Go CHARGERS!
It wasn’t such a Super Charger season, but they’re hot right now and they made it happen in a big way tonight.
I don’t really feel like writing much tonight, but it has been a good week in California. We’ve spent a ton of time with family, first in LA and now in San Diego. We’re headed back up to LA tomorrow for a hopefully pretty chill week. I’ve also gotten some pretty good training in, three swims, two runs and one strength training session. I normally don’t swim two days in a row, but I swam yesterday and today at my parent’s YMCA. I’ve said it before: I love that pool – outdoor, 10 wide lanes, comfortably cool temperature. If I lived near that pool, I’d be in the pool all the time. Coach John has set me up with another swim test, this one is a 200 yard sprint. I tried it a few weeks ago and swam the 200 in 2:44. I knew I could do better. I swam it again yesterday and did the 200 in 2:36! A huge improvement. I went out as hard as possible and swam the first 100 in 1:16, but couldn’t keep the pace.
I did my first outdoor in run in months (since October?) the other day. I’ve now done two runs. I wish I could say that my knee feels great. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. It actually feels mostly fine when I’m running, but at other times, it’s a little achy and sore. I’m not sure what to do. I’m going to keep trying for now and will do a couple more runs while we’re here in California. I’ll reevaluate once I get home.
Run/Walk – December 23
Distance: 4 miles
Time: 46 minutes (10 min. walking warm-up, 36 min. run/walk)
Course: Encino
Conditions: Sunny, mid-50s
Swim – December 24
Distance: 2,400 yards
Time: 52 minutes
Strength – December 24
Run/Walk – December 26
Distance: 4.3 miles
Time: 49 minutes (10 min. walking warm-up, 38 min. run/walk)
Course: Encino
Conditions: Sunny, mid-40s
Swim – December 27
Distance: 1,750 yards
Time: 37 minutes
200 yard swim test: 2:36!
Swim – December 28
Distance: 2,000 yards
Time: 40 minutes