Yesterday The Plan called for a rest day but I HAD to go to the 5:30 am toning class, it is the only time all week where I lift any kind of weights or do any ab work. Class was good.
Then last night Lana and I went up to the Williamson County Rec center for the triathletes swim class again. It went like this:
500 warm up
6 x 100 (25 under water no breath, 25 easy touch and pull, 25 hard, 25 easy touch and pull) with fins
6 x 200 pull
200 cool down
I did not make it even one time all the way across the pool without a breath; I always came up just short.
On the pulls, Coach Ashley put me on stroke counts and told me to get across the pool in 22 or less strokes. I was able to do it every time, but I did take a BIG push off the wall. My glide needs work.
Today the plan said
Today we’ll do swimming and running together for a super endurance day. Keep the run at easy pace.
Swim: Speed day.
Warm up 400 continuous, last 50 in each 100 is kick.
Main: 10 x 100 (25 easy, 25 build, 25 easy, 25 hard)
Cool down 6x 25, each slower than the last
Run:
90 minute long run. Keep RPE at 2-3, no harder! Stretch well afterwards and have a good recovery meal.
So I dropped the kids at school and went to the Rec Center. The swim was uneventful. It took 33:08. I tried to work on my glide and rolling my shoulder and hip together. Maybe I can make an improvement before the next swim class.
I got dried off, into my cold weather running clothes, and hit the Greenway. I was worried about the run because I didn’t rest yesterday. But all was well and I ran 9.76 miles in 1:30:06 for a 9:19 pace.
My stretching was cleaning the carpet (my dog threw up 5 times Tuesday night) and my recovery meal was 3 shrimp egg rolls and 3 chips ahoy.
Wow, great training day. I have been working on my swim technique as well. It is hard work when you actually focus on it.
ReplyDeleteI really like your "traning table". Your recovery meal is my kind of menu!
ReplyDeleteI hear ya on the toning classes...I always find them to be more of a pleasure to take than feel like I need to do them!
ReplyDeleteNice swim!
Yeah, those underwater lengths are hard. Keep trying, you'll get it.
ReplyDeleteChips Ahoy, Matey!
Great job with the workouts!!!
ReplyDeleteI have to avoid the cookie aisle. That's the danger zone for me!!!! Thank goodness for office birthdays though!! That's where I get my sweet treats! =)
Great day of training and very nice run! Sorry the dog got sick.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the swim/run. You held a great pace for almost 10 miles!
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