Happy bunny

It's been a good week's training and I'm very happy with the results which shows the structured training plan is working.  At the moment I'm training using heart rate zones which can be frustrating but it's very effective.  On Monday I had to try a Zone 1 run.  It was described to me as an embarrassingly slow pace, not one you'd want anyone to see you running/shuffling!  Within 200m of the start I was fast heading through Zone 2 never mind zone 1.  The freezing temperature may have played it's part but I decided to walk to get my heart rate down but it just continued to climb.  After 8 minutes I was in zone 3 and bloody cold so I turned round and ran back to warm up - heart rate stayed the same!
The rest of my running sessions went better and all heart rate and pace targets were met so I'm feeling good physically and mentally.  These targets make the training much easier.  Knowing that I'm working towards a target on each training session.  Each session has a purpose, no junk miles.  I've also been working on my posture while running which isn't easy - trying to sort out 56 years of bad posture while running tired is a challenge.
On Tuesday I stepped back into the pool.  My shoulder was a bit "grindy" and I felt every stroke.  I took it easy as I didn't want to aggravate it.  I didn't have any more discomfort for the rest of the week and have been doing shoulder stretches.  Perhaps it was my shoulder telling me it had been a while since I'd been in the pool and it wasn't used to that movement.  So we'll see what happens when I go back this week.  It's funny to think that in the summer of 2016 I achieved my PB in an Ironman race of 69 minutes for 3.8k and now I'm struggling with 0.8k! Based on my goals swimming is a way of helping ease the strain on my legs while working the heart and lungs hard.
You need to enjoy the good weeks because they aren't all good.  Then again I'd rather have a bad weeks training than be injured and not able to do anything.  I hope your training is going well as you the season is now upon us.  Happy bunny signing off.