Saturday, September 02, 2006
I had a good swim this morning. I did an edurance swim of 3100m with a focus on with stroke. I watched a video the other day which focused on the stroke under water. The goal was to maintain a high elbow under water and use the forearm to push the water past you. I realized today this is a difficult b/c that type of stroke feels so foreign and it requires a good amount of upper body strength. I feel like I started to get the hang of it midway thru my swim. The main set of my workout was 3x300m with :30 RI, 200 kick, 3x200m with :20 RI, 200 kick, 3x100m with :10 RI. The average pace of the 300s and the 200s was 1:30 and the 100s were 1:26. No too shabby when trying to integrate a new stroke technique. The total swim was 60min.
After the swim I did a 30min run with 3 400m pickups mixed in (I ran at the local track by house). Afterwards I did a 45min core workout. I focused a few exercises on my glutes. I am hoping that a stronger as will help with my run form. The rest of the day was devoted to the start of college football. My friend T came over and will grilled for the Notre Dame game. I managed to suck down 3 beers and a heaping bowl of strawberry shortcake. Lets see how that effects my long ride tomorrow morning.
After the swim I did a 30min run with 3 400m pickups mixed in (I ran at the local track by house). Afterwards I did a 45min core workout. I focused a few exercises on my glutes. I am hoping that a stronger as will help with my run form. The rest of the day was devoted to the start of college football. My friend T came over and will grilled for the Notre Dame game. I managed to suck down 3 beers and a heaping bowl of strawberry shortcake. Lets see how that effects my long ride tomorrow morning.
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