Yesterday (Monday) consisted of a ridiculous 10mi workout up and down the West Side Highway with one of my fellow triathletes. We went from Battery City up to 60th Street and back. I'm borrowing a friend's bike while he's out of town, and we'll see how much awesome training I'm going to get from riding a way-too-heavy-for-me man's mountain bike.
At 9pm, it was time to roll on over for week 2 of swimming practice (at Long Island University, see picture), where we were introduced to another one of our coaches, Coach Ed. Coach Ed was also at our Saturday morning run, so it was nice to begin to start recognizing some faces.Jeanne/Jenny (a Y! coworker) wasn't there to paddle next to me this week, but it was a fun week 2. We did at least 10 lengths this week, which included an introduction to the finger-crawl freestyle. I opted to go into the middle of the pack lane -- this week we set ourselves up as beginner, comfortable, and upper beginners/intermediate. Last week, Jenny and I were in the beginner lane, but I felt it was time to move up if I wanted to challenge myself. I've never had formal swimming lessons, but I'm comfortable being in the water, and breathing in the water.
One of my biggest worries is that I do get put off-guard and off-balance when I feel someone next to me, or when I feel someone hit my feet... after all the triathlon videos I've seen this week, I know this is something I really have to get over.
Tonight is supposed to be week #2 of our Tuesday group runs, but I'm opting to close out my soccer season with my team (its a social league, and I'm the team captain). I'm still sore from the bike ride, and I'm already wondering about how long I should wait before getting tri pants with the cushioning built in or one of those gel bike seats!
Week 2 Progress:
Monday: Bike (1.5 hr or 10mi.)
Monday: Swim (1 hr)
Tuesday: Soccer (1 hr)
I am so scared of the swim on Wednesday if we have to do 10 lengths. OMG we have to do a run today! OMG OMG OMG this is too much!
ReplyDelete1. You should already have a gel seat and padded pants. Buy them. Your bottom will thank you.
ReplyDelete2. Try not to let the other fish in the water bother you. It is always startling to have someone bump into you and especially touch your feet, but maybe think of it as motivation to get the hell out of there?
Jeanne - I miss you in the basic swim. Please come back!
ReplyDeleteEllen - I'm working on the swimming and getting comfortable with others out there! I'm actually thinking the quality of the water and possibility of jellyfish will really make me want to swim fast!
Gel pad or bike shorts... I'm indecisive. Maybe I'll get both.