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July 10, 2006
Runaway Roxy
Roxy ran away tonight. It was pretty short lived though. She escaped and ran up our back alley, crossed a semi-busy road and then scooted up another alley. But then she stopped and stood there and O (who had been chasing after her) scooped her up and carried her home. I suspect if we waited it out she eventually would have showed up again. Afterall, there is no nice, comfy bed to sleep in outside in the wilderness! Bad dog!
Otherwise the day was pretty uneventful. This morning I went to the pool for the masters practice and we did some longggggg intervals...
800 meters warmup
4x200 meters on 4
2x400 meters on 7:40
about 1:30-2 minute rest
800 meters hard (completed in 13:09)
300 meters cooldown (3500 meters total)
That last 800 was hard and I was glad to be done. It gave me some confidence though for my upcoming (and first) Olympic distance tri in early August. The Olympic distance swim is 1500 meters and that, my friends, seems like a longgggg way in open water. This tri in particular is in downtown Pittsburgh and we will be swimming in the Allegheny River. Umm...am I right to assume there will be a current? Anyway, I would be THRILLED if I got out of the water in under 30 minutes and so today's 13:09 for slightly more than half of a 1500 and after already swimming 2400 meters, boosted me up a little. Now, I know that swimming in the river with 100s of my closest friends will be a whole different ballgame, but nevertheless, I would like to live in my fantasy world for a bit longer... :)
So that's that! Tomorrow - more swimming in the am and then crit #3 in the pm. Coach J tells me that I need to swim 3 times/week because it's my weakest sport and more time in the pool = stronger swimmer. I'm beginning to believe that running is my weakest sport but who am I to say... :) Good night everyone!
Posted by beth at July 10, 2006 8:03 PM
Comments
At least they don't have you swimming in the Monongahela River. I can remember the warnings they posted every summer about not drinking the water (if you fell in while water skiing or boating) because it would make you really sick. There's also a 2- or 3-mile swim that is put on in the East River in NYC every so often. I cheered on a friend of mine who did it one year. But, yuck!, swimming in the East River.
As for the current, yes there is one and I think it flows towards the Ohio (i.e., towards the Point). If swimming in current is like running into a strong headwind, I imagine it would be easier if you started the swim working away from the Point (into the current), turned around, and finished the swim working towards the Point (with the current).
Posted by: B at July 11, 2006 8:56 AM