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I was supposed to bike yesterday but didn’t because it was raining, my bike sucks, and my car broke down on the way home from work. all of this combined to equal me skipping a workout.
Today I did running.
Distance: 3.1 miles
Time: 28:28
Ran 3 minute intervals for most of it, i.e. 3 minutes at 5K pace, 3 minutes jog, 3 min 5K, 3 min jog, etc.
I did my first official swimming workout based on the triathlong plan I’m using.
10 x 25 (yds) drills: I did different swimming drills like practicing breathing and working on strokes.
4 x 25 Sprint: Just swam as fast as I could for 4 lengths, rest 10 seconds between each one.
2 x 100 Threshold: Swim 100 yards twice at about 90%, rest 30 seconds in between.
Time: 16:40
Ran for about 15 minutes doing intervals.
Later I attempted to go for a bike ride. 10 minutes of hell was enough for me. The gears are still effed up. I can’t wait to get a new bike.
Also went for a 25 minute walk for my mom. Who walks about 1000 mph.
I went to a Triathlon Clinic put on by C.A.A.N. Sports this morning. C.A.A.N. Sports is Candy Angle and Andy Noble, two profession triathletes. The clinic was held in conjunction with the Cohasset Triathlon, and we were lucky enough to get to swim in the same place that we’ll do it on race day.
The clinic was really helpful and interesting. I learned all about running without socks, how to set up transition areas and how to put on a wetsuit.
I also got to swim in 50 degree water. It’s cold. Well it wasn’t bad where the wetsuit covered me, but my feet, hands and face were really cold. So cold that I didn’t really put my face in all that much. Any semblance of good swimming form I had completely went out the window also.
The good news is that it should warm up enough by next month that I don’t freeze my ass off.
I went to Mel’s Hyde Park Bike shop today to check out a bike, but it was too tall. So no go there. But he might have parts to build one from scratch for me, so he’s going to call on monday or tuesday. If not, I think I’m gonna suck it up and buy one off Amazon.
Went for a run today also…..
Tempo run, race speed.
Time: 27:09
Distance: 3.1
I think after the Cohasset Tri my goal will be do run a sub-25 5k.
I dragged myself out of bed early today to get a run in this mornng so I can maybe swim this afternoon.
Distance: 3.0 miles
Time: 29:55
Yeah I still don’t like bike riding. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t done it for years, or if it’s because I feel like an idiot in the old bike helmet I have or on the old bike I’m riding. Or maybe it’s because the bike I’m riding is so slow and heavy. If anyone has a bike they want to just let me try riding for 5 minutes so I can figure out how messed up my bike is let me know!
Distance: 5.3 miles
Time: 30:09
Yeah, I ride really slow.
Another day, another 5K.
27:35
