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Sometimes things go well, and at that time, one should simply cheer the moment. Last week in all fronts was a week to remember. Hence I'm training here; I'll start with that. Last week was the hardest week I've ever done, and still I'm feeling confident that I can build up on that two more three-day blocks. It comprised 24ish hours of training, and practically none was just recovery, and no session was pure LSD (obviously not the drug, but rather Long Slow Distance). All we have to do here is to foresee that I won't overreach too much and therefore, turn it to overtraining. For now, there are no symptoms of that and my morning tests of HRV are giving green light and reacting well. So training is working and as a bonus, I've lost some weight and yet managed to keep my strength levels relatively well outside just riding my bike.

However, nothing lasts forever and this is my last month in here, in Villamartin. I'm eager to make most of it by finishing the base blocks on a high and then getting a good start with the more intense training. And fairly soon, we are starting the major tour with our Civic across Europe to Finland, although the plan is to stop somewhere for a week not to distract training with too lengthy traveling. Then it is pretty much time to think about some racing to support the training schedule, but again, I've got no precise idea where and when. And if the weather turns out to be severe – I might just have to catch a flight or do something to get back to somewhere in the sun (and to be added – it rains like hell here at the moment). Also before that, my mother is coming here for a holiday during my recovery week, good times.

Rest day

But the biggest news by far all winter I received yesterday - actually Friday, but the system was in maintenance, and I didn't catch it. I received an unconditional offer to study a master's degree in Performance Psychology in the University of Edinburgh. Yesterday, after my training, I wasn't really able to say a word about it, but after a good night's sleep and a day's rest – I'm super stoked! For me, it is a big, big step forwards and to gain an admission to such highly ranked school, as is University of Edinburgh, is amazing. So, if nothing dramatic happens I'll be on my way to Edinburgh come September.

I'm not going to rate the news as which is the good, better or best news. All the three are important to me. Having it good on training, getting to the really intense business in my season and gaining the admission to go further with my studies are all things that give me the widest of smiles.

Plyos on the beach

More plyos on the beach.