RUN 6.6 miles in 57:40 for an 8:43 pace
SWIM 2600 yards in 1:05, 15x100 (10s) in 32:30
COMMUTE 6 miles
Spring has sprung! Although you wouldn't know it this morning with the chill in the air. Warm up dammit!
My goal for the run was an easy, pre-race loop of the park. DC wasn't running so I didn't feel the need to keep up with him :) If I had to have guessed my pace, I would have said 9:15-ish. So I was surprised to see 8:43! Whoop! It felt good and easy, unpushed but brisk.
Can't say the same for the swim. After a WU and drills (I'm now much better about including drills after my WU, just needed to make it a priority. And habit.) I started the 15x 100y with 10s rest. My goal was do to the 100's in 1:52-1:55ish, maybe even 1:50. So the overall time I was shooting for was 30 mins, which included the 100's and the rests.
Didn't happen. The first 100 came in at 1:52, the rest closer to 1:57-1:59. My form definitely fell off as the distance progressed, but it was disappointing to see the 2nd and 3rd 100's slower. And things were chugging along nicely until the very end of the 8th interval when a CRAMP hit the right calf. I stopped my watch and waited it out. I needed the break anyway to get my head around my slower than expected pace, and adjust my goals.
Tomorrow I'm planning to do the 1200 straight through, and REST into Saturday's race. I'm having some doubts about how I feel for the race -- can I expect to go as fast as I'd hoped without the speed work? Maybe. After this morning's surprise, who knows!? But I'm still tired and feeling a little on the weak side sometimes. REST!
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