8.31.15 Monday Madness!!!

Happy first day (to Kim) and happy taper (to Jamie).

Just 2600m of swimming here, but I was pretty happy with it. I was doing a tempo ladder (1800m) and when I finished, I looked at my watch and thought, "Hey, I can break my best HIM split if I do another 100m." So I did--32:31. Crazy--HIM doesn't happen in a pool, and Chrissie/Rinny/Natascha Badman I'm not! Whatever--it was fun.

Last race of the season (Oly distance swim/run) on Saturday. Just trying to think healthy, tapering thoughts. (I was sick for this race two of the past three years ) I have to work all day Friday and won't get into Singapore until 8:30 PM and probably 10 PM to the hotel (assuming flights on time--one year they weren't and I made it to the hotel at 2 AM before an 8 AM race!). But really want to do it and have a shopping weekend after, so will just do my best with a less than ideal situation.

Hi there!

HUMID this morning - like over 50% humidity and for AZ when it's 89 degrees at 5 o'clock in the morning, it's miserable. I make a point of not complaining about the weather since we live in the desert and it is supposed to be hot. But this humidity is driving me insane!

5am - 6.5 miles at Z2 effort - which for me always feels tough, especially when I can't breathe.

9:30am - 45 min spin. The air went out for half the class so it was warm (again) - I can't seem to escape it today.

Luckily I'll be up in Pinetop this weekend for Labor Day - HOORAY!! can't wait for some cooler temps!

Yes, IMAZ is less than 12 weeks away. November 15th. Will be here before I know it and so far, enjoying the training although I'm sure my coach doesn't see my complaining that way :-)! I only usually complain about the swim workouts, but that's because I still feel I stink at it. But It's all good.

Stay cool everyone! Have a great day!

I'm doing a run tonight with the tri team. There's also a swim, but my shoulder isn't at 100%. I'll see what my coach says about it.

Did 1 hour swim with 30 minute run of hills. This is the last hell week before taper starts for RedMan full tri the end of Sep

Ran about 3 miles alongside my son on his big-boy bike (which meant a lot of stops!) Kinda felt like it should have been a warmup for a "real" run later, but didn't have the opportunity. On the plus side, the play structure at the park we ended up at was great for an impromptu strength session!