Remembering...

No way Ewen - Canberra is a cyclists-heaven compared to riding in Sydney where (assuming you believed - which I don't) you could end up in heaven....

Recovery week - and for once I had done enough work in the last 3 weeks to feel it was justified. If only I could get a recovery week from work...

Mon: 2.8km at swim squad; my longest swim since January. I felt a bit flat in the water early in the session. The green frogs I ate beforehand because I was hungry didn't kick in until later in the session.

Tue: 40min pilates in the morning, otherwise rest.

Wed: easy strength session in the gym before work.

Thu: Happiness is an empty pool for a lunchtime swim :-) 2.1kms

Fri: 1hr pilates with Carly in the morning & then about 40mins walk from Pymont to Central station (thankfully I had my Frees with me & it wasn't in high heels) after work by the least direct route known to (wo)man kind...

Sat: This session was rather removed from anything I've been doing lately - 1hr hill reps walking / running up & down a fire trail - but it came about as part of the mentorship I need to do with a PT as part of my Cert IV course. I have found a local PT who not only does group training but is also an athletics coach as well as a keen trekker; needless to say, very similar interests to mine. So as part of the mentorship, I went to his session & my job was basically to position myself roughly half way up the hill and encourage / support etc the clients during their hill reps. It was the first time I've been on a trail since about May last year; gee I've missed it.. 30min pilates in the evening.

Sun: nada. Not evening any pilates. I thought I would be crippled and/or set back my recovery weeks after yesterday's session. But much to my surprise I was only a tiny bit tight through my hip flexors; all this pilates must be working :-) I was due to ride today but the rain in the morning saw me get a much-needed sleep-in. The weather cleared later in the afternoon but I decided to do a slightly longer ride tomorrow instead & get as much study done as possible given that I won't have the opportunity next weekend.

That brings my (official) recovery week to an end. But next week will be light on training as I am spending 4 days at the fitness industry convention which, when combined with the travelling, with make for some very long days.

MTD:
Swim -14.3km
Bike - 257.1km