35th week of the 2011 season

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This week went past very fast, I was sick with flu until Thursday, so there hasn’t been much training. Even though I had some argues I will not take them serious I know they try their best even though sometimes they should ask if they act correctly.

It was Friday when I rejoined my schedule, as a precaution measure I decided to cut my training by half, so I barely swam 45 minutes, I biked 1h and I ran for 15 minutes. Well it was not actually in this order, I 1^st biked outdoors, I transitioned to run and then I went to the swimming pool. I wanted to give myself a few extra hours to fully recover from the flu and since the pool opens 30minutes later and closes also 30minutes later I had time to do it this way.

On Saturday I nearly cut the plan in half as I did the day before. I biked for 3h instead of 2h and a half and I transitioned to a 15 minutes run which was already scheduled like that. During the ride I felt very good at the beginning and I actually accomplished one of the goals of the season, under 80 minutes from Platja d’Aro to Cassà through Romanyà and Caldes. On my way back it was windier and even though the way back was not as slow as I could think I did not average the same as the way out, during the run I felt slightly slow but I nearly made it in 15minutes, so nothing to be ashamed of.

On Sunday I started to work out as normal. I went to the pool for 75 minutes and then I went for a 90minutes run. During the run I was very slow at the beginning and then I started to do some speed training, 30 x 10seconds extremely fast 50 seconds easy, on my way back I was feeling faster and lighter, even at the end of the run. Even though it was very hot I enjoyed the run.

This two weeks of missing sessions are making me wondering if I will be fit enough to meet my goals, although, at this point I don’t know why I worry too much because I don’t even know if I will be able to race.

Also this week seemed that some projects that I had in mind might fall apart. I want to take them through more than I wanted before, but they will be hard to manage. It is time to do them on my own and I am not sure I will have the resources to face it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3553DGF71g