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23 degrees and a bike
23, that’s it. It wasn’t going to get any warmer today. The coach declared today a bike day and the trainer was waiting. It takes me several private pep talks to overcome my frozen inertia. Workout #1: Bike Planned Duration: 1:05 15 min gradual warm-up ←this was funny… there was no chance of a “rapid warm-up”.…
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Monday morning swim, not.
The 5:10 alarm was unwelcome this morning. The bed was warm and cozy and begging me to stay. The grinding sound of the salt trucks gave me hope…maybe a school cancellation…? Then the pool would be closed. No luck. The driving wasn’t too bad. I was happy to see that the parking lot was just…
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She hits the wall
Today’s workout: humility In previous posts, I’ve presented some of my initial challenges with swimming on my back: Does your neck hurt when you do that? I’ve also celebrated my progress and ability to predict the end of the pool by watching ceiling tiles: Procrastination & BTTW Today, my neck was in a great position.…
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Trail Running
Workout: Recovery Run (Trail Run) Planned Duration: 0:30 Description: 5-10 min dynamic warm-up Easy pace throughout If you can get on a trail, do it. Trail running is good for your soul AND it helps increase your cadence and strengthen your stabilizing muscles. It’s been a very long time since I’ve run trails. Several ankle…
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What sport isn’t all about my core strength?
a. swim b. bike c. run d. none of the above, so just get over it and do more planks. (sigh) After last week’s monster “pull buoy at the ankles” workout, I sent a long email to my coach. It was all about how sure I was that my old, left shoulder injury and its…
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gazinta swim
My morning swim workout was joyfully improved by my 10 year old daughter. Each time I reach the wall, I look at my handy workout scrap of paper to see what’s next. This is what I saw today. Hannah had embellished. I smiled each time. It wasn’t just that these little guys (called “gazintas”) are…
intent & wonder 