Week 12

March 10 - March 16th 2006
Pretty much the week off after Saturday ski gymnastics. It was time to take a break anyway, maybe try to do a bit of swimming.

Monday - day off, 45 minutes of stretching
Tuesday - pool, first 10 laps in 10:27.54, second 10 laps in 9:54.75 for a total of 20:22.29. Yup, kind of sucks
Wednesday - pool, first 10 laps in 9:58.81, second 10 laps in 9:58.41, total of 19:57.22. Much better, sustained < 1 minute lap for 20 laps. Much happier. 30 minutes stretching in the gym.
Thursday - just schmoozing in the pool, trying different things, stretching in the water, did a few laps breast stroke, then tried the best I could. 3 laps in 2:58.18, followed by 5 laps in 4:50.11. This is about where I'd like to get - be able to do 10 laps in 9:40 and not be exhausted. That may take a while.
Friday - day off - 30 minutes of stretching in the gym
Saturday - day off
Sunday - went for leasure bike ride with Nancy, 2:09:23 @ 9.5 mph, 20.75 miles. Were showing Nancy how to run up on a curb, fell off the bike, severely bruised my right hand - kind of stuck a sharp gravel right through my glove and into my hand. Ouch. Came back from the ride, transitioned to a fast run: 35:18.50 at 7 mph (8'28" mile) for 4.167 miles at 174 bpm. Hmmm, pushed myself pretty hard on this one. I am not sure about the bpm, looks like my HR monitor is running out of battery. Need to check it.


Pretty good resting week. My right knee is bugging me a bit on the bike. Got to pay attention. Weight at the end of week: 178 lbs. I think I'd like to drop 6 more and I'll be at an ideal weight for the triathlon.