Getting down to business

This mornings swim session was short but good, 2,500m.  All my times were fast which shows that the rest I've been enjoying has allowed my body to recover.  This is exactly what my training plan is designed to do.  I then met with my coach briefly and we started discussing my timings for the race.  This was the first time we had discussed the subject but she had analysed all the training data on my long sessions.  We agreed on the swim and run time but have a slight disagreement on the bike time - she thinks I could be 30  minutes quicker.  This is a real compliment but in the end we ran out of time so this subject is to be revisited next week.  In the end there are so many factors that could change everything on the day, but you need a plan.
I then had a sports massage and have been nursing a tight calf muscle for the last month.  It needs a rest so tomorrows training sessions have been cancelled just to give it time to recover.  This isn't a problem as the hard work has been done and now is not the time to take a chance.  The next week will involve short quality sessions with plenty of rest days.  It feels great.