Chowders wrote:
This coming week Iāll be aiming to get back into the race-build routine (albeit I am working around another, shorter, family trip on Thu/Fri and a wedding on Sat). Iāve been thinking itās 5 or 6 weeks until my first race but just counted and itās 7 - so thatās good!
I feel like Iāve made a positive change recently with sleep habits - just need to make that absolutely routine. Iām going to focus on better nutrition this week (which I feel in recent months has been ok but not great). Donāt want to overcomplicate - the plan is simple to choose the most nutrient-dense option I can for each meal and snack.
It was a decent training week last week, albeit with some compromises for family & social. 11k swim, 5hrs bike, 3hrs run, no strength session, 2/4 prehab sessions.
But Iām sick again as of Sun (sat next to an ill sister in a car for 7hrs on Fri so fairly obvious what the source was!) - so this week hasnāt got off to a good start. Iām feeling much better today though so hopefully itās not something that will linger. Assuming Iām well, Iāve got dental work on Wed and have been advised to take it easy and stay out of pool for 24-48hrs afterwards. So this week is just going to be a case of getting a bit of exercise done when I can and hopefully by the weekend (at least) Iāll be ātrainingā again.
Sleep is still good. Regarding my nutrition focus for last week - letās just say my preparation, resolve and commitment wasnāt up to the challenge of travel (inc delays) and socials. Iāll try again this week (comfort eating whilst sick and/or the dental work constraints will be the new challenge)!
Itās 5 weeks including this week until my first race and another 5 weeks until my first āAā race. The past few weeks have been āsnakes & laddersā so Iām not really sure about where my fitness is and I feel a bit behind where I want to be but I still have time to do a solid build phase.