Where does the time go?

I just checked the blog thinking that I hadn't posted the last day or so and was amazed to find that I had not posted since Sunday!    Where does the time go???

Well, let me see what has happened this week?  

Monday -

Monday I swam 1600m early before work but changed up the warm-up a little, by adding 300m with pull buoys to my warm up.  So the warm-up was 800m and then I did 4 sessions of 200m.   Monday afternoon, I decided to work out inside and did 45 minutes on the stairmaster at the gym.     

Tuesday -

Tuesday morning plans were to bike before work but I chickened out when I got up to find it was still dark.   It was actually light enough for me to see but I was very concerned that cars could not see me.   I aborted the bike BUT I went to buy lights for the bike later in the day.     In the evening I went to Tom Sawyer Park again with Andrew to swim.   Things were going along until there was thunder and lightning and the guards cleared the pool.   I'm still glad I went there because I need to get used to the pool but the total swim ended up only being 700m.  

Wednesday -

Up early.  Lights installed on the bike.  Tires inflated.   Went for a 14 mile bike before work.   Went better than expected.  Now I feel like I can manage some biking before work, at least until it gets too dark or too cold in the Fall and Winter.     Evening workout was Yoga, which I feel like I really need right now.  Been feeling really stiff.

Thursday -

For some reason just exhausted in the morning and didn't make it for an early swim.     Instead I did a shorter swim at lunch time.   Swam 1000m.   Limited the warm-up to 100m breast, then 800m free style and finished with another 100m breast as a cool down.    Now that I have worked on my endurance and know that I can swim a mile continuously if I need to, I think I can start incorporating some shorter swims into the regimen.   That ought to allow me some room to work on endurance for the bike and run again.  In the afternoon, I had weights again with Cody, which went really well.   I was telling Cody that the swimming seems to have really increased my upper body strength.   Unfortunately, later in the evening, I twisted or bent a little funny and had my lower back act up.

Friday -

Today is a rest day, which was perfect considering my back was acting up.   I called Cody Eubank for an MAT session to see if he could figure out what was going on with my back and he got me all straightened out.   That was fortuitous because my buddy and triathlon mentro Patrick started facebooking me to swim in the Ohio in the morning and possibly bike with him.  Only problem is the bike that they are planning is 60 miles.   I might be able to gut it out but that is quite a bit further than I have gone so far this year.  

The triathlon is one week from tomorrow and I have a lot to accomplish next week to be ready.  

That's about all for now!  Have a great evening!

David (lazy swimmer)