14 weeks to Berlin, 6 weeks to Alpe d'Huez

Another fairly consistent week of training, managing to up the run mileage to about 20 miles, which feels about right for now based on my target time for Berlin of sub-3:45 (with a hopeful sub-3:30!).

Got up early on Sunday for swim around Heron Lake. I managed to complete 2 laps, about 2.3km, in 37 minutes, which worked out as a better average speed than my effort at Blenheim, over 3 times the distance. I clearly wasn't on form on the day of the triathlon, or went off too quickly and suffered from stitch.

Off for a long weekend away this weekend with friends, so it's going to be tough to fit in a normal training routine. That's the trick of training for a marathon though, overcoming these little hurdles along the way to balance a normal life with training is all part of the challenge!

Here's a summary of the week's exercise:

Week commencing Sunday 13th June

Total exercise: 5h 58m
Distance covered: 96km

• 75km cycling (35km training; 30km commuting)
  
• 30km running
• 3km swimming