This day off was more of a recovery day than usual as I slept late. Or at least stayed in bed til 10h00. My internal alarm wakes me at my normal weekday hour of 04h30 but for once I actually fell back into a dream-filled sleep on and off. It was a luxury.
Had I been working, I would have gotten up at 05h30 and done a core, strength and stretch workout for 1 hour. I thought I'd do the same but later on today but errands and much needed household chores prevailed! I hadn't passed the vacuum in over a week and the place was a tip believe me.
Aside: The central vac set off the smoke detector which triggered our alarm service to call the fire dept last time I used it. How did the vacuum do that? All the dust - including fireplace dust & ash - filled the basement where the vac drum is located. It was like a sand storm! Barry had the repair guy in and apparently a tube from the container itself was no longer connected - duh!
Just back from a 2.6km walk at Bell Park (a Provincial Park at the end of our lake that is 1 km drive or run). Very rare these days that Sealey has both Barry and particularly me for company. It was sunny and snow-covered. We encountered 2 puppies with their new 20 something 1st-time moms! Adorable they were - Leonard (6 months) and Cally (4 months). All three dogs had fun getting to know one another and we were just as delighted if not more so!
Don't I'll be doing much more this evening which is perfectly OK as my Training Plan (TP) says anything today is optional and no more than a light swim or weights.
Just as well - this week training is gonna be tough! I don't allow myself to look ahead too soon. Frankly, it freaks me out until it has arrived. What I mean is 5 weeks ago, if I looked at these last two weeks for too long, I would have been scared to death. Now, looking ahead to mid-March would likely do that. It is all gradual and make sense once I've arrived there. Biggest challenge of the week is that my morning bike has gone from 1hr15min to 1hr30min!! It may not seem like much and it isn't in terms of the workout - it means I have to get up even earlier! Soon, I might as well not even go to bed - lol!
Last week's training hours: 16 hours 14 min 55 sec. I'm surprised it added up to so much as I felt pretty good - a bit sore but I've been more fatigue. I have a feeling by the end of this week I'll be sooo happy that next week is recovery & test week which means lower volume overall.
Oh! to see what training blocks I'm in and what kind of volume I'm doing per sport and total per week - have a look under the Annual Training Plan menu! Training Peaks makes it easy for me to update.
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