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View albumEXTERRRRMINAAAATE!
May 6
May 5
- 21m 15s
- 1200.00 yards
- 01m 46s /100 yards
OWS at CLW Beach with Renee. The usual suspects on the usual course. Today...it was anything but usual.
Holy crazy swim!! I've not seen conditions like this since Jess, Rich, and I went swimming before my first IM in 2007! HUGE waves, insane current.
The 600yds south trip took an incredible 13:28! That's over 2 minutes per 100 yards!! The way back was 7:47! It was HALF the time. There was a time when I felt the current actually carrying me forward. Insane. Most fun I've had swimming at CLW so far!
- 18m 57s
- 1200.00 yards
- 01m 34s /100 yards
I swam AGAIN!! I was gonna have dinner with Betsy but it turned into "let's swim before dinner, the waves are awesome". So that's what we did. Fun times.
The current and the waves weren't as impressive as the morning, hence the faster time. But still a big fight going out.
600 yards south - 11:16
600 yards north - 7:41
Managed to catch a couple waves on the swim towards shore when I was done. Body surfing is a little different in a wetsuit. Not as fulfilling though.
- Body Surfing
- 45m
This was ACTUAL body surfing at Clearwater Beach. The breakers today were 4 and 5 feet high, so this is waaaaay unheard of down here. You just HAVE to take the opportunity when it happens. I felt like a kid again...jumping in the water, letting the waves crash on me, riding them in and getting smashed into the sand. Fun times!! We laughed like 10 year olds!!
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 4 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Overall Workout: 5
May 4
- 45m
Chest/Back/Core
I already forgot all the crap I did.
- Yoga
- 1h 00m
HOT LUNCH Yoga...it was a combo of Bikram and Vinyasa Ashtanga. One set of the Bikram postures (but not all of them) and you flow right from that into a Vinyasa and then into the next Bikram posture. Interesting...no rest. Just an hour of movement with no stopping in between.
I've also decided that to keep myself on schedule I'm gonna have to write pretty much everything out. I lose track of so many things. I am gonna literally start having to write out when I wake up, eat, brush my teeth, etc. I just forget everything because I am so overstimulated. I literally forget to eat meals, or do mundane things because I am so focused on staying on track with work. I have three jobs and work 7 days a week now...plus training for Ironman...it's very hard to keep focused when I'm constantly changing directions. It's like having FORCED A.D.D.
- Health data: Sleep: 1 Stress: 4 Soreness: 3 Fatigue: 3 Hours slept: 3
May 3
- 1h 00m
- 19.00 miles
- -----
Good to be back in spin class!! Made my back feel better and gave my legs a good workout! Mostly upper level endurance work today...not many hills, but lots of resistance.
- 11m 13s
- 1.21 miles
- 09m 16s /Mi
With boot campers as their warmup. It was nice to run a little. Even if it wasn't my own pace.
0815 - Slept pretty well except for when Fiona woke me at 4am to go outside. Then of course, she peed in the hallway so I had to go clean that up when I was done putting her back in the crate. AT FOUR AM. UGH. I hate being the personal hallway mop service. At least I was able to get back to sleep and stay there til 8.
I'm gonna go to spin class today...something I haven't done in like 4 weeks. I've missed it. My back is a little sore so being on the bike and climbing will help stretch it out. Thinking about a noon Bikram class to start the week off. I won't be able to go on Wednesday because it's too close to race day, so today would be my only option.
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 3 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Overall Workout: 4
May 2
- 18m 04s
- 1200.00 yards
- 01m 30s /100 yards
Clearwater Beach OWS with Renee. Damn we had some WAVES out there! It was like being in NJ when I was a kid...jumping up and being 3 feet off the ground when the wave passes. FUN TIMES!
Lots of current on the way south. Big tailwind and helper current north.
South 600yds - 10:32
North 600yds - 7:32
Great swim today! Tried out Terri's sleeveless wetsuit that Pete gave me. Worked GREAT!! I think I shall use it for Gulf Coast!
Dinner with Jess tonight, after she comes and buys shoes from me. Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant for us...I am excited...I have never had Ethiopian before. Should be pretty interesting. I've had foods from other African countries, but never Ethiopia. Bring on the new exciting cuisine!!
1115 - What a great morning it turned out to be! I gotta admit, I was right next to NOT going swimming but I'm soooooo glad I did. The water was awesome...big waves to conquer, lots of current to fight, and great cardio. It gave me great energy to enjoy the day, and what a nice day it's turning out to be...okay, it's hot and humid, but the sun is out and I feel like a million bucks. I'm working all day, but I'm working with a good friend and enjoying a fun day selling running shoes and talking about sports and triathlon. Life is good.
- Health data: Sleep: 3 Stress: 4 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Overall Workout: 4
May 1
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 4 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Hours slept: 10
April 30
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 4 Soreness: 3 Fatigue: 4 Hours slept: 10.5
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Ran with a girl from the Feet First running group. She was pretty consistent. I analyzed her running style as she ran. It was good for me to get moving at least. Haven't run really at all lately. Just trying to get my legs fully recovered before starting IM training.
Just some easy back, bi's, and core stuff with John. Light weights, 15 reps of everything. No work at all really.
Today, I have to pack and get everything ready, in addition to working ALL THREE of my jobs. Long day. Going to bed as early as possible today so I can be out of here by 0530 tomorrow. I wanna be up in PCB by noon.