Saturday December 19, 2009:
Time to juggle the remaining courses for the week. We have the potential for a pretty historical storm coming up in the afternoon and overnight today. So, I planned both a 2000m swim and a 10 mile run today. This is a tough decision since I need to do both back-to-back in the AM before I hunker down for the snowstorm.
The swim was first. Pool was quite busy, but I was early enough to grab a lane for myself. The workout is more of a power set than a distance set:
500m warmup, 10x100 with 30 seconds rest (1:20, 1:22, 1:22, 1:22, 1:22, 1:22, 1:22, 1:21, 1:21, 1:21). 4x100 easy snorkel swims, 1x100 all out (1:13) - 2000m total.
This focused on power sets. Wow, the 100m swims were great. I got stronger as I knocked off set after set, and with decent times as well. I must have eaten something good last night to pull this off. :-) The snorkel swims is with a modified snorkel with the tube coming up the front instead of normally on the side of the head; this is to work on stroke symmetry without turning the head to breathe. The last 100m sprint was a little tough. The last 50 meters were tougher than the first 50 meters, with arms getting a tad heavy.
The 10 mile run happened right after the swim in Great Kills Park and some of the White Trails of the Greenbelt. I might as well utilize the trails for the last time before it gets snowed in. It was pretty cold and pretty windy with the approach of the storm. Nevertheless, the run is finished with a time of 1:25:40.
With only an indoor ride left tomorrow (and quite a bit of shoveling I guess), I am ready for the storm.
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