I am learning the importance of sleep. That may sound silly, but it is true. We all know that if an active person like myself tries to get by on 4 hours of sleep night after night burnout is inevitable. Common wisdom says eight hours of sleep is ideal. Well I get up between 4:30Continue reading “Sleepy”
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Progress and Lessons
I am making progress. This morning I swam 3,000 meters. Since I ran my long run yesterday, I was not sure how well I would hold up today. For the most part I did well. After my 1,000 meter warmup, I did my Tuesday 6 x 100 on 2:10. I was able to do allContinue reading “Progress and Lessons”
It’s Something Unpredictable, But in the End is Right
Today I ran my long run of 11 miles. The weather was warmer than yesterday – up to 41 degrees, but cloudy. I had a good run and was pleased with my pace. The half marathon in Jacksonville is four weeks away. My friend and I are running in the 26.2 with Donna Finish BreastContinue reading “It’s Something Unpredictable, But in the End is Right”
Flip Flop
Today was a Flip Flop day in more ways than one. First, my training partner suggested on Friday that we flip our Sunday long run with our Monday swim workout after looking at the weather forecast. She is so smart. The temperature was 7 degrees at 7:00 AM this morning and I was happy toContinue reading “Flip Flop”
Learning to Rest
Something is wrong when I get 10 hours of great sleep, walk two miles on my treadmill and feel guilty that I didn’t work hard enough. Ah, “active rest” days can be stressful to an on the go Type A. Saturdays are my active rest day, due to the cold and blowing snow this morningContinue reading “Learning to Rest”
Sink Or Swim
Swimming drills in workouts help improve stroke control, body positioning, and propulsion. A friend recently shared a link to Coach Joel Filliol’s Top 20 Rules for Faster Triathlon Swimming which can be found at http://www.joelfilliol.blogspot.com. As I read through it, I learned from Rule 11 to “use a band frequently.” Now I was pretty sureContinue reading “Sink Or Swim”
Time for the Heating Pad
This morning I woke up feeling good and hit the tread mill. I had a great 5 mile run which included 7 x 400 (quarter mile) speed intervals at 7.0, which is about 8:30 per mile pace, for the first 4 and at 7.5 or 8 minute pace for the last 3. As I haveContinue reading “Time for the Heating Pad”
Kanye West, Nietzsche and Socrates in the Pool
Today’s swim workout was exhausting both mentally and physically. Last night I started adding weight lifting to my training after six weeks off. I am following a periodization schedule, so I did not jump in with max weight and three sets. I did one set of twelve reps for each category. My swim workout thisContinue reading “Kanye West, Nietzsche and Socrates in the Pool”
Fix You
“Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones, and I will try to fix you.” – Coldplay. This has to be one of my favorite songs for so many reasons. It has multiple applications today, but for now it also applies to my swimming. I had a great workout this morning – 3,000 metersContinue reading “Fix You”
Ear Plugs
Today I swam 2500 meters in the morning and ran 4 miles in the evening. Both were good workouts – Mondays I swim with my friend and training partner, it is always fun to have someone to train with. She is faster than I am – for now. I like to see my improvement byContinue reading “Ear Plugs”
