Fortnightly Review - Weeks 29 & 30

I finished my 1 mile per 10km for the Tour de France. I finished my 1 mile per 10km for the Tour de France Femmes. I am now beyond exhausted. My bike miles for the year so far are now in excess of my end of October target, and I have exceeded my end of year mountain biking miles target. two weeks out from ITU Bratislava I need to get off the bike, taper A LOT, and do some fast swimming. 

In terms of fast practice I did a couple of races, a super short Aquathlon at Knockburn where I came second in a small field. And a cross triathlon in Loch Lomond (with a swim about 250m longer than it should have been) where I came 7th overall, second Male Vet, 1st M45 which should qualify me for ITU Ibiza and ETU Wherever next year. 

I also picked off another Parkrun, doing Stonehaven, which is almost as tough and hilly a course as Crathes from the week before. 

I still haven't finished my Targu Mures blogs and I am not likely to do them this next week either as my laptop is going in to the Apple Store for a replacement battery.



Actuals, (Target) - 

Swim 5.3 miles / 8,480 m. (4.2 miles).
Bike 185.0 miles. (79.2 miles). MTB 39.9 miles. (19.8 miles)
Run 40.1 miles. (35.0 miles).

2 short core, 2 short light weights and 2 stretching / rollering session. 30 mins of yoga. 

Cumulative Actual, (Cumulative Target), [Cumulative Stretch] -

S 80.4, (75.6), [83.2],
B 1,638.7, (1,134.8), [1,248.2],  MTB 646.1, (283.7), [312.1],
R 646.1, (590.4), [649.4].

Core         - 28, (16), [22]  
Weights    - 28, (16), [22]
Stretching - 32, (18), [25]
Yoga         - 39, (24), [40]. 

Fast run sessions - 35, (>30).

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