Workout – W37 (Sep 13th – Sep 19th)

Well, it was a better week than the last two ones. I did four sport sessions, two times swimming, one running, and one cycling. The ideal week would be six sessions in total, with two of each sport, and one resting day. But, anyway, I think I’m back on track after the last month where I’ve been lazier.

These are my workouts for the past week:

• Monday 13th: Resting

Rest day, for not special motive.

• Tuesday 14th: Running – 8.18 km – 47 min – 5:46 min/km

I was a little hasty, and I didn’t want to get very tired today (I ran at 7:30), so I did a little less than the last times. Good feelings, I didn’t run as fast as I could, but ended quite proud with this run.

• Wednesday 15th: Swimming – 2.0 km – 1h 04 min

First time in the pool after 2 weeks (or practically third time in the last month), so I didn’t feel very good. I got tired pretty soon, and the rest of the workout wasn’t as productive because of this. Anyway, I managed to do 2000m, combining series of 50 and 100 m. Most of them to crawl, but about 500m in backstroke and breaststroke.

• Thursday 16th: Resting

I did want to go to the swimming pool today instead of Friday, but finally I didn’t go, so I decided to rest finally.

• Friday 17th: Swimming – 2.8 km – 1h 24 min

I felt very good this day. 500m crawl as warm up. I’m starting to swim more important distances without stopping, which is a good sign. After that, I did series of 100m, crawl, backstroke and breaststroke, and some series of 50m crawl at a faster speed. To finish the workout I swam again 500m crawl. That’s great, because I was tired after 2300m, but anyway I was able to swim the last 500m without stopping.

• Saturday 18th: Resting

Some sleeping is good occasionally.

• Sunday 19th: Cycling – 38.30 km – 2h 31 min

Good cycling day. It was cold at the start, even if I started at 9:30 today, and the sun was shining. I think I need to wear more clothes, because I’m not comfortable with the cold, specially, cycling downhill. The route was to La Reigada, from an altitude of 7m, to about 530m, and back. I felt very good, with good legs, and after the workout I wasn’t very tired.

Total week 37:  Swimming: 4.8 km – Cycling: 38.30 km – Running: 8.18 km

Next week I’ll try to improve further in the swimming pool, and run two times a week (probably Monday and Thursday). Let’s see if the periostitis doesn’t return even doing these two running sessions.

Workout – W36 (Sep 6th – Sep 12th)

Again, a week with very little sport movement. Just two sessions. I like to do sport during the mornings, and if some morning I can’t, then I fail miserably. Also, I’m sleeping very bad during the last days and I wake up tired and without desire to do anything.

These are my workouts for the past week:

• Monday 6th: Running – 10.20 km – 55 min – 5:24 min/km

I got up at 6:45, and after eating some light food (fruit and some juice), I was to run about 7:15. Well, I started running a little later after heating and stretching, but it was earlier than other days anyway.

The run was from a slower pace to a faster pace. I ended up happy with what I did, a little over 10 km, but at a pace high enough to my conditions. I did the 10k in about 54 minutes, not bad for a training and running at that hour. I think I could do less than 50 minutes easily, having rested and preparing it a bit better. This gives me a good feeling to do a good San Silvestre race (December 31th). Race that will be my first competition. It is 6.5 km, and I can probably go at a pace of 4:30 min/km considering that distance, and with a bit better training than I do now. That’s my goal for December 31th.

• Tuesday 7th: Resting

I had to do some administrative tasks in other city, therefore I lost the morning, and I didn’t anything later.

• Wednesday 8th: Cycling – 31.93 km – 2h 15 min

Not very much to say about this bike ride. Climb to Pulide, non-stop, it took me less time than other times, even taking into account the windy day and the difficulty to ride in this way.

• Thursday 9th: Resting

I had to be in home for some stuff, so I couldn’t do any sport today.

• Friday 10th: Resting

I didn’t do any sport today, but I walked like 7-8 km in the morning. It should count

• Saturday 11th: Resting

Well, today, I didn’t even listen the alarm to wake up. Surely, it played, and I turned off it without realizing it.

• Sunday 12th: Resting

I got up very tired, I wanted to go for a bike ride anyway, but it was raining enough to turn me back. Fail.

Total week 36:  Swimming: 0 km – Cycling: 31.93 km – Running: 10.20 km

Next week I will start my Master classes and I’ll have a better understanding of my schedule during the coming months. It will be difficult to ride with the bike in weekdays because when I come home (or very early in the morning) it is very dark. So, biking will be done during weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), probably I am not going to have class the Fridays. Considering these circumstances, I will be running more than one day a week, during weekdays, and also I hope to find some time for going to the pool in weekdays.

I’d like to move forward in my sports training and not lose everything I’ve achieved so far. Let’s see how it goes.

Workout – W35 (Aug 30th – Sep 5th)

It wasn’t a very productive week in my sport workouts. After the 7 days of the week, I did one session for each sport (swimming, mountain bike and running). I have not started well September, even if I still have many time for sport, it will be more difficult from day 14, when I begin the Master classes. Also, the weather is starting to get worse and that means it will be harder to do routes with the bike.

These are my workouts for the past week:

• Monday 30th: Resting

Well, after the weekend with party in this part of the world, I needed a day more of resting. I did some pending errands, and no sport.

• Tuesday 31th: Running 10.53 km – 1h 02 min – 5:56 min/km

There you have it, my first 10 km running. I’m beginning to get some reliability while running, and although I run only once a week, I already can do something interesting. It could seem a small step for many people, but it’s a big step for me. I am proud of myself

Other interesting information: I run again for asphalt, yes it is harder (and can be worse for injuries), but in the place where I live (and run) it is funnier because you can do different routes, have beautiful landscapes, etc. Here it is difficult to find a good place for running with a softer track (and near home). Also, like the previous week I had some knee pain, but it disappeared the next day too.

• Wednesday 1st: Swimming – 2000 m – 1h 20 min

I was back to the pool after some weeks without serious swimming, and obviously it was a bit complicated. It was difficult to breath after some meters, and, you know, little oxygen in muscles means high heart rate and it means low performance. At the end, I swam 2000 m, not bad at all in these conditions. I used my Swedish goggles for the first time, I need fix it perfectly because now it hurts a bit, but I know that I will find the right fit with a bit of practice.

• Thursday 2nd: Resting

I had to be in home for some stuff, so I couldn’t do any sport today.

• Friday 3rd: Resting

I got up for going to the pool, but I didn’t feel very good, so I went to the bed again. I was a bit dizzy all day, and feeling weird. Who knows why.

• Saturday 4th: Resting

I was better than the day before, but I didn’t do any sport anyway.

• Sunday 5th: Mountain Biking – 27.44 km – 2 h 21 min

After the weird last days, I got up early and I began to pedal. I did a route that I have done previously some times, to the Gorfolí mountain. You know, asphalt road at the start of the route, then the climbing is full of sand and stones, and the final part again is asphalt.

The weather was changing during the morning and while at the start I found a dense fog (and it was very cold and wet), when I began to climb the mountain the sun was shining, and it was hot finally.

Total week 35:  Swimming: 2.0 km – Cycling: 27.44 km – Running: 10.53 km

Although the next week I have to do some administrative tasks (it will be a couple of mornings), I hope that at the end it will be a better week than this one, and I can continue improving my physical shape.

Workouts – W32-W33-W34

Here are the workouts I’ve had over the past three weeks. I haven’t been explaining it every week because I’ve been traveling for a few days, I have been a bit disconnected, and some laziness was present too.

But hey, better late than never, even in a summarized way and without explaining in detail each workout, only some key data when it happened.

These are my workouts for the week 32. The weekend I was travelling, so little action.

• Monday 9th: Resting

• Tuesday 10th:  2500 m – 1h 30 min – Swimming + 19.99 km – 1h 20 min – Cycling

Double session. The cycling part wasn’t very hard itself but having done it after the swim, it was a bit complicated. I got some pain in my right knee doing the breaststroke kick, it almost doesn’t bother during normal activities, but I can’t swim breaststroke with the normal kick.

• Wednesday 11th: 2500 m – 1h 30 min – Swimming

• Thursday 12th: 2500 m -1h 30 min – Swimming

• Friday 13 th: Resting

• Saturday 14th: Resting

• Sunday 15th: Resting

Total week 32:  Swimming: 7.5 km – Cycling: 19.99 km – Running: 0 km

These are my workouts for the week 33. In the place where I have been is really hot all day, so the workouts are very short. But at least I was a bit active. Also, I got about 1 kg of weight during this week.

• Monday 16th: 1.94km – 16 min – Running

Yeah, very easy workout. The excuse is that my brother-in-law was with me and it was his first time.

• Tuesday 17th: 2.78km – 16 min – Running  + 11.70 km – 1h 28 min – Cycling

Easy workouts too. But I biked with a bike similar to the one in the photo. Cool eh?

• Wednesday 18th: 4.68 km – 28 min – Running

No periostitis even running three days in a row. I know that the first two days it was short runs, but something is something.

• Thursday 19th: Resting

• Friday 20th: 1400 m – 55 min – Swimming

• Saturday 21th: Resting

• Sunday 22th: I was to the swimming pool to play mainly, and I didn’t do any workout, but I took some times for some distances. For example, I did 1:45 in 100m breaststroke, it is not a bad time considering the few workouts that I have had. Not knee pain today.

Total week 33:  Swimming: 1.4 km – Cycling: 11.70 km – Running: 9.40 km

These are my workouts for the week 34. The swimming pool is closed until September 1th so no-swimming until then. I’m doing some weightlifting with my arms to gain some strength when I swim again.

• Monday 23th: Resting

• Tuesday 24th: Resting

• Wednesday 25th: 8.91 km – 54 min – Running

Well, it has been my longest run ever. I thought in running about 45 minutes, but finally I changed the route, and then I kept running until the end of the route. The pace was good for me, 6:06 min/km. Later, resting, I had some pain in both knees, I think they were a bit overcharged, because the pain was over the next day. The periostitis didn’t appear, good thing after this long run, hopefully it won’t appear again. My legs are more muscled than before, and my weight is lower too. Also, now I only run about 1 day a week, it can be a determinant factor. I will be running more days every week when the weather will be worse and it will be difficult go with the bike, so let’s see if then the periostitis is back or is over forever.

• Thursday 26th: 39.32 km -2h 40 min – Cycling

It has been my longest run with the bike. I climbed La Reigada, good roads except the last kilometers of the climb. I had good sensations, even after my longest run from yesterday. The knee pain was almost over, and practically I didn’t note anything during the way.

• Friday 27th: 14.46 km – 56 min – Cycling

It was a very windy day, and it was very difficult to move forward with the bike, so I did a simpler route than planned. Something is better than nothing.

• Saturday 28th: Resting

• Sunday 29th: Resting

Total week 34:  Swimming: 0 m – Cycling: 53.78 km – Running: 8.91 km

Next week I will return to the normal routine with biking, swimming and running. Let’s see how it goes.