Training Upate 24 Jul 09

This week got off to a slow start but I am now rolling pretty good.

Wednesday I swam in the afternoon at the gym. I did 14 laps in about 18 mins for 350 yards. I am getting a little better at my distance but I am sure I could be more efficient with my strokes. My goal by the time of the race is to be able to swim over 20 laps. I have a ways to go.

Thursday I decided to run in the morning. Using a new iphone app Motionx GPS I ran 2.28 miles in 26 mins. The cool thing about the app is that is saves your track. It told me what my average speed was and my max speed. Once I stopped I could look back at the route I took. It is great. Going forward in training I am going to run on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Thursday evening I had tennis lessons. Starting to get into some rallies so I am getting a work out there also.

Friday(this morning) I went for a bike ride on a bike outside. I was so excited about the new app that I wanted to try it out on the bike. I rode a little over 6 miles in about 40 mins. This was a good route as it was not flat. There were several good hills. The first part of the bike ride was getting used to the gears. Once I got that down it was smooth sailing. My front tire needs a little air but other than that I think the bike will be fine for riding in the race. I think Ii got more out of riding and running outside this week. From now on I will ride outside as well as run.