Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Tuesday 2-16

This month is slipping by quickly, as they all do.

This morning I ran 4 miles, treadmill, YMCA. Hated it. I did manage to retrieve the only fan on the floor and position it so that it was blowing exclusively on me. Normally that feat is carried out by a woman a row ahead of me - she's quick and crafty with 'her' fan. Not today.

I did a few sets of leg raises then cooled down with a 500 yard swim. Swam a few laps of all out butterfly to show off for the life guard and get the blood flowing.

Monday I did not work out.

Last Sunday, 2/14, Valentine's Day, I woke up early and did my first planned brick workout. "Brick" workouts were termed by triathletes I think - it's when you stack one effort on top of another. So, I road 35 miles, then immediately ran 5.5miles. I started at 5:45am and finished up around 9:00am. The miles I road stationary in the basement flipping channels trying to keep my eyes off the clock. The run was cold...colder than usual I thought. The river I run by looked like the surface of the moon...the ice was jagged, heaved into the air, crushed and desolate looking.

The transition from cycling to running is an odd experience, it's difficult to find a good running rhythm after cycling for a couple hours. I was more exhausted than normal after that workout - had to nap later in the day. I think my flu of last week was still lingering.

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