Wednesday - July 3, 2013
AM Swim
Andy and I got to the YMCA lobby at 5am, and waited for James for about 10 minutes before I sent him a text to grab me if he makes it. In that time, Mitch from BAM Racing walked through and gave me a hard time to join them out back in the 50 meter "long course" (LC) pool. I said, "Sure, what the hell?" So, Andy and I jumped in with the BAM triathlete guys (and gals) in the outdoor LC pool. Because it's outside, it was a little chilly at 5:15am. We were only wearing our jammers. The pool is so long, the floating lane lines were drifting here and there.
This is my first time in the LC pool, but not stopping at the wall as often is nice. I enjoyed it, though I found it slightly harder to find my groove for some reason. Andy and I shared a lane, and a third guy hopped in after a while. We were hoping to swim 50 laps, but at the time I didn't realize that 50 laps in the 50m pool was 2500 meters, which is further than 2500 yards from the 100 laps indoor. Our 50 laps outside would be like 109/110 indoor laps. Not a huge difference, but over time it adds up.
After 38 laps, he and I were worn out! Also, the swim team was stretching and eyeing our lane. There were about 30 kids ready to jump in the pool. We decided to do 4 more laps and call it a day. I wound up swimming 42 laps in the LC pool in 57:15, which is 2,100 meters or 1.3 miles or 2,297 yards. These 42 laps in the LC pool would also be equal to 84 laps in a 25 meter pool, or 91.9 laps in a 25 yard pool. Doing about 46 laps in the LC pool would be very close to the 100 laps indoor. My 50m laps today were ranging from 1:09 to 1:35 - all over the place. I need to switch gears and focus less on distance and time, and focus on form and breathing. Swimming once a week, sometimes twice a week, will never get me much better so I need to focus on good form. I get the aerobic exercise, which helps in the swim, from biking and running. All said and done, the swim felt great and was fun.
We actually met James at Starbucks and caught up for a bit after we left. This is a great way to start the day: nice swim and good laughs with buddies.
Lunch Run
Two co-workers and I went out for another lunch run today. Andy, who also swims with me, and Jay. We headed out and the weather wasn't bad at all. Low humidity, clear(ish) skies. Great time for a run. We ran from the building on Malsbary Road, through the business park to Kenwood Road and turned south/right. From the business park to the YMCA, Kenwood has a very slight decline. So, we cruised along at 9:00mm without any issue. Andy was actually chatting on his cell phone half the time, so we were all doing well.
At the YMCA Par Course, we didn't even touch the activities and just jogged around the trail to the stairs. Our plan was to do five sets, and we knocked them out pretty easily, actually. We'll have to go for 8 or something next time. They're not too bad. Last week, when this about killed me, I had biked 27 miles with 3 big hills the day before. Today, I was fresh and only had the swim prior.
We headed back to work, Andy talked more on the phone, and we wrapped it up without issue. Nice lunch run. We covered 3.46 miles in 36:16.30, for an average pace of 10:30mm, avg HR of 162, burning 422 calories. The run was very anaerobic, with my HR hitting 181 and 182 at two different points. But, it was good.
Here is the Strava data for the run:
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