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January 31, 2008
Roxy Just Head-Butted Me
One thing is for sure too - that dog has a hard head! Mental note - never lay on the floor in the upstairs hallway while Roxy is laying on the bed. Because as soon as she hears something outside that she wants to bark at, she will run head-on right into you to get down the stairs! Dogs these days!
Anyway, this morning was Masters Swim! and I had a good time doing 50s, 100s and 200s. My upcoming swim race (the 1650 at a meet on Feb 10) has got me a little perplexed, mostly because almost all our masters practices as of late have been based off our mile pace and I'm not really sure what my mile pace is! At first I thought that 1:25 pace (boy is that my number or is that my number?!) would be a great goal but now I'm not so sure. Perhaps faster? It's just so hard to tell because training and racing are SOOOO different. I think back to the few marathons I've done where in training my marathon goal pace would feel like a sprint. Doing a 6 mile tempo at marathon pace would be a killer and I'd think "how in the world am I going to hold this for 26.2 miles?" But then magically on race day that pace didn't feel so hard and I was able to do it. Maybe this swim race will be similar? Anyway, I guess I'll find out come Feb 10th! No reason to over-analyze!
Now I'm off to the shop to do a ride on the CompuTrainer. I'm not sick of trainer rides yet but I think I might be getting close. The good news is is that it might (fingers and toes crossed!) be warm enough to ride outside this weekend. Let's hope!
Have a great night everyone!
Posted by beth at January 31, 2008 4:50 PM
Comments
Hey Beth - my hats off to you for racing the mile. Totally awesome. I know its scary -but don't over think it. I had to laugh at your marathon comparison. A marathon is how long? A few hours. With any luck, you'll be done in a matter of minutes. And you're right to challenge your pace and question what you can do. It would be EASY to settle... so don't. I know that you're going to do great - once you get in the water, your instinct will take over and you'll fly along. And if not... well, it'll be over soon. :) You'll do great! I'll send you lots of good vibes!
Posted by: marit c-l at January 31, 2008 10:10 PM
i have to ask... why were you on the floor in the upstairs hallway??? JK... good luck in the 1650... i know you will be AWESOME...
Posted by: Kranky C Dale at February 1, 2008 10:34 AM
Holy cow the mile.... AWESOME! I would love to come count for you but you might end up doing a half mile or 2 miles... but I will cheer you on come Feb. 10th!
I have a question... does your back tire get worn out from the trainer riding so much? Do you change it or use a different one for trainers? I had to ride the trainer last night and all I could fret about was flatting my tire... any advice?
Posted by: Bree at February 1, 2008 2:26 PM
Beth, you'll be awesome in the mile. Go hard for the first half and then when you think you're going to keel over, crank it up and go harder. As for the head-butt. I feel your pain since I have my own head-butt-mutt. Hmmm, that sounds different when I write it. Oh well...
Posted by: Ness at February 1, 2008 5:14 PM
Beth, you'll be awesome in the mile. Go hard for the first half and then when you think you're going to keel over, crank it up and go harder. As for the head-butt. I feel your pain since I have my own head-butt-mutt. Hmmm, that sounds different when I write it. Oh well...
Posted by: Ness at February 1, 2008 5:14 PM