Training Blog: Week 50

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Week 50

Week of December 13

Run days/mileage: 5/32.5

Cycling days/mileage: 3/39.3

X-training time: 1:27:41

Training time: 8:48

Restring HR: 52

Average weight: 173.5

Sleep score: 82

Stress level: 24

Monday

Resting HR 51. Sleep score 85 Good. Body battery 98/32. Weight 173.3 lbs.

NTC Multi-Directional Strength - 15:53

NTC 5-Minute Yoga: Morning Stretch - 8:07

Zwift - Garmin Never Stop Series - Stage Three - Short (E)

Relative effort 8. 14.79 mi. Time 45:07. Avg Speed 19.7 mph. Total Ascent 436 ft. Avg HR 116 bpm.

Niggles: None

NTC 10-Min Yoga: Runner’s Restorative Sequence - 11:03

Tuesday

Resting HR 52. Sleep score 81 Good. Body battery 97/32. Weight 172.6 lbs.

I have been dealing with this upper back, chest pain since Sunday, or I may have first noticed it during Thursday's gym session. It seems to be getting worse and I am fed up with it.

Hour Run

Relative effort 18. Rounded up to 7 miles. 7.01 mi. Time 1:05:05. Avg Pace 9:17 min/mi. Total Ascent 114 ft. Avg HR 139 bpm.

Niggles: My left hip started acting up after the first 3 miles so I had to reel in the pace from 9:06s to 9:20s. I need to get a handle on this. I didn't have any issue with the upper back/chest thing during the run.

NTC 10-Min Yoga: Runner’s Restorative Sequence - 10:35

Wednesday

Resting HR 53. Sleep score 95 Excellent. Body battery 100/39. Weight 172.1 lbs.

Zwift - Garmin Never Stop Series - Stage Four - Short (E)

Relative effort 12. 12.52 mi. Time 40:07. Avg Speed 18.7 mph. Total Ascent 512 ft. Avg HR 130 bpm.

Niggles: None

NTC Multi-Directional Strength - 15:17

NTC 10-Min Yoga: Lower-Body Restorative Sequence - 11:22

Thursday

Resting HR 55. Sleep score 60 Fair. Body battery 64/30. Weight 173.7 lbs.

NTC 5-minute yoga: morning stretch - 7 minutes

Morning Run

Relative effort 12. 5.24 mi. Time 50:02. Avg Pace 9:33 min/mi. Total Ascent 93 ft. Avg HR 132 bpm.

Niggles: I was not feeling it this morning, maybe it was the beers. My hip might be improving slightly.

Friday

Resting HR 53. Sleep score 88 Good. Body battery 100/26. Weight 173.0 lbs.

Yoga and Core - 8 minutes

Morning Run

Relative effort 10. 4.29 mi. Time 40:02. Avg Pace 9:20 min/mi. Total Ascent 45 ft. Avg HR 138 bpm.

Niggles: Minor hip discomfort.

Saturday

Resting HR 54. Sleep score 87 Good. Body battery 90/25. Weight 175.8 lbs.

Long Run

Relative effort 34. 12.30 mi. Time 2:00:04. Avg Pace 9:46 min/mi. Total Ascent 502 ft. Avg HR 138 bpm.

Niggles: I could not go too fast but I made it 2 hours.

Sunday

Resting HR 51. Sleep score 81 Good. Body battery 99/32. Weight 174.0 lbs.