Putting the Caught between thought and expression to bed now, it is still lurking for handy or useless tips if anybody wants to read it.
The new season starts now, I never really have a definitive season, it just blends, the Triathlon events have ceased but there are still events to be had, training continues, do what you feel you need to over the autumn/winter months. Some say it should be base training, with long slow runs and rides. OK, you may get the odd day when the sun comes out, the temperature approaches double figures, you have time off, your family say you can go out, the moon is blue and the planets have aligned, but what if that doesn't happen.
I advocate speed training for winter, and if the above happens go for it, but a LSD run/bike, getting cold, wet, miserable, and hacked off may not be the best. Speed, fast hard intervals, getting warm and staying warm, staying happy, the rain is lashing down, the wind howling and the pillars of heaven are shaking, but that quick hard session leaves a deep down warm feeling, you push it out, the steam rises from your body, you know in an hour you will be back home, a quality session in the bag, handling a bike at speed on a wet road, nervous at first, but a few shaky moments and your confidence improves .
So if the weather takes a turn for the worst, the turbo is calling from the garage, think twice before opting for the dry, train in it race in it.
So this week I have mainly been running, over (just ) 30 miles in a week, including the longest run in probably a year, a couple of rides out, two new KOMs, trying to keep my tally over ten ( even if no one else is playing ), and a couple of swim sessions totally about 9k.
Knees and calfs are a bit sore, but not as bad as I would have thought, during the longest run, every time any pain kicked in I would change the running technique until the pain went or minimalised, surprisingly enough by the end of the run I was running in my original form that of a heel striker, ok it may be against convention of fore/mid strike, barefoot technique, but if it keeps me running, relatively pain free. Then that's what it will be.
Will endevour to try another long run this week, opting for one longish run or ride a week, a short speed session again run and or bike and at least one swim, depending on the number of other swimmers using the postage stamp size pool, at least 2k each time.
I will try to post updates, but I hate being repetitive,