Day 1 at week 16

Yesterday was my first day of the 16 week training plan I am using to get to Cairns in June.
2km medium pace swim in the morning then a 4km easy run and a SufferFest video in the evening.
This wasn't to bad. It was certainly not as hard going as the lead up to the 16 week mark.

I felt heavy in the pool and easily distracted. It was reflected in my pace in the laps however the pace overall wasn't too bad given the new stroke style I am working on at the moment.
I found it wasn't taking long to deplete the oxygen in my body tissue which made me sink.
It might be the percentage of fat to muscle I have since the increase of my recent training volume or it just might have been just one of those days.
I thought I'd only done 1500 metres but was happily surprised to hear the Garmin chime when I hit the final lap approaching 2km.
2km in 39 minutes on the dot. Just enough time to get changed and head to work on time.

The training plan actually said I needed to do 4km but when the pool opens at 5:30 and I need to get to the train station for the 6:30 train, it makes it hard do 80 minutes of training.
Some of the planned sessions will have to change but one thing is clear. The weekends will need to be used as the big training day catch up sessions, linking all the disciplines.

I have incorporated private training gym sessions into the training plan for 6pm, every Tuesday. After that smashfest this afternoon I will have to run for an hour doing hills.

Now... Time to use the train to catch up on some sleep. Great for the neck! Hopefully I don't sleep through my stop like yesterday. It is going to be a busy day!

Bye for now...