Training Log Archive: kissy

Local event at Peaceful Valley. Not a stellar day for navigation and, after hurting my knee on the way to #10, not a stellar day for running, either.

I started after Brooke and after messing up on #1 and #2, I figured I wouldn't see her out there. I did see her after #5, but she was on her way to #6 and I was too far down the hill, still on my way to #5. Argh! I caught up to her again at #8...she had more issues than I did there, but then I took a stupid route choice to #9. Trying to make up time, I went a little too fast down a cliffy steep hillside and did that thing where I bent my knee way beyond where it likes to bend. I had that sweep of pain and then wave of nausea come over me. After that, I felt like Quasimodo limping along the rest of the course.

I saw Brooke across the field on the way to #10, but she had a much better line and beat me to it. After that, I was behind her the rest of the course. I was very glad for it to be over so I could stop moving and rest my knee. After I got home, I iced it for a bit...which I know some people say is bad, but it feels so good. I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

C • But... 4

Red - Splits

The weekly ride with the tri team. Three of us who have been on bikes longer went out first so we wouldn't have to pass people. But, our coaches were strictly enforcing the 15 mph speed limit on the trail, so we had to be careful. We went about a mile past the turnaround point.

I have to work on my cadence and on pulling for the entire pedal stroke. I know that I don't pull up as much as should, and so lose some power. I'm going to work on that.

I worked from home today, so I took off a little early for a run. What a beautiful afternoon. This run felt pretty fine. I ran the first mile in 10:21, so that was good. Then I had to stop a couple of times during the rest of the run, but overall I felt good. I'm running a lot faster than I was before, which is a positive sign.

In this session, we did a 200 for a warm-up, 8x25 drill of choice, and then swim as long as you could for the rest of the session. I did 1150 meters, which I was happy about.

I also moved up a lane to get away from that other woman, which had a ancillary result...I had to swim faster to keep up with the ladies in this new lane.

C • Moving up 2

I worked from home today and kept trying to sneak out for a bike ride whenever it stopped raining and whenever I didn't have a meeting. Unfortunately, never the twain did meet. So, I ended up at the gym, going around the world again.

The Monday night tri team training. This was really a good night. We did a warm up, some drills (8 x 25), and then 500s. I felt kind of icky during the warm up, wondering how I was going to finish the workout, but by the time I hit the 500s, I felt so strong. I was powering through the laps, and it felt so good.

We are still divided into different lanes based on our speed, but now it's still based on our speed from when we first began in February. I've gotten faster but I've made friends with the women in my lane, so I haven't moved. And, they've gotten faster, too, so we're still around the same speed. But there is this one woman in our lane who is slow...yes...but she also just doesn't know swim lane etiquette. She just stops swimming and stands up, in the middle of the pool! So, when I'm into swimming my laps, lost in my thoughts, the last thing I expect is to run into someone in the middle of the pool! But, that's what happened tonight. Twice!

So, on Wednesday, I might just be switching lanes.