That was nice. He's the distance runner (half and full marathons), but he is on the shelf right now with a leg injury.
Im going to at least do 1. I have committed myself to that. I think Ill like enough to give it a longer future. We will see. Im glad I read the book I did a year ago knowing the time would come and the timing was right. Im glad I starting this early on the swimming part. I HATE doing anything half a$$. I dont want to look like an idiot.
LOL... Note to self, dont take Nick deep sea fishing without multiple life vest. NM... we might need a dingy.I sink like a rock. I'm a terrible swimmer. No interest in tri either. I want to see how much damage I can do in one discipline, and I love the laid back, beer drinking, p--s off, sub-culture.
This will be the first thread to go over 5k on the new forum but I am hoping it can handle it, so for now we'll just keep going.3.17 miles this am. A nice bike ride afterward to cool down. Starting to get back into a routine of M, W, TH and S runs with bik combo's and swimming coming here in the next week. Y membership has been renewed.
Steve, since the post count is just over 5K, do we need to start a "What did you do? Part 2", or just keep going in this thread?
Did my 3 min run-1 min walk (lather, rinse, repeat haha) last night on the treadmill for 30 min. Hips/saddlebags (LOL) are slightly sore today. Nowhere near as bad as they were earlier in the week. Thanks SOOOOO much for the yoga stretches.
Rest day today, but might start some yoga planks tonight to work on this gut.
I'll probably stick with the 3 min run-1 min walk deal for another week (?) and then try running for 4 min/walking for 1 min.
While I was on the TM, my hubby came down the basement and said to me "You are going to kick that 5K's a$$."
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) and found that I picked up the strokes much more quickly than I expected just because I'd seen it done correctly so many times. So I'd suggest hopping on YouTube and googling some video of swim meets/races and stroke technique drills. If you think a team environment might help you could look into Masters Swim Clubs in your area (not sure how much this costs but I think they would practice before or after work, which may not work for your schedule). If you'd rather swim by yourself but still want a structured workout, check out this website: http://www.swimplan.com/ You put in your skill level and it will generate a workout for you. If I remember correctly (I used this site a couple of years ago before running took over) there's some stroke technique stuff in there too that should help you get more comfortable with side breathing and develop proper form.Good job! I just started cutting out the walk breaks this year...now I only walk when I'm drinking water or taking fuel. It's a tough but satisfying transition.
Hey thanks!A couple of suggestions on the swimming...
You're right that being around the water doesn't automatically make you a great technical swimmer. I think something that helped me was years of watching swim meets and team practices (I was on the swim team - as a diver - through high school and college, and lifeguarded swim team practice 4 days a week in college). It really helped me to see what proper form actually looked like. Then I finally took "swim class" my senior year in college (ya know...running out the clock that last semester
Good luck!!
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