Weekly Wednesday

(back dating a few entries)

I set out to punish myself once again. When I got off work, I didn't really feel like doing much, but I had called to reserve a lane at the pool earlier in the day to lock myself in. Like the week before, I scheduled it for 9:30 so that I would have a 45 minute gap in which to lift weights. I got to the gym and worked out chest and shoulders and then hit the pool. I did 800m. It was slightly easier than last week, but still challenged me quite a bit. I'm getting my breathing down a bit better, but my form still sucks and I'm having to mix in quite a bit of breast stroke. It feels good to be swimming again though. I really need to get a real suit instead of the "board shorts" type I'm currently in. Reducing drag would probably help me out a lot.

I finished up the swim, came home, and changed into running gear. I set out to get in around 9-10 miles, but had no course in mind. When I got to the Williamsburg Bridge, I just decided to do bridge repeats. I did 7 miles (2.5 out and backs) on the bridge doing .3 mile pick-ups on each uphill side of the bridge. I felt great the entire time and even better when I got home.