Rest Weekend

Friday: BIKE ~1hr indoor 18 miles
Saturday RUN 9.5 miles on the CCup course, 1:55
Sunday RUN 8 miles in Fopa 4x(1mi easy, 1mi push), ?

A weekend like this sets my head spinning with crazy ideas. First I had energy to burn Friday so I did an am spin. Then after Saturday's easy run I took to cleaning out the basement. Then Sunday I was just plain bored.

The Saturday run was with TH, MD, BE, and OA--a new group and all fun. TH and I took it easy and walked the big uphills.

The Sunday run was in the rain. I started out puddle jumping but gave up eventually. The plan for this run was 1 mile easy alternating with 1 mile push. The easy segments were about 9:45-10m/m and about 135-145 bpm. The push segments were just under 9m/m and HR in the 150s.

I'm only just now starting to wear the HRM. I've been wearing it about 2 weeks now, but this is the first time I've paid attention to it.

Rest weekends also get me thinking ahead and doing other training planning. On Sat and Sun I did some strength training from my app. In doing so I've realized I have some imbalances and tight spots. I've lost some flexibility! So now I'm planning out a Tues am yoga. And I'm looking at master's swimming. And I've pulled out the EN HIM plan. Yup, I'm starting to think triathlon again.

But I'm in the thinking phase. I've started making my little MTWTFSS lists with the boxes and color coding, trying to find what days to do what when. I'd like to start swimming again, but both shoulders have a "click" in them when I stretch them out (something else I need to work on--shoulder flexibility!) so I'm worried that my awful swim stroke will have an impact on that as a injury or as a technique compensation?

Either way, triathlon season is coming up and I think I've picked my races: Rt 66 in late July and Branson in Sept.