Another week in the books, so I'll follow the format of last weeks post and give a quick recap and some random training thoughts.
Mon - Suburban Loop (I'm sensing a trend). It was a good run, weather wasn't too hot.
Tues - Yoga finally. Really good stuff, I'm glad I got to go because it had been way to long.
Wed - Track workout. I got in 3 1600m intervals with 400m rests. With warm up and cool down about 5 miles total. This was another one of those really good runs. I started out a bit nervous because it was a lunchtime thing and I was a bit tired and the weather was somewhat warm. After about 2 min. into the warm-up I knew it was going to be quality. I was able to hit my goal time on all three intervals. On the last one I was even successful in pulling negative splits. So again a really good day.
Thurs - Lifting and 3 miles on the treadmill. Sucked. Treamill runs always seem to be longer than they really are. After about 1 mile I wanted to be done, but I stuck with it and finished the 3.
Fri - Lift and Swim. Finally got in a good swim. I remembered my earplugs, my goggles, and my shoulder didn't hurt. I got in a good 800m.
Sat - Ran 10 miles up the forest road by my house. Saw a few other folks out running the same route in the early morning hours. Nothing really exciting, but the scenery was nice because it had rained all night and there was a mist settled over everything.
So now the random thoughts. I haven't told anybody about this but was reminded of it when I was swimming this week so I'm compelled to share. Sometimes when I run (more in the early days than now) I imagine I'm being chased my stuff. What can I say, my mind wanders. Nothing too weird, just sword weilding lunatics and mad mountain lions, and it would distract me from the pain of running and sometimes help me run faster. So, when I was swimming the same thing happened but this time it was a shark. I can't really say that it helped, but I figured it would be scary as crap if I did the same thing when swimming in open water.
Next thought, should I be dizzy and sick feeling after I swim or am I doing it wrong?
Final thought, why am I doing this?
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You shouldn't be dizzy and sick after you swim. Just tired. Is it a consequence of water intake? Lack of air? Who knows. Maybe you could use a colonic? Just a thought.
I think it's a lack of air issue mixed with pushing a bit too hard. I never realized how hard swimming was until I started doing it as a workout.
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