The weekly skinny #2 - 04022018

For week 29/01/2018 to 04/02/2018

Distance : 23.29km
Goal:  50km
Rating:  ⭐️⭐️

Running days:
Goal: 6
Rating ⭐️⭐️

Runs: 5
Goal: 7
Rating:  ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Longest run: 7k on the treadmill
Goal: 15k
Rating: ⭐️

Cross training: 1 PT session, one stretch session
Goal: One stretch session, one gym session. Core exercises every day.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️

Weight: 55.8kg
Previous weight:  55.7kg
Loss: Gain of 0.1kg 😳
Goal: 54kg
Rating: ❌


Overall rating:  ⭐️
Really slackened off on my physical training. I am busy with other priorities, so that's to be expected.
Overall though, I'm not *that* disappointed with maintaining a stable weight. I'm not doing anything overly radical to lose weight, so a down week is OK.

The weekly skinny #1 - 28/01/18

For week 22/01/2018 to 28/01/2018

Distance : 47.85km
Goal:  50km
Rating:  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Running days: 5
Goal: 6
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Runs: 5
Goal: 7
Rating:  ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Longest run: 21.15km
Goal: 15k
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cross training: nil
Goal: One stretch session, one gym session. Core exercises every day.
Rating:  ❌

Weight: 55.7kg
Previous weight:  56.1kg
Loss: 0.4kg
Goal: 54kg
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


Overall rating:  ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Slackened off this week, especially with my cross training.
I'll give myself a pass mark - if I could give half stars I would have given myself a 2.5.

Winter goals

So, you already know by now that my day at Ultratrail Australia wasn't a miraculous victory. That's OK.

I wasn't in a great place mentally when I posted my race preview. Things improved overnight, and by the time I got to the start line I felt confident enough for it to be an each way bet as to whether I'd cross the finish line victorious or pull out at the 4k mark, where the course passes back by the start line after an out and back through Katoomba.

The "consolation" prize

My goal for the last couple of years has been to qualify for the UTMB.

It took me a while to out myself on this goal and when I did, I admitted to being fairly fearful about it. There was a good reason for that. It was a lofty one and in the end, it turned out I'd bitten off more than I could chew. I failed to finish my final qualifying race, so came up short.

I've been awarded a consolation prize though.

2015 goals... 2016 goals... it's all the same to me.

It's that time of the year when all good athletes set their physical goals for the year.

I could just repost my "Goals for 2015" post as "Goals for 20156". I didn't achieve my main running goal last year so it's still good to go.

But it seems I didn't write a post about my goals last year. There are probably two reasons for this.