Mid Week

Update.

Monday: I road 40 miles on my trainer in the basement. That's a long trainer ride for me. I started out reading the Catcher in the Rye. Easy I thought - like watching a good re-run of an old movie. You can't hold a book still enough to easily read while pedaling. I got to where Holden was telling his professor that he got kicked out and then had to abandon the book. So, next came a debate on CNN about whether or not to have killer whales in captivity, then a PBS story about Dolly Madison. Good stuff, boy did I feel smart. I put in some focused effort on my last 10 miles.

Tuesday AM: Got up after the 40 miles on the bike and swam 2,500 yards. The Y was full, I didn't get my lane. Had to swim for a time with a guy doing a very wide, slow, breast stroke kick...there's nothing worse, as his foot would whip near my face on every pass. Eventually my spot opened up and I was able to stretch it out. Did 4 x 400 Free for my main set.

Wednesday AM: Ran 7 miles this morning. Cold, dark, silent. Uneventful run. No one was at the park. There's a full moon out, but I didn't get to enjoy it due to the heavy low clouds.

This was supposed to be a light week - rest. But, I counted backwards from September 12th and need to skip the rest. I get a little break in May. I wish I was running right now...clear and pretty blue skies outside.