Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Swim 3-9

Swam 4,000 yards this morning (160 lengths). Alarm: 4:45am. I was up for it - hadn't been in the water for a few days. A good solid workout. Mostly all freestyle, but a little of everything. Gwen there at the front desk of the Y sold me two bananas for a $1. They were gone before I got home to help the kids get ready for school. I don't track calories, or care to track calories, or even really think about calories. But I've been burning them up lately.

Yesterday, Monday, I ran 4.72 hard miles. I got my Garmin 405 working again, well - charged the battery finally. I ran last week without it. Being connected to satellites that track every step you take is interesting, but can lead to psychosis. I wait in front of my house with my wrist angled toward the sky, pacing, praying for a signal. Other times if it's not working properly I conclude: "what's the use...the satellites won't even track these miles, might as well slow it down a little".

Yesterday's run, precisely: Mile 1 = 7:46, Mile 2 = 7:27, Mile 3 = 7:12, Mile 4 = 7:01, Mile 5 (.72 of a mile) = 6:59 pace. I didn't wear my heart rate monitor - otherwise I could write obsessively about my bpm for each mile. Technology these days? I don't really 'go for a jog' anymore. I suppose it's not all bad, if you want it. I wanted to descend my miles and my fancy watch kept track of everything.

Tomorrow AM: Cycling in the basement again? Run in the dark? I'm not in the mood for either.

1 comment:

  1. The last few posts were great.... man, your killing me with all that your accomplishing.... keep it up man... Great job! Glad the weather is starting to turn for the better there too!

    tbyrd

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