WEEK 2 23-30 November 2020

 I must begin my life
Once again
By dreaming the impossible.

Sri Chinmoy, Emperor-smiles. Orphan-tears

 

The schedule of training has been easy. After all it is the start of a very long programme to build fitness and mental capacity for ultra running with the aim of a 100km run in June then a 100 miler in September before considering longer distances.The aim is to finish and to be as prepared as I can .

 This week :

23 Rest Day: Rest Day 6:53 AM Run 1.71 km ~ 25:22 7:22 AM Bike 19.21 km ~ 49:22 5:14 PM Bike 19.45 km ~ 48:13

24 12:09 PM Run: Run with 6 x 1 minute efforts 9.05 km ~ 1:02:51

25 Rest Day: Rest Day 6:59 AM Run 1.17 km ~ 20:29 7:23 AM Bike 19.4 km ~ 54:28 5:16 PM Bike 10.05 km ~ 30:37 6:01 PM Cross Training 0 km ~ 1:01:00 7:04 PM Bike 6.27 km ~ 20:48

26 12:35 PM Run: Run easy 8.55 km ~ 57:09 8:45 PM Meditation: Meditation: See, Hear Feel, 5... 10:00

27 5:17 PM Strength Training 0 km ~ 34:13 6:45 AM Meditation: Meditation: See, Hear Feel, 5... 10:00 Rest Day: Rest Day

28 8:12 AM Run 6.52 km ~ 1:00:09 Meditation: Meditation: See, Hear Feel, 5... 10:00 7:29 AM Run: Walk 20 /20 /20 3.07 km ~ 38:27

29 5:19 PM Run: Run easy: HR < 150 8.41 km ~ 1:00:01

The main focus is preparation. Aside from the running , I had2 days of riding , a Yoga session and a short strength session .The interesting part of preparation is the commencing of meditation each morning for 10 minutes to try and get the mind more focused.

There were a number of videos on You Tube recommended and I have attached a few . This is as suggested the last frontier for training . The mind is or can be our greatest ally or worse enemy in a race . As the videos discuss it it that inner Monkey(voice) we try and quieten as it is usually full of negativity .