Training Diary
I’m going to keep a detailed log of my training regime here so you can keep an eye on my progress . . . most recent entries will be at the top!
TOTAL DISTANCE SWUM THIS YEAR – 351.26km
Thursday 3rd July – Cross Channel Swim – 34km – 12:56:48
Friday 30 May – Lake swim – 16479m – Duration 6:25:48
Thursday 29 May – Rest day
Wednesday 28 May – Pool swim – 2500m – Duration 0:43:57
Tuesday 27 May – Pool swim – 1000m – 0:21:10
Monday 26 May – Rest day
Sunday 25 May – DCT weekend 2 – 7367m – Duration 3:03:33
Saturday 24 May – DCT weekend 2 – 14619m – Duration 6:00:00
Friday 23 May – Rest day
Thursday 22 May – Sea swim – no watch worn (1500m+) – Duration 0:40:00
Wednesday 21 May – Pool session – 1600m – Duration 0:30:12
Tuesday 20 May – Sea swim – 1298m – Duration 0:34:04
Monday 19 May – Rest day
Sunday 18 May – Sea swim – 6475m – Duration 3:00:00
Saturday 17 May – Sea swim – no watch worn (2500m+) – Duration 1:40:00
Friday 16 May – Rest day
Thursday 15 May – Rest day
Wednesday 14 May – Pool session – recovery – 1400m – Duration 0:22:42
Tuesday 13 May – Sea swim – 1656m – Duration 0:42:46
Monday 12 May – Pool swim – 2000m – Duration 0:37:14 – timed 100m 0:1:15:18
Sunday 11 May – Sea swim – 4158m – Duration 2:01:40
Saturday 10 May – Sea swim – 3347m – Duration1:24:19
Friday 9 May – Rest day –
Thursday 8 May – Rest day
Wednesday 7 May – Pool session – SwimFit class – 3550m – Duration 0:55:43
Tuesday 6 May – Pool session – Anaerobic threshold – 2700m – Duration 0:44:58 and Tri club – 2700m – Duration 0:40:55
Monday 5 May – Pool session – VO2 Max – 2400m – Duration 0:38:59
Sunday 4 May – Pool session – VO2 Max – 3400m – Duration 0:58:33
Saturday 3 May – Pool session – tri club – 2500m – Duration 0:38:40
Friday 2 May – Semi rest day (sea swim cancelled due to sea mist)
Thursday 1 May – Drone sea swim shoot – 1020m – Duration 0:21:51
Wednesday 30 April – Divers cove lake swim – 3076m – Duration 1:16:35
Tuesday 29 April – Pool session – circular laps – 1475m – Duration 0:51:57 and Tri club – 2500m – Duration 0:36:34
Monday 28th April – Pool session – VO2 Max – 2700m – Duration 0:49:31
Sunday 27 April – Sea swim – 3969m – Duration 1:30:48
Saturday 26 April – Pool session – tri club – 2600m – Duration 0:43:43 – Divers cove lake swim – 732m – Duration 0:30:16
Friday 25 April – Rest day
Thursday 24 April – Pool session – VO2 Max – 2900m – Duration 0:52:34 and 1700m – Duration 0:29:04
Wednesday 23 April – Pool session – endurance – 1100m – Duration 0:18:42
Tuesday 22 April – Pool session – Anaerobic threshold – 2700m – Duration 0:47:43
Monday 21 April – Pool session – VO2 Max – 2800m – Duration 0:49:46
Sunday 20 April – Sea swim – DCT Weekend 1 Day 2 – 2837m – Duration 1:00:59
Saturday 19 April – Sea swim – DCT Weekend 1 Day 1 – 1st swim 806m Duration 0:21:36 – 2nd swim 1870m Duration 0:40:06
Friday 18 April – Pool swim – technique – 1100m – Duration – 0:21:36
Thursday 17 April – Rest day
Wednesday 16 April – Pool session – aerobic – 1000m – Duration 0:19:18
Tuesday 15 April – Rest Day
Monday 14 April – Pool session – aerobic – 2000m – Duration 0:41:05
** Week off to try recover my head**
Saturday 5 April – Pool session – tri club – 2400m – Duration 0:57:36
Friday 4 April – Pool session – VO2 Max – 3500m – Duration 1:15:36
Thursday 3 April – Rest day
Wednesday 2 April – Pool session – endurance – 1800m – Duration 0:41:28
Tuesday 1 April – Pool session – aerobic – 3300m – Duration 1:08:14
Monday 31 March – Pool session – aerobic – 3000m – Duration 1:37:16
Sunday 30 March – Pool session – aerobic – 3100m – Duration 1:03:06
Saturday 29 March – Pool session – tri club – 2900m – Duration 0:44:48
Friday 28 March – Rest day
Thursday 27 March – Pool session – technique – 1200m – Duration 0:24:51
Wednesday 26 March – Pool session – endurance – 1400m – Duration 0:46:03
Tuesday 25 March – Pool session – aerobic – 2200m – Duration 0:48:11 – 2800m – Duration 0:50;38
Monday 24 March – Pool session – endurance – 2800m – Duration 0:57:18
Sunday 23 March – Pool session – aerobic threshold – 2100 – Duration 0:42:49
Saturday 22 March – Rest Day
Friday 21 March – Pool session – aerobic – 1000m – Duration 0:20:46
Thursday 20 March – Pool session – aerobic – 1600m – Duration 0:35:46
Wednesday 19 March – Rest Day
Tuesday 18 March – Pool session – aerobic – 2400m – Duration 0:49:13
Monday 17 March – Pool session – aerobic – 4400m – Duration 1:19:44
Saturday 15 March – Pool session – tri club – 2500m – Duration 0:43:06
** 2 weeks off due to head injury **
Saturday 1 March – Pool session – Tri club – 1100m – Duration 0:20:41 – Injury
Friday 28 February – Pool session – aerobic – 2300m – Duration 0:42:16
Thursday 27 February – Pool session – test set – 2700m – Duration 0:47:33 – timed 20 min – 1250m
Wednesday 26 February – Pool session – endurance – 2800m – Duration 0:47:49
Tuesday 25 February – Pool session – test set – 2200m – Duration 0:36:29 – 100m sprint – 0:0:01:15:51(second attempt, first was 1.17)
Monday 24 February – Rest Day
Sunday 23 February – Pool session – aerobic endurance – 4700m – Duration 1:17:49
*Short holiday to Dorset*
Thursday 20 February – Pool session – technique – 2300m – Duration 0:50:11
Wednesday 19 February – Pool session – VO2 Max – 3550m – Duration 0:56:40
Tuesday 18 February – Pool session – aerobic threshold – 2600m – Duration 0:48:31
Monday 17 February – Pool session – aerobic endurance – 2800m – Duration 0:45:15
Sunday 16 February – Pool session – aerobic – 2200m – Duration 0:40:53
*Brief break due to illness and fatigue *
Wednesday 12 February – Pool session – aerobic – 1500m – Duration 0:29:32
Tuesday 11 February – Pool session – aerobic – 2200m – Duration 0:43:25 and VO2 max – 3500m – Duration 1:02:29
Monday 10 February – Pool session – aerobic – 2800m – Duration 0:48:54
Sunday 9 February – Rest day
Saturday 8 February – Pool session – tri club – 2250m – Duration 0:41:37
Friday 7 February – Rest day
Thursday 6 February – Pool session – technique – 2000m – Duration 0:43:40
Wednesday 5 February – Pool session – endurance – 2700m – Duration 0:48:05
Tuesday 4 February – Pool session – aerobic – 2200m – Duration 0:46:29 and Pool session – VO2 Max – 3400m – Duration 1:03:57
Monday 3 February – Pool session – aerobic endurance – 5500m – Duration 1:35:54
Sunday 2 February – Pool Session – test set – 2300m – Duration 0:40:18
Saturday 1 February – Pool Session – Tri club – 2700m – Duration 0:41:56
Friday 31 January – Pool session – test set – 2400m – Duration 0:40:46 – t20 1250m
Thursday 30 January – Pool session – aerobic – 2500m – Duration 0:45:27
Wednesday 29 January – Pool session – endurance – 2400m – Duration 0:42:50 – t10 600m
Tuesday 28 January – Pool session – test set – 2000m – Duration 0:40:08 – 100m sprint 00:01:14:73
Monday 27 January – Rest day
Sunday 26 January – Pool session – aerobic – 5100m – Duration 1:36:32
Saturday 25 January – Pool session – tri club session – 2525m – Duration 0:40:46
Friday 24 January – Pool session – VO2 Max – 5000m – Duration 1:40:35
Thursday 23 January – Pool session – aerobic – 5400m – Duration 1:36:19
Wednesday 22 January – Pool session – aerobic – 1725m – Duration 0:30:43
Tuesday 21 January – Pool session – VO2 Max – 5500m – Duration 1:36:08
Monday 20 January – Pool session – aerobic – 2700m – Duration 0:49:43
Sunday 19 January – Pool session – aerobic – 5400m – Duration 1:38:25
Saturday 18 January – Pool session – tri club & swim session – 3875m – Duration 1:10:20
Friday 17 January – Pool session – VO2 max – 4625m – Duration 1:22:39
Thursday 16 January – Pool session – aerobic – 2650m – Duration 0:48:50
Wednesday 15 January – Pool session at school – 2100m – Duration 0:35:47
Tuesday 14 January – Pool session – VO2 Max – 4700m – Duration 1:22:52
Monday 13 January – Pool session – aerobic – 2825m – Duration 0:49:00
Sunday 12 January – Pool session – aerobic/strength – 4525m – Duration 3:30:00
Saturday 11 January – Pool session – VO2 max – 2350m – Duration 0:40:19
Friday 10 January – Pool session – technique/aerobic – 3000m – Duration 1:01:02
Thursday 9 January – Pool session – aerobic – 3200m – Duration 1:30:00
Wednesday 8 January – Pool session – technique/aerobic – 2300m – Duration 0:52:00
Tuesday 7 January – Pool session – aerobic – 4500m – Duration 1:45:00
Monday 6 January – Rest day
Sunday 5 January – Pool session – test set – 3000m – Duration 1:30:00
Saturday 4 January – Pool session – aerobic swim – 2600m – Duration 1:00:00
Friday 3 January – Pool session – technique/aerobic – 3000m
Thursday 2 January Pool session – VO2 Max set – 3000m in pool
Wednesday 1 January – Pool session – new years day – 25x100m 2500m – Duration 0:48:26