Back in the Pool

Well, after taking about a month off of my sprint tri training, I got back in the pool last week. It was awesome. I forgot how much I love to swim. If only I loved running so much! Yesterday, I went back to Fairland to do some more training. A friend of mine has decided that she likes swimming too, so now I'll have a regular swimming partner. Unfortunately though, I have caught a cold from my dear husband. It wasn't so bad while I was in the pool, but about 20 minutes after I got out of the pool, my nose got all stuffy and I wasn't able to taste anything. :-(

Today, my head felt like it was going to explode for most of the day, and all I really want to eat is soup and ice cream!

I guess the sprint tri training has to be put on hold until I feel better. The last thing I want to do is make myself sicker by exercising before my body is healthy.

Triathlon Training update

Well, I kinda took the weekend off after doing so much working out last week. Not very productive toward my goals, I know. I did jog and walk on the treadmill on Saturday for a couple of miles. Last night I went back to the pool for my regularly scheduled swim. A friend met me there and we paced one another lap-for-lap. While it was great to be joined by someone, I spent a decent amount of time exercising my voice instead of swimming. Needless to say, my pace last night was less than stellar!

The good news about that is that I swam further than I had last week. I went in with a goal of doing 30 to 35 laps. I did 30 regular laps and 2 more relaxed laps (legs w/ a kickboard and a modified back stroke). The last 3 laps were a bit more tough than I expected them to be. I think by that point my arms were ready to quit. But I did it! This week's schedule is getting mixed up a bit - I'm going climbing tonight and running tommorrow.