Maybe this is why I'm tired...

http://iawr-connect.com/uncategorized/why-women-over-40-need-more-rest-than-younger-women-runners-or-male-runners/

I've been pretty tired this month. And then I looked at what I'd been doing since the first RR10 20/4 - finally back from injury :)

20/4 RR10 4.3miles 56.21
21/4 cycled to lakeside to watch the first HOWL open water session
23/4 coach Huw's usual gentle killer of a swim set session.
24/4 Vik and I cheered the Southampton half and 10k runners

Then I had my weird temperature of 102 24 hour thingie virus so no tri club 25/4

26/4 partied in London with Matt, Luc and Tom.
27/4 day off. Royal Parks with Nessie then impromptu dinner party with the boys in Pimlico.
I did rest 28/4!
29/4 prosecco ahoy with work chums in ocean village
30/4 back up to London for Matt and Tom's suprise bday meal
1/5 home and early night.
2/5 Winchester sprint triathlon - awesome fun :).
400m 9.36.29, T1 7.26.24, 24k 1:26.14, T2 2.33.06, 5k 43.17.96. Total = 2:28.57
Loads slower than last year but bloody loved it. Then platform tavern for lunch then afternoon tea at P&K's with the gang.

USA 5-9th May :)

And then my training really stepped up a gear..

14/5 tri club, cycled to weston, ran to Victoria country park and back, cycled home and collapsed in front of the eurovision song contest.
15/5 cycled to bucklers hard and marshalled the swashbuckler middle distance triathlon then cycled home. 3.5 hours of total cycling.
16/5 hurtbox turbo session - burnt 450 odd calories in the hour!
17/5 cycled to Victoria country park for roast beef.
18/5 work leaving do.
19/5 ran 36 mins and admired the huge new ship harmony of the sea.
20/5 hurtbox session - burnt over 500 calories this time.
21/5 tri club then up to London.
22/5 lovely walk with Jules and the kids.
23/5 tri club
24/5 Rest!!!!
25/5 still knackered so had roast beef.
26/5 seeing chums
27/5 hurtbox - burnt 600 calories!!!  I rode until I was totally empty. Great session. Cycled home.

And now, Saturday 28/5, I'm reading about how women over forty need more rest and recovery than the men or younger women.

I really need to do this!
And also not read jack reacher thrillers on my kindle till way to late o'clock.

Operation sort out my training and ensuring I get plenty of sleep and eat well is on!!!

Oh, did I mention I've signed up for the Portsmouth coastal marathon 18/12 - six hour cut off due to the tides. Eeeeeek.