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August 11, 2007
Scotty is Sick
Scotty is my bike of course...in case you were wondering.
Anyway, today I took him back out on the roads for my long ride and his back derailleur was none to happy. I suspect it's from changing back and forth from the different wheels (which makes a very good case for ALWAYS leaving race wheels on... :)
Regardless, he was certainly okay enough for our 55 miles this morning (~3 hours) but O and I dropped him off at the bike shop this afternoon to get tuned up. His chain also needs cleaned and other such stuff that I should do myself all the time but never seem to do ever. I am a very bad owner.
Beside the ride this morning I did a 2500 yd swim that involved 1400 yds of pull. That was painful for my very sore arms which I blame solely on lifting. I worked really hard on the pull though because I really, really want my shoulders and stroke to be stronger and I know that lots of pull will help. My kick needs no help. In fact I need to do anti-kick drills if such a thing exists...
So that was pretty much our day. And now it's time for sleep... :)
Posted by beth at August 11, 2007 9:46 PM
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i have to tell you this b/c i am ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD AT THIS!! i do all of my swimming exclusively with the pull buoy except for a few laps here and there. i do it mostly b/c i am always resting some leg niggle and also if i kick too much my knee bothers me. i don't think it's GOOD i do this mind you, b/c i think your body uses more oxygen when you kick and i am clearly not adapted to that, BUT, if there were a pulling RACE, i would kick some buoy (oh, i'm sorry, i'm mean booty). wow, worst pun ever!!
Posted by: Audrey at August 11, 2007 10:25 PM