So I was pretty stiff today when I got up. This was compounded by a head cold thats been around in the background since Friday morning. Arms and shoulders plus stomach were the worst so much of it down to the gym session yesterday. I was tired but that might be due to losing the hour as the clocks went forward.
I'm certainly sleeping better at the moment as I've cranked up the training regime. I'm seeing an expotential decrease in my reading as my exercise increases. Once I'm sleeping I'm out cold, little or no dreaming and when I first wake its the usually when I should get up.
This evening I did a very easy 10K at marathon pace to try and just keep things ticking over and to try and loosen my muscles up a bit. Straight 6minute KM's so I was hardly breathing above normal on the flat/downhill sections. The saying is that you need to being able to hold a conversation and I could that without any problem.
I need a swim but to be honest I'm getting to the point where I'm not sure what the returns will be in thrashing another 2K in the pool. I can do the distance I'm sure. Naturally I still need to do it outdoors and in my wetsuit but right now I feel confident in clicking it off in 45-50mins max which is within the hour I have given to it. I think more bike work will bring bigger rewards. A 5% improvement in my bike ride would give me more reward than a 5% improvement in my swim time. Having a cold doesn't make me want to swim so its a feeble excuse I know.
Monday, March 30, 2009
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