DAY three: how did I do?

The day isn't complete yet....

I have returned from a swim AND am doing laundry..... shame on me. Not my laundry day. oh well....

Today's workout consisted of a run and a swim.

The run: 35 minutes of fartlek training.... which that essentially means is randomly in the run, I am going to exert maximal speed/intensity (sprint) and then recover.... it is like an interval, but more random... the rest is up to you, as the BURST is sporadically placed in the run....

So, i was like... 30 seconds when i pass the third telephone pole, or that parked car....

I performed 6 x 30s BURSTS.

And it kicked my butt..... pretty intense challenge.

The Swim: 1400m (yes, meters.... the pool is a 25yd x 25 m pool, and it is set up in meters for the summer. That means i swim about 6 more feet than i would in yards).

300 warm up

8 x 25 form drills w/10s rest (funny, i can come up with drills when i am coaching.... i got in the pool and was like.... so, what do i do?)

4 x 100 w/5 sec rest (this was really hard... and it hurt to do)

8 x 25 kick w/15 sec rest (i was cramping... b/c of course i thought i would do breast stroke kick... DUH!)

300 warm down... woo-hoo the end is here!!!!!

shower and reverse my journey home.

Well, the YMCA i swim at is located about 10 miles away. NO problem with a car... I don't have one of those... so, it is a challenge. I walk to the corner, wait for the bus (which if i miss, i have a whole hour to wait) and then where the bus delivers one closest to the YMCA is actually about 2 miles away... so, i must walk or run there.

I suppose i could bike to the YMCA... and i might do that along the way, but I would have to travel through this town that I was already hit by a SUV while biking and the police do not really seem (or didn't on that day) to know what they were doing in a pedestrian knock-down.... so, when i get the memo that they have learned emergency protocols, i will be more open to riding my bike there....

I could also take the train... it would drop me off about 5 miles from the YMCA and I could run there.... if i am ever seeking a different challenge.

So, there are multiple ways to transport myself there.... i just have to plan the time to swim.

Well.... my laundry is finished and i need to eat....