It was tough but I finally did it December 7, 2005
Posted by clayton in : workout , add a commentToday, I had a 5km easy run, mtb 3.7km (the shortcut to the swimming pool) and a swim. Oh yeah, some of the exams were handed back and my average score at this point, is 74…I could do better. I'll be looking forward for an 80+ average next time.
The run: Planned to go 10km but looking at my watch, the weather and my knees, it was obvious I was gonna be late for the swim. So, I stopped. My lap times were 1st 11:19, 2nd 11:52, total 23:11.87. It really was a slow run but I just got back at it, what else should I expect…If I'm able to wake up early tomorrow morning, I'll go another 5km to fill up the distance.
The swim: What did I finally do…It's more like what I finally didn't do, I didn't rest any!!! YES:-D Although my shoulders felt like hell, I was able to catch up. The 400m warm up felt awkward, we had like 10 people in the same course and the fast ones either passed the slow ones right through the middle or dived in…I was one of the slow ones, hehe. Probably swam about 2000m but not really sure. It was all speed training.
Tomorrow: The run is still a maybe…I'd love to go for a 40km bike ride if things look good but if not, I'll go for a run unless it rains REALLY hard. I get another day off from the tough swimming and I get to have my Wednesday swim, FINALLY!!! It used to be the Wednesday swims that were tough but I'll probably be happy to get back to the easy stuff…Should I just take my road bike to the swimming pool like some other triathletes? hmmm…