3,000 yards of swimming today in 1:07:27. It felt slow - not quite as fast as my 4,000 yard swim last month - and it was a (mental) struggle to keep going after the first 2,000 yards. I may have slipped more during the break than I thought.
Splits:
- 1st 500 yds: 10:38
- 2nd 500 yds: 10:45
- 3rd 500 yds: 10:55
- 4th 500 yds: 11:08
- Accel Gel & water break: 0:55
- 5th 500 yds: 11:29
- 6th 500 yds: 11:37
Actually, now that I review some other past swims, I don't feel as bad. It is on par (maybe a little faster) than the 3,000 yards I did on October 22 and the first 2,000 was faster as well.
I'll just chalk this up to a "bad day" and hope to do better next time.
Tuesday:
Since a bunch of us are running the 5-man relay in this weekend's White Rock Marathon, we wanted to get in a good training run. Rather than brave the roads around work, Derek, Jarrod, Matt and I instead ran the Elm Fork of the Campion Trails. I completed 3.72 miles in 29:40 and then turned around to finish 7.41 miles in just over an hour (1:00:29). Although my pace slowed down after the half-way point, it was a decent run and pretty nice trail. I'll have to come here to run again. The trail continued on past the 3.72 mile mark; I'm curious to see how far it goes.
Wednesday:
Another swim day. Had a big meeting in the afternoon, so I only had time to do 1,500 yards. Splits: 10:41, 10:46, 10:43 - kept the speeds fairly steady.
Thursday:
45-minute spin class and then I stayed on the spin bike for additional 30 minutes. As you can see from the graph, the spin class was pretty tough and Leslie only gave us two real breaks - aside from those, my heart rate was at 160-170 BPM. After the class ended (at the 43 minute mark), I was tired and less motivated so the breaks came more (about every 4 minutes).
I can't believe that it has been over a week and half since I've been on a bike (spin or real); the spin class in PA last Sunday was the last time.
Friday:
More swimming - resting my legs for Sunday's run. 3,000 yds in 1:06:36 - a little better than Monday. Splits:
- 1st 500 yds: 10:32
- 2nd 500 yds: 11:19
- 3rd 500 yds: 11:16
- 4th 500 yds: 11:02.5
- Accel Gel & water break: 0:46
- 5th 500 yds: 10:47
- 6th 500 yds: 10:53
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