6/25 - Ride 2:20 followed by :20 run or walk

But, its Thursday. But, I swam this morning. But, I have to work. But, it's a school night. But, who's gonna cook dinner. But . . . . .

*sigh* Okay, let's try and turn this around or its going to be a miserable 2:20 hours.

#1 - Find a new route. I checked mapmyride for some ideas. Since this was a brick I wanted to start and end at the apartment so that I could change shoes and grab the dog. I wanted to try Foothill Expressway because a lot of cyclists like it and it has a nice big wide shoulder. So, I found a route from my place to Foothill.

#2 - Figure out the best setting for the bike computer. Having it set for time keeps me looking to see how much longer and on a 2:20 ride that would drive me nuts. Setting it for mileage also has me checking it all the time. So, I decided on my average speed.

Headed out at 5:30pm and had to make a quick pit stop at Pam's 'cause I didn't want to disturb the dog. I set the bike computer for average speed and told myself I could check the time when I got to the intersection of Shilling and Homestead. When I got there it had been 45 minutes. Pretty good. I continued on with the goal of turning around at 1:15. I thought I would gain some time on the way back due to elevation and wind. Foothill Expressway is a great road to ride on. Big wide shoulder. Few intersections. Smooth. Great! I turned around at Arastradero at 1:19. I made it all the way to Arastradero?! Oh my god! I was so amazed I had to call Sara.

Then it was time to head back. I was a little tired of being in the saddle but had to get home. It took longer to get back than I thought so I played a little game of counting intersections. It worked and I made it home!

Then it was time for the :20 run or walk. It was a walk. The post long ride top-of-foot-pain was pretty bad. Jemma and I walked for 20 minutes to cool down the legs. Ahhh . . . home at 8:30pm. Good thing it's summer.

Time: 2:31:59
Distance: 30.36 miles
Average: 12 mph

6/24 - Ride 1:30 with 7 x 3min push, 3 min recovery

Or, something like that. I really need to learn to manage my time better. And, remember that there is traffic between work and my destination. *sigh* I had WW tonight so, I had to cut my workout by 30 minutes. I parked by Lake Almaden and rode down the Los Alamitos Creek trail and then south on McKean. Is it always windy on McKean? Of, the two times I have ridden on it there has been a nasty headwind going south. It's hard to recover when you are fighting the wind. And, why can you feel a head 100 times more than you can feel a tailwind? The ride on McKean was a little un-nerving this afternoon. There were more cars than Saturday morning and not much shoulder. Most of the drivers gave me plenty of room but one or two felt a little too close. I think I will save it for weekend mornings.

6/23 - Masters + Mermaids

Masters:

• 12 x 25 on the :30, :30, :20
• 10 x 50s kick on :55 (but I pulled)
• 10 x 100 drill (what?)
• 16 x 50 fly (double what?)
• 8 x 100 back (oh, alright)
• 4 x 200 breast (I'm outta here)
• 1 x 400 free

We're not sure what our coach was smoking when he came up with that workout.

Mermaids:

Brick workout. Bike 3 mile loop, quick transition, run 3 minutes out, 3 minutes back x 3. Pretty good day. My calf and achilles started acting up on the last loop and run, so I took it easy. Not much more to report.