Chowders wrote:
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.
Thankfully, the illness didnāt linger too long and I was able to get my dental surgery done (which went well and wasnāt too sore for too long afterwards). 5k swim, 7hrs bike, 45min run, strength session done, 1 of 4 prehab sessions done. This focus on nutrition has been interesting and revealing - Iāll spare you the details but letās just say I have work to do.
I now have 4 weeks (3 training weeks, including this week, plus a taper/travel week) before my first race. So hopefully this week will be the first of 3 solid training weeks (it started well yesterday - a āhard dayā training during which I felt decent for the first time in a while).
Decided to join my tri squadās twice weekly early morning turbo sessions for these 3 weeks (bit of a risk to my sleep regime but feels motivating and should be a good training stimulus).
Otherwise, my tri squad are organising a new duathlon this year so weāre visiting the venue on Sunday to check a few things.
And will be focussed on nudging my nutrition in a better direction.