Time Crunch

The latter half of this week was a lesson in time management. While I didn't get in the workouts that I wanted, I got pretty close so I can't complain (much).

Wednesday: Planned to do 90 minutes of cycling, but only got in 75 minutes. I thought my legs should be fresh since I only swam the last two days, but it was a tough spin class - even at a 154 BPM average heart rate.

Thursday: Wanted to do a 2mi-45min-2mi run-bike-swim, but got to the gym late so I had to skip the first run. 160 BPM average heart rate for the 45 minutes of cycling and then finished 2 miles on the treadmill in just under 16 minutes (a better than 8:00/mi pace) with an average heart rate of 168 BPM, steadily increasing to 178 BPM by the end.

Friday: The goal was to match Monday's & Tuesday's 3,000 yard distance, but due to two conference calls sandwiching my lunch break, I only had time to squeeze in 2,000 yards, completing them in 41:20.5. My 500 yd splits:

• 1st 500 yds: 9:56.5
• 2nd 500 yds: 10:16.5
• 3rd 500 yds: 10:32.5
• 4th 500 yds: 10:35

45 seconds faster than a week ago. Getting better ...