Going back to Thursday before last I had a really nice aerobic frequency run. The legs have really been enjoying the focus on run fitness. Of course all good things meet an end... when I went to feed the horses, the big one caught me in the quad with a warning shot. Man that hurt. It could have been worse, it was a bit of a glancing blow, but that is one big horse. So no bike to follow that little incident. I spent most of Friday prepping for my Seattle trip and only got in a smidgen of a run. The leg was still sore, so I figured a couple of easy days would be the better choice. Saturday was a travel day that started early and ended late. Seattle is a cool town for sure. Sunday we drove down to Mt. St. Helens. That is one impressive feat for Momma Nature. Absolutely incredible. We spent some time hiking around the area, it was awe inspiring. Most of the week was spent in meetings with our new work team, I hate sitting like that all day. I managed a few easy runs on the nature trail that ran behind our hotel which was exciting.
Monday it was back to training, and none too soon. I had a pretty good run at noon that was in some nasty weather. Sub-9's for 5.5 miles including some pick-ups. Nice job if I do say so myself. Monday evening was a pretty crappy swim. I showed up tired and under motivated and it showed. I was late and got in about 3/4 of my scheduled swim, not so good.
Tuesday was even cruddier weather so I bagged the frequency run all together. I set the bike up on the rollers and rolled away. 1:45 later my rear was sore, there was a puddle of sweat under me, and a smile on my face. I think Old School had something to do with that.
Now we're caught up getting to today. Another scheduled 50 minute run, that was great. I really enjoy running with the mp3 player. I wasn't sure how much I would like it, but I LOVE it. I ran about 5.3 miles in 48:20 with pickups. A great run, too bad it took half my wardrobe to stay warm :) The evening swim was the best I've had since getting back in the water. The written workout looked challenging on paper, and it was. But, I manned up and went to work. The first set of 10x100's was on a 1:50 send off. I held them under 1:25 for the entire set. I was very pleased. The second set was 8x100's also on 1:50, I kept all of those under 1:28. That put a smile on my face knowing I stepped it up and met the challenge. Lettuce wraps for dinner and all is right.