This morning I headed out on another 10 mile bike ride this distance
is getting easy for me so it’s time to jump the plan a little and expand the
distance. I am glad it’s easy because the first few races I plan on doing are
12.5 bike portions so the easier the better off I am before I fail in my runs…Hard!
I am trying to stick with the Zone 2 training plan I started
with and I sometimes find it hard to remain patient and go easy without pushing
myself too hard. The Garmin is great for my cycling training and it is really
motivating me to get up early each day and get out there to chew up the road.
I enjoy swimming, always have and I am learning a few things
about myself and my swim stroke each day that I do my swim training. Yesterday
for the first time in my life I swallowed a big gulp of water in mid stroke as
I came up for a breath, seriously I have never done this before, and Oh My God!
That is horrible. I thought I was going to throw up right in the pool, and it
hurt too! My arms were fatiguing and I guess I did not get up high enough to
catch air and you can guess the rest of the story there. I will never let that
happen again.
I can’t seem to get the Garmin to record my laps successfully
yet in the pool and this is starting to annoy me. I have read the booklet over
a few times and I can’t seem to figure out what it is I am missing. I guess I
will need to start wearing a swim cap and put the watch under my cap on my head
to get a more accurate reading because it looks like a big zig-zag some kid
drew on my map when I am finished when it’s on my wrist. I swam yesterday
morning and then again tonight and my time is improving and my breathing is
stronger and I can feel my heart rate is coming down. (Heart Rate Monitors don’t
work in the water) at least mine does not unless I am missing that too?
Last is the run, last in my heart and last in the race. I
wish I could finish with any one of the other two this way I would have
something to look forward during the run portion on race day, instead I will
just look forward to not having to run anymore and making it to the end of the
course. I have not really yet had to push myself in my run training so I guess I
should not complain so much this early in the program but I am just not ever
going to be excited about running.