Wednesday, September 7, 2011

7/16/11 (Saturday) Activities

Today I ran 6 miles in 47:55.  It was pretty nice not to have a long run today.

Today I cycled 28.30 miles in 1:30:12.  I am actually working on trying to bring my cycling speed up a bit.

This all reminds me of another reason I decided to do my long run on Fridays.  Previously I was devoting 3-4 hours every Saturday to working out.  The feeling I get from the accomplishment is great.  But the drain on my time on my only true day off is taxing to me.  I have little time for other things, especially my family.  So this will give me an extra hour that I would not have had under my previous training schedule.

I also have totally forgot to mention something pretty significant.  I have entered my first triathlon.  The race is July 30.  It is a sprint triathlon.  I am not a swimmer, which I hear is very common for runners to say (and just as common for swimmers to say they are not runners).  I have never really swam any distance to see how long I could swim.  So, starting the week after Christopher and I got back from Monterey, I have been swimming two times a week, usually Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Though my time is still pitiful, I have gotten a lot better.  I have increased the distance I swim and brought down my time.  I have worked up to 400 yards swimming and that takes me about 12:30 minutes (now).
Total running miles for week = 42
Total cycling miles for week = 44.66

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