10,000+ yards (with more to go)
This morning was another swim – 3,000 yards with a main set of 18×100 (actually three sets of 6×100 with ten seconds between the 100’s and 30 seconds after each sixth 100; get it?). My 100’s were good – none of them were slower than 1:38 and most were right around 1:35. I was moving, wasn’t going even close to all out. Granted I did have small breaks, but I’m happy with those times.
It put me over 10,000 yards on the week (10,300 yards to be exact). I’m certain that’s my biggest swim week ever. And, after some emails with John about my hip, he’s revised my weekend schedule and substituted some bike and run time for more time in the pool. I shouldn’t get into predictions, because I never know what could happen, but by the Sunday afternoon, I’ll hopefully have another 4,000+ yards this week. That’s huge.
Part of me (a small part) is worried about my hip. It really hasn’t gotten as much better over the course of the week as I hoped it would. It’s definitely better, and this afternoon I’m walking around nearly pain free, but there’s still that word “nearly” in the sentence. Bummer. Another part of me is worried that by missing runs this week, I’m losing run fitness. I know that I’ve built up a great base and I shouldn’t be worried, but still, there’s than nagging voice in my head. I’m ignoring the voice for now – if I stay on schedule, I’ll still have put in over ten hours of cardio this week, which is plenty. Elizabeth’s knee is still really painful and she’s pretty worried about next weekend. She’s determined to still give it a go, and since we’re going out there no matter what, she doesn’t have to make a decision at any point. She’s put in so much work, I really hope it starts feeling better very soon!
Swim – February 23
Distance: 3,000 yards
Time: 1:06
Strength Training – February 23
Time: 25 minutes