Let's see - on Saturday I opted to skip my swim because I just wasn't in the mood. We had to wait around for a guy to come see my H's bike he was selling, so we basically ran out of time anyway. So we went for a ride instead. We did our normal 25 mile loop. I'm still pretty weak but considering that the last two months have been predominantly about improving my cardiovascular capacity, I'm not surprised. I barely broke into a pant on the uphills, so I am seeing an improvement there. The rest of the afternoon was spent on farm chores and I got the lucky task of tilling up all the mud in one of our goat pastures so that we could re-seed it. Wow, were my shoulders pissed off after that! Oy!
Sunday was run day. Of course, it dawned rainy and it didn't let up at all even once during the day. Since I don't really have good running rain gear, I stuck to the treadmill. I did two minutes barefoot, then my normal 30 minute workout and then I did two more minutes barefoot. I had a little tightness as I was running, but not nearly the post-run soreness in my lower legs like last time. Today is my next run and I'm going to do 5 minutes barefoot again. My regular run was 14/16 run/walk with 2x3 min run intervals and 2x4 min run intervals. The 4 minute intervals felt hard but then I stopped complaining and just tried to feel how it was and I realized that it wasn't all that bad. I was breathing hard, but not THAT hard. I think I'm improving!
Monday was my first swim lesson. There were 4 of us and the instructor had us swim a half lap so that she could asses where we are. After I returned, she said "I don't know what I'm going to teach you, you swim well". Great. I did explain my goals and she basically told me to just keep swiming and that I'd eventually get into shape. Again, great. Real helpful and totally worth $60.
Afterward, I did some laps even though it was really crowded. I did three laps just using my legs to try and improve there - I feel like there is much to be gained by a better kick. I got tired quickly though, so I quit before too long. After reviewing my lap times, I know why I was so tired! I was swiming faster and resting less than the last time by a LOT. I guess that's what happens when you are nervous about holding up other swimmers! Anyway, I really hope that tomorrow's lesson goes better. I'm thinking that she'll do a little research now that she knows what kind of swimmers she has in her class and will come with a better plan. I'm still debating signing up for a training session at the pool where my first tri is being held. This session is once a week and it is tailored towards triathletes who already know how to swim, so it might be a good fit for me. We'll see. It's really kind of far from home (1:15 hours each way)...
Tonight will be another run. 14/16 run/walk again with the same intervals as last time. I'm also going to do more barefoot running AND some type of strength. Right now, I'm thinking Tracie...but knowing how tired I'll be after the run, it'll more likely be PowerFit.
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