Fling training week 2 - 85% managed it!
Monday - Strength & Conditioning. I woke up & said to myself, 'I'll do a Vlad Ixel workout for 16 minutes then do Nic's programme later'. Then the other side of my brain told me 'you're a lying ba****d!'. So I broke it down. I done the 12 minutes of HIIT for the warm up then see how I get on with weights. I managed to do it all. Then felt really proud of myself I started the week strong. It helps psychologically for setting the week up therefore that will be the plan for me going forward.
Tuesday - Intervals. Played a wee game of 'beat the Garmin'. When I set up the workout, this is what Garmin told me I would do it in.....
This is the reason I didn't do this while A was at rugby last week as it would have took me past the hour. Here's what I managed to do it in.....
It was a really tough workout! 1km intervals are SAVAGE! Thankfully I had 2 of those then 4 500m blocks with rest in between. No cheat shoes either. As tough as it felt, I got a boost knowing I'd done my best & smashed that workout time Garmin suggested. The legs felt really tender later that night, especially the medial hamstrings. John got the massage gun on them which was agony at first but then eased off. I had an inkling it was overuse and maybe too much too quickly so I messaged my physio pal to check in. He confirmed this was the case and to make some sensible training decisions for the rest of the week.
Wednesday - Strength & Conditioning. Which didn't happen. Legs were still sore from Monday and Tuesday. I didn't do nothing though, I still went for a walk to see if it helped. I think it did a bit.
Thursday - Turbo trainer for 30 mins. This was a nice night again & I still don't have my zwift account set up. Easy run it is. It felt good & couldn't be too long as I was recording the podcast later that evening. 7km managed.
Friday - Rest day. Walk or yoga. I didn't do either sadly. Will bear this in mind for next week & do something in the morning at least.
Saturday - Long run. Another last minute decision of where to go & so last minute the decision was made in the car to go to Gardhaban woods car park. I was fortunate only one other car was parked there. When I got out of the car hearing the birds singing I knew this was the perfect decision. It was so peaceful. The plan stated 90 minutes but it was a cert that I'd be summiting Conic hill. I also need to practice and get used to fuelling. If I can manage that it would make things a lot better. Stevie recommended these -
They're decent with a good amount of carbs in them! I'll definitely need something else though as I can imagine them being really sickly on top of tailwind.
The last time I was on this part of the course was November & it was really icy. It was nice to get a gorgeous day for the views but again really tough. I wished I'd packed my 2L bladder as well as the flasks as it was really hot yet I was being mindful of having enough fluids. 500ml of tailwind and 500ml water definitely wasn't enough.
Once I'd got my pictures at the top of Conic it was back down again. The path was steep & I'm yet to find confidence on downhills I've found. 2h 17m and 442m elevation. It was a decent shift & I enjoyed it. Enjoying I won't have to summit the course on Fling day!
When I drove to Drymen I needed coke for sure but then spotted chocolate milkshake as well as recommended by a pal.
They were much needed!
Sunday - Easy run. 45 minutes on the plan. My oldest had something on near Croy hill so I jumped at the chance while she was doing that, that was my run. Another good one, 5km with 128m elevation. It's good to have a hill nearby like that for building the hill legs again without having to go to the nearest munro which is over an hour away. Chatlerhault and the Kilpatricks are my other 'go-to's'. On this run I also picked up some rubbish & tidied the trails after being inspired by a Wildheart runner.
Overall I've had a decent training week. I'm tired tonight and plan on doing some yoga before bed to wind down. I need to fill out my mindset journal as I felt that helped & made me focus on the week. Like last week I need to start doing these things earlier, but I'm earlier than last week & feel writing this blog is helping.
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