Warmup: 400 swim, 300 drill, 200 kick, 100 scull.
Main set:
6x125 [75 free, 50 breast w/dolphin kick].
12x25 sprints on. :30.
Cool down: 150 ez.
So went to the pool late, after getting home f... read more
Swim 100 yd in 1:14 or less AGAIN in 2011. San Fran Half Marathon in under 1:50. Train w/ Jenny for her first triathlon.
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Warmup: 400 swim, 300 drill, 200 kick, 100 scull.
Main set:
6x125 [75 free, 50 breast w/dolphin kick].
12x25 sprints on. :30.
Cool down: 150 ez.
So went to the pool late, after getting home f... read more
Going well until it all ended with a crash. Supposed to ride Palm Springs Century on Saturday, so I wasn't pushing real hard. Just a steady, consistent effort. It all felt pretty good. The hills fe... read more
I am so sorry!! I'm really hoping that you feel better soon.
about 7 hours ago
Another crash :s. glad you are not seriously hurt, nor the bike! Hope you will be able to ride Palm Springs!
about 4 hours ago • Like
Thanks, everyone. Ted, this is really ridiculous, huh? 2.5 years I ride with no crashes. Then all of a sudden 3 in 5 months. Ridiculous. I hope I've gotten it out of my system now and learned something so that when I get my new bike I'm all done with the crashing thing for a LONG time.
about 3 hours ago • Like
Aquajogging. My body isn't ready for road pounding yet (after Sunday). So immediately after my swim today I did 24 minutes of aquajogging in the pool. It felt really good and I'm feeling pretty goo... read more
Way to manage your comeback! You had enough excitement, after your bike mishap last fall. All the extra stretching, this...is bound to pay off.
about 23 hours ago • Like
You run fast even in the water! Great job! :-)
about 21 hours ago • Like
Pantha, you crack me up. I'm estimating my speed. I don't really know. But 8:00 is an easy-going pace for me, so I just call that my aqua-jogging pace and use that pace for the time to estimate a distance.
about 8 hours ago • Like
Warmup: 500 ez.
Main set:
200 scull (used snorkel & pull buoy).
4x100 IM on 2:45.
4x100 IM w/fins on 2:15.
8x100 sprints w/fins on 2:00 odds free, evens back or fly.
8x50 kick sprints w/fin... read more
Warmup: 500 ez every 4th lap scull.
Main set:
3x300 w/ paddles. #1 75-80% effort; #2 85-90% effort; #3 for time as sprint 100s w/ :05 rest subtract the :10 rest from total time.
300 ez kick w bo... read more
Foam roller, trigger point, wall stretches for adductors, IT band, quads, glutes/piriformis, hamstrings, calves, hip flexors, psoas. Yoga poses: downward dog, triangle, cat/cow, forward bend. Pilat... read more
Foam roller, trigger point ball, The Stick, wall stretches and some yoga poses. Glutes/piriformis, adductors, quads, hamstrings, IT band, psoas, calves, hip flexors. Yoga: warrior, triangle, downwa... read more
Good stuff Sheila, keep working on the flexibility.
3 days ago
Thanks, Msasa. When you run a race and your legs are cramping during the last three miles plus afterwards I had some terrible cramps in my calves that made me want to fall down on the ground (about 20 min after I finished). Then just wonky walking in the evening (adductors/groin) you know you gotta do this stuff. I will be stretching lots this week.
3 days ago • Like
Only hoped for 1:45 or so. But things went well today. I walked about 6 of the water tables. Didn't push real hard. This is almost 2.5 minutes slower than I ran this race last year, but considering... read more
Great race, especially coming off an injury. A sign of good things to come for you this season - congrats!
3 days ago • Like
Absolutely a great run. Except for the calf cramping the last 3 miles. ;)
3 days ago • Like
Just shaking my legs out. A nice spin with a couple of friends. A bit of hill climbing, but not too much. A bit of gusty winds on some of it, but overall not too bad. Two days before half-marathon ... read more
Evening swim. Double day at the pool.
Warmup: 500 swim. 8x50 kick descend 1-4, 5-8 :10 RI.
Main set:
7x50 [25 fly, 25 free, 15 wall pushups in the pool] :10 RI.
20x25 sprints w/fins 1-6 on :25, 7-... read more
wow as always!
6 days ago
Thanks, Tanya.
6 days ago • Like
Warmup: 200 swim, 200 kick, 200 pull, 200 scull.
Main set:
400 w/snorkel as follows:
1st 100 sprint last 25,
2nd 100 sprint middle 50,
3rd 100 sprint 1st 75,
Last 100 sprint whole thing.
100 ez s... read more
Last pair of bike test rides. Repeated a ride on the 2011 Blue AC1 and finally got a chance to ride the Cervelo S5. I like both of these bikes very much. The S5 is the one I originally had planned ... read more
Can't wait for those pics! Must be a relief and a thrill Sheila. Trepidation Time! :+)
7 days ago
Alright! It'll be great to KNOW you got the best bike for you :-)
7 days ago
warmup: 6x100 [50 streamline kick, 50 swim].
main set:
4x50 all out sprints on 2:00 (got ??, :40, :40, :39).
100 stretch.
2x100 all out sprints on 5:00 (got 1:30, 1:29).
200 stretch.
25 swim to the... read more
Thanks, ladies. :)
7 days ago • Like
Hard dryland training today. 180 total pushups w/ suspended feet. Plus lotsa other stuff. I think below is mostly what I did (as best I remember).
warmup: 200 jumping jacks.
50 russian twists w/ s... read more
Sounds like a really tough workout!
10 days ago
Yah, Mimi. Think TRX. Except not stretchy/sproingy like that. Just a regular big, fat rope. It did kind of bother my ankles/shins but I just sucked it up. It didn't leave any rope burn or anything.
9 days ago • Like
So completely bagged after today's ride. Bonked big time just before the half-way point. Felt pretty OK for most of the first half of the ride. But shortly after mile 20, as we entered a new sectio... read more
More bike test rides. 3 bikes today.
2011 Blue AC1 size medium
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/145366512
Scott Foil 20 size 52 cm
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/145366521
2007 Specialize... read more
Nice spinning there Shiela
11 days ago • Like
Too true. :)
10 days ago • Like
What a slog fest this felt like. At least at the start. Had no energy. Legs felt like they didn't know what they were supposed to be doing. Uncoordinate. 2-3 miles shorter than I had planned to run... read more
The first mile was much slower. ;) Thanks, folks.
11 days ago • Like
That's a good pace regardless Sheila. Of course we will always have days where we feel like that, but you "slogged" through it. Great job!
11 days ago • Like
I was going to ride my bike today. Put my gear on. But I just feel tired and sad. From losing my job last night. And from my friend's funeral this morning. I think I'm just going to take a rest day... read more
You deserve a day to recover and heal! Take care of yourself!! (( ))
11 days ago • Like
Warm up: 10x50 [25 drill, 25 swim] on 1:15.
Main set:
1650 TT w/paddles solid effort (got 30:33).
100 recovery.
1650 w/o equipment, solid effort; goal :30 faster (got 33:00).
100 recovery.
200 all ... read more
Ran some hills. Acacia Hill Dr and Morning Canyon Rd. Haven't done that in a while. Definitely felt tough. Very hard to run all the way to the top of the hill and not quit or start walking. Wanted ... read more
Well done for sticking it out and not stopping
14 days ago • Like
Pretty good pace for hills. I know how you feel though. I have had to avoid hills for so long (and still should be), and now I really feel it when I have to do them. Definitely not in the shape I was at this time last year.
13 days ago • Like
Thanks, Andy and April. Yah, April, just a few months ago I was charging up the same hills and while it was hard I certainly didn't have the strong thoughts in my head urging me to quit. Not like today. Oh well, I'll get over it.
13 days ago • Like
Well done swim after your bike crash. Your awesome!
about 7 hours ago • Like • 1 person
Great swim, glad the knee worked !
about 4 hours ago • Like
Thanks, folks. Katie, it's way better to get in the pool and swim than sit on the couch and feel sorry. The first one makes you feel great. The other one, the opposite.
about 3 hours ago • Like