BIKE 1hr and 17.6 miles, 25 min 75% interval 7.8 miles
SWIM 1hr and 2400, 2x600 as 50e/25m
The bike seemed harder than it should have been, maybe it was a lack of focus. The interval worked out to only 18-some mph, really thought I was going faster than that! I spent more dedicated time on the ILT's this morning. Used to be I skipped them. Today I muted the TV to listen to the trainer wheel and really focus.
After the bike the plan was to walk the dog and swim. Instead I paused for a bite to eat under the excuse of "don't want my tummy screaming during the swim". This led to me eating my entire brekkie! It was a time delay and I didn't get to the pool until 8:30!
Then once at the pool I stand in the shower to warm up for nearly 10 mins. 8:40! This is weighing on my mind, I'm feeling guilty, and it's already making my day tough.
But the swim went great. As I did on Monday, I took the time to mindfully swim the drills. Part of the WU was a 4x75 set of drills. I modified the plan to fit my needs, by breaking each 75 up into 3 25's, then swimming elbow extension/leg position/head alignment then again in reverse for the first 2 75's. The second 75's were hand entry/kicking on sides/spinal alignment. This took time, but was worth it.
I realized pretty quickly that the 2x600 was awful similar to the 4x75 in that I could swim a 50 focused on a drill then the 25 focused and faster. So an easy lap focused on the problem, then a speedup to see how it feels. I worked through the same drill order for each 600. While not terribly creative, I enjoyed the balance.
At the end of the swim the woman in the next lane asked about my IMWI bottle. She'd raced IMWI in 2007, followed by some IML and IMLP. This year IMB and IML. Nice schedule! Super busy! FeNVY!
In the locker room a women dressing near me got us laughing about her mismatched purple shoes. "Never get dressed in the dark" she said! I said kids got a mis-matched day at school, so should we! :)
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The LifestyleWhole30 ends tomorrow, and days like today have me planning ahead to the next month. Yup, it's gonna keep going! This month's changes of mindful actions, pre-planned meals, sit-down non-distracted eating, and increased scheduling have been great for me. I've been slipping a little as the month winds down, but I have identified a few trouble areas to work on. Specifically, bringing more food for long days and post-training, pre-planning mornings so I can get out the door on time, and streamlining the weekend duties to the entire thing isn't spend preparing for the week.
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Coach SM sent an inspiration email this morning that has inspired another Bee's Binary: Mind vs Momentum. Momentum has been on my mind and I've been wanting to focus on it. Now I have the counter-point for it!
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