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goals for this week
same as last week, actually. 20k swim
close-ish; 6 days and 16,000 yds , buy bike shoes
nope, take a day off from running
nope.
So the hard thing for me about a day off from running is that (a) it is a big part of my routine and (b) it is one of the best ways to clear my head. I do work so much better when I run first thing. I am trying to think of new ways to get that head-space, so that it will be easier to take a day off. This morning at least I only ran 4.5 miles (even running shorter but running everyday would be ok. My goal here is to get the total mileage down). I am trying to run a bit less / swim more so I can do an 11 mile swim race here (Portland Bridges Swim) in July. I also am running a 10k this weekend (Saturday) and want rested legs. Some of the lots of running last week was related to eating issues... had two days where I felt like I ate too much and running is kinda my go-to for burning off what my mind terms extra calories. On the other hand, I managed to enjoy easter candy w/o any guilt, and that felt good. Am actually bummed I am already out of malted milk balls.
On a different note, watching Boston (on my laptop) was AWESOME yesterday... love seeing the runners, the Boston scenery, and what a day ... American win and a women's course record. I was really, really hyper about that all day.
M - 5 mi run +
3600 yd swim T - 9.5 mi run* +
2400 yd swim W - 10 mi run +
2000 yd swim T - 8 mi run +
1500 yd swim F - 8 mi run +
3200 yd swim S - 7 mi run +
3300 yd swim S - 8 mi run +
50 min. stair master * 3 x 1 mi @ 6:40 pace
Totals
16,000 yd swim + 55.5 mi run +
50 min stairmaster + 1.5 mi walking (w/u and c/d from running)
Goals for this week
buy bike shoes. Really.
Swim 20k, with one swim 6k (priority is the long swim workout over the 20k total)
keep mileage under 45 for the week! and run fast on Saturday (I'm going to define "fast" here as faster than I did on this course last year, will have to dig up the actual time).
This is a super busy week for me at school... maths test Friday, advisor needs things from me, bleh.
maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD