Daz Does Tri

Week starts with a 4 day break with Ange, Vanessa and Paul to Sorrento so this is going to be damage limitation !!! Monday Up early and meet Dan for a CC loop. Nice and relaxed, legs better than expected for 8 @ 7.47/mm. Then head to Sorrento. Tuesday Nope Wednesday After a day of walking around Capri and an absolute killer of a hangover I hit the hotel treddy. No aircon, jesus this one was a grind. Really, REALLY did not fancy it. Decnide to do slightly less and slightly slower than target pace just to get my head into it. Session was 7 min [2] 5 min [2] 4 min [2] 2 min [2] 1 min [1] 1 min with 5 either side as warm up and cool down. Really short and sweet. First rep start at 17.6 kmph but after a minute I am bang in trouble. Finish up at 17 kmph and hang in and basically do each rep at that. I was absolutely dropping with sweat after that. 38 mins and I'd guess 5 miles with 20 mins at effort (and it was effort) Thursday Nope. Travel home, back at midnight. Friday Up and time for

Last week was all about getting back into a full routine and closing in on mileage. This week it's about starting to get on top of things. Main issue last week was starting to create and then carry larger amounts of fatigue through the week. Didn't help I had a lot on over the weekend as well as 2 tough volume sessions so finished the week incredibly knackered. Monday Wake up today and my left hip flexor is very tired and sore. Andy messaged overnight to say probably best to miss the speed work tonight and that makes sense. Rest day in order, I need to recover and feel fresh for the week ahead. Lots of rehab and a full recovery today. Good nights sleep and hopeully I be ready to go at it tomorrow. Fingers crossed if I get everything right the paces should feel slightly easier each week now and I have around a month to really relax on those paces. Again, as an older athlete listening to your body is key. When I was younger I could ride the lightening for weeks feeling exhausted,