Thursday, October 27

So I'm still feeling a bit under the weather but have decided that I will at least swim or run or do both. I set my alarm for 5:30 AM to go running, but that wasn't in the cards. Therefore I will do my 3 mile run after work.

Got home after work and was ready to run. Grabbed the pups and headed out for my run. With the dogs being locked up while the contractors are here, I knew at least one of them would poop on the run. Sure enough it was Josie. The good thing was that it was at the beginning of the run. Of course it slowed me down for about a minute or two. As I started off on my run again, I decided to ditch the dog poop. I placed it on some rocks along the bike trail and decided that I would just pick it back up on my return. Of course it was in a baggie!! So off I went. It felt good to exercise again as I began to feel my lungs drain. I didn't want to push it too hard though as I was still sick. This was to be another 3 mile run and aside from doing the Sunday jog for 34 minutes, I have not run that far before. Well I take that back...I think I ran 4 miles in my one and only triathlon...BUT STILL! As I ran down the path I passed a few homeless people and approved a lovely police car with two officers. Hmmmm........ Nice eye candy but nothing really going on. Of course they were blocking the entire path with the car so me and the two dogs had to maneuver around them. But this led to Josie looking back every few seconds to see what was going on. That of course made me do the same to check and see if they were on my tail. ANYWAY!.... I hit the 1/2 mark (1. 5 miles) around 17 minutes. With the minute or two delay that put me right around 11 minute mile pace. That's ok. At this point I am beginning to wonder if 10 minute mile marathon pace will happen, but I think its way too soon to think. The run back was much more smooth and solid. I finished the run back (1.5 miles) in about 14 or 15 minutes I think. Either way my last mile was under 10 minutes. It felt very controlled. I think that with some more training it will be easier and easier. Off to the pool.

So the swim didn't go as well as the run. Still being sick, I figured I would at least get in 2000 meters (hey its more than a mile!) of swimming. Here is what we did:

500 warm-up = 500 meters
8 X 50s (skull building to swim) = 400 meters
Main set:
400 pull
4 X 100s swim
2 X 200s swim
Do this 2 times through.
(actually skipped the 200s) so = 1600 meters

Total workout = 2500 meters (1.55 miles)

I was weak in the water. As always my pulling felt great though. Both 400s that I swam controlled, I swam 5:20s. My 100s without paddles and buoy were about 1:22s. They hurt so much. I think it was a mixture of the lack of swimming and recovering from being sick. Either way what's done is done.

No real statement for the day except my phlegm is a lovely color!! And yes, I remembered to pick up the poop.