SWIM:

Lake swim with Lisa. My third trip to Lake Charles where the triathlon takes place on Sunday. We tried to swim out to a buoy but waters were choppy. We made it 3/4 of the way then turned and swam to a dock, then back to shore. We then practiced more sighting by swimming to a rock on the other side of the lake, then another rock, and another, and suddenly we were just about at the buoy we were trying to swim to in the first place. We then swam back into shore (maybe 150-200m). I felt much better about swimming in the lake and about sighting after this trip. I think I will swim there again tomorrow and maybe Friday. I started to relax and enjoy myself once we had been in the water for a while. Great to have a swimming buddy at the same level as me!

RUN:

1 | 5:50
2 | 6:13
3 | 6:22
4 | 6:16
5 | 6:02
6 | 6:44
7 | 6:07
8 | 6:37
9 | 6:23
10| 6:35
10.0km | 1:03:14 | 6:19min/km

Victorious.

Today I had a break through pool session! I finally swam 750 meters consecutively! Yeaaahhh!!! I fixed my pull a bit so that I was cupping my hand and pushing the water back with my forearm as well as my hand. That made for much better glide, less strokes, and better breaths. With this minor technique adjustment, freestyle no longer seems so bad.

SWIM:

W/U 1 x 50m + 1 x 100m
100m drill (one arm)
200m freestyle
Main Set - 750m freestyle (19:57)
C/D 50m kick

RUN:

1 | 6:12
2 | 6:10
3 | 6:10
4 | 6:10
5 | 6:10
6 | 6:15
7 | 6:20
8 | 6:23
9 | 6:32
10| 6:13
11| 6:21
12| 6:19
13| 6:26
14| 6:28
15| 6:14
16| 6:26
16.0km | 1:40:52 | 6:18min/km

Running Log Updates
September 3 - 10km (1:05:59 - 6:31min/km pace)
September 1 - 2.73km (14:59 - 5:30min/km pace) [off the bike]
August 30 - 18.0km (2:01:56 - 6:46min/km pace)
August 28 - 3.0km (15:00 - 5:00min/km pace) [off the bike]
August 27 - 6.12km (38:49 - 6:21min/km pace)
August 25 - 14.0km (1:27:43 - 6:16min/km pace)
August 22 - 4.0km (23:37 - 5:52min/km pace) [w/ Mark in NH]
August 20 - 4.73km (30:00 - 6:20min/km pace) [w/ Mark after 8 hrs in the car driving to Maine]

Biking Log Updates
September 1 - 36km @ 26.8km/hr pace
August 31 - 47km @ 23.6km/hr pace
August 28 - 20km @ 30km/hr pace [time trial]
August 27 - 20.64km @ 25.5km/hr pace
August 26 - 30.32km @ 26.9km/hr pace
August 23 - 16.5km @ 27.0km/hr pace [in NH]
August 22 - 27.0km @ 26km/hr pace [w/ Mark in NH]