Swimming and Running in the Sun

Jarrod, Derek and I (the Texas Man Olympic Tri hopefuls :-) headed over to North Lake College at lunch for some good swim/run training.

We used two lanes and did a circle swim (ducking under the rope at the end of each lane) for 1,500 meters. We tried to push the pace and did the swim in 35:58.62. Our splits:

• First 500m: 11:29.06
• Second 500m: 12:12.01
• Third 500m: 12:17.55

Afterward, we did a short run - 4 laps around the North Lake College pond trail - 0.5575 miles/lap. I was able to complete the 2.23 miles in 20:01 (6.7 mph or 8:59/mi pace). Splits:

• Lap 1: 5:04 (9:05/mi pace)
• Lap 2: 4:50 (8:40/mi pace)
• Lap 3: 5:02 (9:02/mi pace)
• Lap 4: 5:03 (9:03/mi pace)

We wanted to go farther, but unfortunately the temperature at high noon hit 98+ and I just felt wilted!

Wishing for cooler weather ...