Week 12 Recap

As promised in my last blog I returned to solid training on February 25th. My breathing still wasn't quite right but I figured running would help clean out the remainder of the phlegm in my lungs. It did. On the other hand, I felt like I was training at altitude because I became light-headed easily. I guess I wasn't getting the proper oxygen absorption due to the bronchitis.

The week's workout plan featured another trip to the track for Yasso 800s. Since I was a bit under the weather I kept it down to six repeats. I certainly didn't set any PRs that day but I managed to keep all of them under 3:00. I can't wait to run my first 5k at the Smithfield Sprint.

Although my swim times have been steadily declining, especially now that I do more kick drills, I've decided to use a new plan structured by Chuck Burr. He maintains a thread at the US Masters Swim Forum. I've linked to it on the right. If you're not a swimmer, you'll have to decipher the swim lingo before using the workouts. I still ask a collegiate swimmer friend of mine what everything means. So far the training has been tough but manageable.

It was a good week coming off an illness. I logged another 6 1/2 hour effort covering 6900 yards swimming, 5 miles biking, and 30 miles running.

On a semi-sad note I played my last rec soccer game this past weekend. I've retired. The constant injuries from flagrant fouls have worn me out. Now I can concentrate fully on triathlons. I can also ease my mind and legs each Saturday because I'll not be taking a beating from some hack.