Flat as a.....

Felt pretty lethargic & flat during my training earlier in the week. I've had no less sleep than normal. I just think that the madness of the last 2 months has caught up with me. In that time aside from work & training, I have done my Senior First Aid certificate, trained with Emazon for 6 hours over 2 days, travelled to Qld for the Worlds, completed by pracs for my Cert III plus the written assignments and finalised the wedding. Far. Out. No wonder I'm tired! Very much looking forward to kicking back & drinking cocktails on a tropical island in a couple of weeks :-))

Mon: about 2.7km swim at squad tonight. Tonight was all about distance & pacing; very few drills. I must have been more tired than I felt because my stroke seemed to fall apart a bit more than normal.

Tue: still tired & up early for a 45min ride on the trainer. Again, I wasn't organised enough to get outside & do this. I also didn't drink enough during & after swim squad last night so I was really dehydrated during this ride & it showed. Yet another lesson learnt! 18.5k. AvC89. AvHR55% (!!)

Wed: another strength session before work, this time using a few tricks I've used as part of my Cert III. Good fun.

Thu: up @ 5am again this time for a 58mims bike session on the trainer including 3 x 8mins @ race pace. Still felt a bit lethargic but much better than on Tuesday. Yes I am trying to look after myself TA :-)) Finished with 28.5k. AvC87. No HR number as I had forgotten to recharge Garmin Electra.

Fri: rest. Was supposed to swim but instead (for the first time in about 7 weeks) I skipped my session. A combination of "couldn't be a*sed", too much work to do ahead of our holiday & I figured the rest would probably be better given my less than stellar training earlier in the week.

Sat: yesterday's rest seemed to make the difference. Had a great & really enjoyable 2.10 ride (inc 15mins @ race pace) along the Northern Road on a beautiful warm spring morning. After a bit of a sleep-in, I started my ride about 9am. I was joined briefly by R but otherwise just enjoyed the beautiful sunshine & easy ride. Throw in a facial in the afternoon & finishing my final written assessment for my Certificate III course late on Friday night & it was a great start to the weekend. 52.19k. Av.23.8k/h. AvC85. Av135HR

Sun: rest day but no sleep in. Headed to the airport to pick up my 'baby' brother & his g/f who have arrived from Canada for the wedding & to introduce them to R for the first time! Exciting times!

11 sleeps to go now!

MTD:
Swim - 11.2k
Bike - 308.6k