Friday I was up at 6 am (oy!) to head to the pool to do laps. The city is so quiet at that hour (as much as the "city that never sleeps" can be). I should mention here that the pool is an Olympic size pool (50M). When I was at the GTS on Wednesday I thought, "hmmm...this pool doesn't look that long, in fact there are two pools here". So, imagine my surprise when I walk out on the pool deck and there was one big, long pool! Obviously there was some magic, moving wall involved. First thing I thought (very self defeating), "I won't be able to make it to the other end without drowning!" There were quite a lot of people out there swimming and by the looks of it, triathlon folks. They seemed to be from other triathlon clubs as well. I got into the slow lane and started doing laps. Hey! I made it to the other end and I am not even out of breath! I did laps for half an hour. I found that the more laps I did, the more relaxed I became. It didn't even occur to me to count the laps as I was most concerned with my form and practicing what we learned at the GTS, without drowning. In the end I decided two things: I think I did about 12 lengths of the pool and I really should get a lap counter (watch or otherwise).
The next morning, Saturday, was my group run. It was such a lovely, warm (55˚F) morning. We did three OAB's (out and backs), 10 minutes each, total run time 30 minutes. There were hills in these (ugh). In between we did some strength exercises. I felt really good until the last one. I thought I would die at the end and really wanted to stop on the last hill, but I convinced myself to keep going. They also gave a mini clinic after the run on how to change a flat on your bike, pointing out the obvious, you will only get a flat when it is really cold or raining. Ah, Murphy in the works even here. ***An aside: Ordered my Look Keo Classic (clipless) pedals today (thanks Sherry, followed your advice) and picked up some shoes to go along...can't wait to have my baptismal, ego crushing fall.
Later, Tom and I took Baby Toots to the park and let him get in his bike training. He is building up speed and stamina. He should be ready for the next Tour De France by 2026. We may need to get him a bigger bike by then.
The next morning, Saturday, was my group run. It was such a lovely, warm (55˚F) morning. We did three OAB's (out and backs), 10 minutes each, total run time 30 minutes. There were hills in these (ugh). In between we did some strength exercises. I felt really good until the last one. I thought I would die at the end and really wanted to stop on the last hill, but I convinced myself to keep going. They also gave a mini clinic after the run on how to change a flat on your bike, pointing out the obvious, you will only get a flat when it is really cold or raining. Ah, Murphy in the works even here. ***An aside: Ordered my Look Keo Classic (clipless) pedals today (thanks Sherry, followed your advice) and picked up some shoes to go along...can't wait to have my baptismal, ego crushing fall.
Later, Tom and I took Baby Toots to the park and let him get in his bike training. He is building up speed and stamina. He should be ready for the next Tour De France by 2026. We may need to get him a bigger bike by then.
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WHAT A GREAT PICTURE .... hahahaha loved the comment too!!
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