in the City. Unfortunately the little lad had been ill with what we found out to be an ear infection so I missed it this year. I got out instead for my own New Year's run.
Tuesday (1st Jan)
Easy Run - 10 mins warm up; 50mins Zone 3; 5 mins cool down 1:05 total / 9.2km
Back onto one of my favourite run routes from last year. Definitely going to be my testing ground for FTP for the season.
Tuesday: 12.00km, 01:08:56, AHR 144bpm, MxHR 179bpm, APace 05:42/km
Thursday
With no ill effects from Tuesdays run, biggest run in months, I was hoping to get out again today but opted for a nice little treadmill run instead. Much slower than I though and really strange compared to road running but there you go, that's why I love road.
Thursday: 6.00km, 00:39:14, AHR 148bpm, MxHR 181bpm, APace 06.32/km
Friday
Basic Run - 10 mins warm up; 50 mins Zone 2; 5 mins cool down 1:05 total / 9.2km
With Edel & the kids away for the night I decided to go for an evening run with my headlight. Same route as Tuesday, just not as far.
Friday: 11.02km, 01:02:12, AHR 144bpm. MxHR 162bpm, APace 05:39/km
Saturday
Awake early so I decided to give the turbo a visit. I've been a bit demotivated about the turbo on account of any excuse so it was time to make peace with it. Set myself up, before any breakfast with Miami Vice: Season 3 on the DVD and just rolled out a session.
Turbo: 25.21km, 01:00:01, AHR 135bpm, MxHr 154bpm, ASpeed 25.4km/h
Jumped off the bike and onto the treadmill for an interval run session. I struggled with the HR strap all the way through this so it made a complete joke of the data.
Interval Run: 15mins warm up; 6x 4mins on / 2 mins off; 5mins cool-down 00:56 total / 6.1km
Hard to call the intervals so I warmed up at 8km/hr and did incremental interval to have a 'look-see': 12 / 12.5 / 13 / 13.5 / 14 / 12 with recovery of 8km/hr each time.
Treadmill: 9.16km, 00:56:15, AHR 113bpm (?), MxHr 178bpm (?), APace 6:06/km
Sunday
Out on the road bike for a change of scenery and dose of freshair. Nothing dramatic here, all about trying to keep the HR stable and below my threshold calculation of 144bpm, my fat burning zone.
Sunday: 38.4km, 01:35:57
Week Totals
Swim: 0m
Bike: 63.6km
Run: 38km
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