Workout Number 4

Tuesday 6/4
6:55am-8:35am
Community Pool

500 warmup
10x200
10x150
11x100

Total Yards:  5100
Total Yards To Date:  19000

Workout Number 3

6/3
1:15-2pm
Community Pool

16x150

Total Yards:  2400
Total Yards To Date:  13900

Swimming Update

Workout 1

Sunday 6/2
3:30pm -5:45pm
24h Fitness in Orange

500 warmup
10x200 on 3:15 (or so)
20x150 on 2:30 (or so)
15x100 (we struggle)
500 cool down

Total Yards:  7500



Workout 2

Monday 6/3
7am-8:10am
Community Pool (no clock)

500 warmup
5x200
10x150
10x100

Total Yards:  4000
Total Yard To Date:  11500




For the record there are 1760 yards in a mile, so I am trying to swim 46112 yards.   Yesterday's swim went very well;  today's, not really so much.  I have some shoulder issues and knee issues already, but from a pure effort point of view as I suspected this isn't going to be terribly difficult.  It's the time, mental exertion, and actually the biggest problem I'm having so far is getting hungry.  Both workouts have ended because I was hungry and needed to stop or risk my stomach cramping up.  All that said my previous statement applies;  it's pretty obvious that I should be able to pull this off.

Today? We Swim!

The plan for counting is actually to use change; one penny is 50 yards and I'll have two piles at the end of my lane.  What could go wrong?  My gym got it's pool back up and running (what a disaster that was....one day I just drove there and boom no pool...i'm standing on the deck in my gear looking at yellow caution tape) so I will get lane lines and a clock and won't be in the sun for the afternoon jaunt, so that's a start.

I'm hoping to put in two long sessions today and get a good head start on things, but already there are issues.  Last night was another wedding, this one local, that involved the hora.  I ended up being one of the guys lifting the bride up in the air on a chair, and while she was basically as light as a feather my triceps are definitely sore.  I also got less than 6 hours of sleep, and in general have gotten enough sleep (by my own measure) one night in the last nine.  And there is an "open house" today for the wedding at 1pm and if I go (and I really should go) I'm going to start the week in the hole or at best on pace.  I'm pretty sure I can't let that happen, though, so I may skip it.

Elizabeth is already riding South towards us, and ideally I'd like to finish before she arrives.  They stormed out of the cow palace at 6am, so already I feel like I'm "losing" :)

Is This You?

I sure hope not, but I just had to share it.