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June 17, 2007
Turning the Heat Up
This morning I woke up to find that I had a 3 hour ride and a 30 minute water run brick on the training schedule. Good deal! But first church. Then collecting all the assorted equipment and nutrition. Then driving to the park (so I could run in the park pool given the fact that my YMCA is closed on Sundays now). Then getting everything in order. THEN starting ride. At 11:40. Add 3+ hours to that to get my estimated time of finish and you may notice that I seemed to have decided that riding in the hottest part of the day was a good idea. Ugh. And it's pretty hot here (for Pittsburgh at least) - in the mid 80s.
The good thing was that I was riding and not running. At least with riding you get some air flow. I'll have to admit though that it was still pretty hot out there. Air flow is great but when the air is 80+ degrees and humid it just doesn't feel as refreshing. :) I got lots of good practice taking in my fluids at least! I can definitely see how hot weather can turn the stomach. About 2:30 into the ride my insides were feeling kind of blah. Good thing I was almost done! For the last 40 minutes of the ride I daydreamed of jumping into the cool pool water. (it didn't help that I kept riding past the pool and seeing everyone having fun in there...)
After the ride O met me at the pool and we both went water running. The water felt so cold! Very refreshing once I got in though and almost a bit like an ice bath for my weary legs. We water ran for 30 minutes. Actually, I water ran for 30 minutes while O practiced his swim technique. :)
I'm very excited that my hip and tailbone were feeling good today! They usually don't bother me on the bike but since I ran yesterday I was concerned everything would be feeling a little sore. And my hamstring didn't tighten up like last time either. Very good progress. Chiropractors and coaches that know how to get people back on track are my 2 favorite things right now. :)
Alas, I can't believe the weekend is over already. Where does time go? Hope everyone has a great start to their week!
Week summary:
Monday - 1500 yd swim in am, 30 min trainer in pm
Tuesday - 30 min run in am (ouch)
Wednesday - 3000 yd swim in am, 30 min trainer in pm
Thursday - 1:15 pool run in am, 1 hour trainer in pm
Friday - 2:15 ride in am, 2000 yd swim in pm
Saturday - 40 min run/35 min water run in am, 3350 yd swim in am
Sunday - 3 hour ride/30 min water run brick in pm
Posted by beth at June 17, 2007 7:04 PM
Comments
The YMCA closed on Sundays... that stinks... oh, well... good to see you riding again...
Posted by: Kranky C Dale at June 18, 2007 9:46 AM