Weekend Fun

I got to spend some time catching up with my mentor Patrick this afternoon.  Patrick has done several marathons and several triathlons, including the full Louisville Iron Man last year.    When you look at Patrick, you would notice that he is fit but you probably would not think that he is ripped.   But let me tell you, I sure can't keep up with him.  He really is amazing and he also is really a great friend and a great motivator.    He is full of fun and encouragement.    Anyway, he spent quite a bit of time with me this afternoon and was answering some of my questions.      Based on this, it looks as though I may be about to venture into some open water swimming, which makes me a little nervous.  

This weekend was a great weekend too.  I have to admit, I really was not enthused about getting up to run yesterday morning, especially because I couldn't find any buddies willing to run with me.   I hesitated getting out of the car but I ran 4 miles in Seneca Park and like it often goes, I felt great when it was over and was really glad I had done it. 

THEN, it was time to take my buddy Andrew to the pool to swim with me.  Andrew wants to do the triathlon with me and we are three weeks away as of yesterday.   This was Andrew's first time in the pool.   I have to call him here when I am done because I have not heard or seen him today and I need to make sure I didn't kill him.      It was a hard day for Andrew but he got through it.  Luckily, Andrew is in his early 20s, so while it would probably be impossible for someone at my age to be ready to take this on in 3 weeks, Andrew has a pretty good chance.   In the pool I did a 450m warm up and then a 300m pyramid and a 50m cool down.  Total distance was 1700m. 

Normally, that would be all she wrote for the day.   Two workouts in one day is normally my limit but Andrew wanted some payback, so he made me go to the gym with him later in the afternoon to lift weights.   I'm not really good at resisting peer pressure, so I went and actually it went better than expected.   In many ways, it was great because it made today so much easier.  

On Sundays, I often try to get in 2 workouts, usually a run or a bike and a trip to the gym.   But because I went to the gym yesterday, today I limited my schedule to a single bike ride of about 19 miles.    It looked a little like it might rain and I nearly aborted.   But as it turned out, it never did rain and I reminded myself that you have to take the workouts when you can get them.  

Either before I go to bed or first thing in the morning, I need to plan my week.   This coming week is sizing up to be a very busy week and I need to get a plan for work and for my training if I am going to be able to make everything work.  

Have a great evening! 

David