Another day
Today was back at the bike and swim schedule.
I got up this morning not sure if I was going to ride outside or go for a swim. If I rode outside, I would just swim after work. If I went for a swim, then I would have to ride inside tonight (because it is dark before I get home these days). When I got up at around 6:45, it was still dark, but slowly getting light out and sticking my hand out the window, it seemed like it would be warm enough for a comfortable ride. So that’s what I did.
It was my first outside ride on my bike in a few weeks and it felt pretty good. I knew I really only had an hour, so instead of going all the way to the Park, I decided to just ride up and down the West Side. This would also give me a chance to roughly measure my main run course. I ended up riding about an hour – it was pretty boring, but once I got to the highway, I was generally spinning the entire time. My heart rate never got that high, but I’m supposed to keep it in zones 1 and 2 for these rides anyway. Most of the ride was in zone 2. I kept my cadence up – around 90 rpm for most of the ride.
This evening I swam. I’m really comfortable now doing 2,100 yards. After the marathon, I need to work on form and speed. I’ll do some lessons with John. I really got killed on the swim at Alcatraz – sure the top swimmers beat me by 10 minutes, but even down the rankings, they were still beating me by 5-7 minutes. I made it up on the runs, but if I can increase my time by just a few minutes, that will help my overall time immensely.
Bike – October 19
Time: 1:00
Distance: 17.5 miles
Average heart rate: 116
Swim – October 19
Distance: 2100 yards