A good couple of weeks training following the race - 18 hours and 19.5, beginning to get tough to fit in the hours. Have had some 5am starts to achieve this!!!! - still, feels great at 7.30am going off to work having already completed a 2 hour session..
I have however re-acquainted myself with an old groin strain, fortunately this last week has been a 13 hour rest week so I have only swam and biked, laying off the running. I wont run again until Friday in La-Santa, hopefully this will give it the chance to recover (feels good already, fingers crossed)
Cant wait for La-Santa, clubs for the children, a beautifull island to ride around, olympic facitiliets warm weather, and a massage - yes a massage, might even have two while there. I can get the training volume up to the required 20/21 hours a week (theres one more build cycle after this which takes me to 23/24 hours a week for 3 weeks) then its tapering down dowards the race, keeping the intensity up but dropping the volume each week so the body is full of energy come race day - that's the theory anyway.
I am now riding the 116km round trip to work twice a week which is feeling easier each time. Need to remember a long sleeve shirt though as the midgies are having a banquet on my arms at the moment. Thought I was going to fast for them to catch me!!
Checked my wiggle account yesterday - scary!, wo one warned me about the addiction to spend new gear. Who would of thought lycra tights and a comfortable saddle could mont up so much...........
Next post after La-Santa.
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