Work starts again today. I received ZERO sympathy from my wife this morning as I left. Summer is over. Back to work.
Arrived at KEARNS around 0650. Only took out my snorkel.
500 easy
1000 with snorkel
10 x 50 on the :55
At NO point did I push myself or make my arms or body tired. I was there to feel the water.
I'll do around 1500 on Wed then that is it.
2000 SCY
Monday, August 18, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
14Aug14
Woke up nice and early to head to JN lake. As I was about to get onto the interstate, I saw a BEAUTIFUL streak of lightning touchdown and light up the whole sky. Well...guess I'm going to the pool!
Didn't have my pool gear but made it anyway.
500 WU
Ladders by 50 up to 9, repeat then back down.
Didn't really push it that much. I did pick it up a couple of sets but nothing that killed me.
5k SCY
Didn't have my pool gear but made it anyway.
500 WU
Ladders by 50 up to 9, repeat then back down.
Didn't really push it that much. I did pick it up a couple of sets but nothing that killed me.
5k SCY
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
12Aug14
Met with Josh, Lisa, and an out of towner at JN this morning. Beautiful day and the lake felt great. Did 2 laps. The 3 are faster than me so I didn't stay with them long. During the second lap, I was making my way back west and noticed Josh and Lisa one buoy behind me heading east. I told myself to pick it up some. I wanted to make the 3/4 mile and not have them catch me. I got to the red buoy and turned around to see them close behind. I picked it up even more. I got to the last buoy pretty wiped out and proud they never caught me. Looked behind to see they were GONE! LOL I was hauling butt for nothing. Made me laugh pretty good.
3 miles OW
3 miles OW
Saturday, August 9, 2014
9Aug14 - 5K
Arrived at Steiner again at 0545 but this time I was timing Josh first.
Josh did his 5k and looked good through the whole thing.
The minute he finished I was ready and got in. Did a 300 WU and was ready. I had been stretching a bit and felt okay.
I decided to forget about how I did yesterday and focus on stroke count per 50.
Josh started counting for me then immediately after I started, Gordon arrived and took over. It is nice having your swim friends there to help you along.
If I do around 50 strokes per 50 LCM then it's good.
1000 - 16:59
2000 - 34:41
3000 - 53:03
4000 - 1.11:54
5000 - 1.30:30
200 CD
My goal was to go under 1.30 but oh well. Just missed it. Each time I tried to pick it up the last 2k, I could my legs tighten up from all the flip turns yesterday. I tried to push it with 500 left but could feel puke rising up so I had to back down.
I focused on my stroke and keeping smooth as much as I could. I could feel myself wearing out with about 1000 left so I asked Gordon to walk the deck with me more to keep me motivated.
Overall I felt good about today...better than yesterday at least!
Thank you Josh and Gordon for helping me out and cheering me on. I'm seriously grateful to have friends like you.
On a side note, my crew for my Bear Lake swim seems to be set! Next week I only need to swim around 5 miles. NICE!!!
5000 LCM total
Josh did his 5k and looked good through the whole thing.
The minute he finished I was ready and got in. Did a 300 WU and was ready. I had been stretching a bit and felt okay.
I decided to forget about how I did yesterday and focus on stroke count per 50.
Josh started counting for me then immediately after I started, Gordon arrived and took over. It is nice having your swim friends there to help you along.
If I do around 50 strokes per 50 LCM then it's good.
1000 - 16:59
2000 - 34:41
3000 - 53:03
4000 - 1.11:54
5000 - 1.30:30
200 CD
My goal was to go under 1.30 but oh well. Just missed it. Each time I tried to pick it up the last 2k, I could my legs tighten up from all the flip turns yesterday. I tried to push it with 500 left but could feel puke rising up so I had to back down.
I focused on my stroke and keeping smooth as much as I could. I could feel myself wearing out with about 1000 left so I asked Gordon to walk the deck with me more to keep me motivated.
Overall I felt good about today...better than yesterday at least!
Thank you Josh and Gordon for helping me out and cheering me on. I'm seriously grateful to have friends like you.
On a side note, my crew for my Bear Lake swim seems to be set! Next week I only need to swim around 5 miles. NICE!!!
5000 LCM total
8Aug14 - 10k
Went to Steiner pool at 0545 and started setting up my stuff at the outdoor 50 LCM pool. As soon as 0600 hit and we could get in, I started warming up.
1000
800 snorkel then Jed arrived. Jed is my father in law.
Gave him instructions and off I went. I was to stop every 2000 meters for a feed.
I started off at a decent pace and the sun was still low. I drank a TON of fluids the night before and even had to get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. I just focused on doing good pulls and not letting my mind wander too much.
Josh was there and swam with me some. He would cheer for me and even made some funny faces at me while I swam over him. It helped cheer me up a bit. I wasn't feeling that great as the sun started to rise.
2000 - 36:44
4000 - 1.17:48
6000 - 1.56:31
8000 - 2.36:18
10,000 - 3.16:40
I was averaging around 1:55 for each 100. As the sun rose, it took a toll on me. The higher the sun got, the slower I became. I could feel the heat on me. I drank like crazy during feeds and even drank another extra bottle of only water. I did not once have the sensation to pee as I should have. I was dehydrating fast and I could feel it. I got to around 2 min per lap then even slower my last 2000. The water was hot, the sun was hot, and I was HOT. The last 2500 I was hating being in the pool and knew I was doing bad. I did not care and just wanted to finish this 10k.
Was glad when I finished. Did 200 EASY to cooldown.
I was worried because I took Jed out to breakfast after as a thank you for counting for me. I drank 2 large waters and a large OJ. Still had no sensation to urinate. Arrived home and drank an empty X-Large Slurpee cup of water...nothing. I was starting to wonder if something was seriously wrong. I felt okay and went to take a shower. I finally was able to urinate and this was a huge mental relief for me. I didn't realize exactly how dehydrated I was. Made sure to drink tons of water the rest of the day.
12,000 LCM
1000
800 snorkel then Jed arrived. Jed is my father in law.
Gave him instructions and off I went. I was to stop every 2000 meters for a feed.
I started off at a decent pace and the sun was still low. I drank a TON of fluids the night before and even had to get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. I just focused on doing good pulls and not letting my mind wander too much.
Josh was there and swam with me some. He would cheer for me and even made some funny faces at me while I swam over him. It helped cheer me up a bit. I wasn't feeling that great as the sun started to rise.
2000 - 36:44
4000 - 1.17:48
6000 - 1.56:31
8000 - 2.36:18
10,000 - 3.16:40
I was averaging around 1:55 for each 100. As the sun rose, it took a toll on me. The higher the sun got, the slower I became. I could feel the heat on me. I drank like crazy during feeds and even drank another extra bottle of only water. I did not once have the sensation to pee as I should have. I was dehydrating fast and I could feel it. I got to around 2 min per lap then even slower my last 2000. The water was hot, the sun was hot, and I was HOT. The last 2500 I was hating being in the pool and knew I was doing bad. I did not care and just wanted to finish this 10k.
Was glad when I finished. Did 200 EASY to cooldown.
I was worried because I took Jed out to breakfast after as a thank you for counting for me. I drank 2 large waters and a large OJ. Still had no sensation to urinate. Arrived home and drank an empty X-Large Slurpee cup of water...nothing. I was starting to wonder if something was seriously wrong. I felt okay and went to take a shower. I finally was able to urinate and this was a huge mental relief for me. I didn't realize exactly how dehydrated I was. Made sure to drink tons of water the rest of the day.
12,000 LCM
Monday, August 4, 2014
4Aug14
Easy day today. I did some casual laps in between giving MJ some swimming lessons. The longest I ever went was 500 straight.
1500 SCY
1500 SCY
Friday, August 1, 2014
1Aug14
Bad day today. Patricia is not feeling very well and me being the loving, caring, and worried husband I am about her health, I did not sleep much last night....OR maybe it was because she coughed THE ENTIRE NIGHT that kept me up....
When my alarm went off, I really was not eager to get out of bed. Forced myself out and downstairs. I got a buzz bite because I needed to make sure I would arrive at the lake awake/alive!
I decided to do my first lap nice and slow. I went really slow and the lap seemed to take FOREVER. All I could think about was going home and back to bed. My body was still in wake up mode but my mind was definitely in sleep mode.
Finished my first lap and took a bite and some gatorade. My normal energy powder is out until more comes this week. It did NOTHING! I started my second lap and just plodded along. I tried to pick it up but it was fruitless.
On my way back, I ran into Lisa with a few others she was introducing to OW swimming. I chatted for only a bit but really wanted to finish so I could go home. My thoughts soon turned to McDonald's breakfast sausage, egg, and cheese McGriddle!
Finished the second lap and it would have been pointless, stupid, and unsafe to do a 3rd. I was glad with 2. This puts me at 21.53 miles for the week. Great week of distance. I taper down now.
3 miles OW
btw, I stopped and got the McGriddle!
When my alarm went off, I really was not eager to get out of bed. Forced myself out and downstairs. I got a buzz bite because I needed to make sure I would arrive at the lake awake/alive!
I decided to do my first lap nice and slow. I went really slow and the lap seemed to take FOREVER. All I could think about was going home and back to bed. My body was still in wake up mode but my mind was definitely in sleep mode.
Finished my first lap and took a bite and some gatorade. My normal energy powder is out until more comes this week. It did NOTHING! I started my second lap and just plodded along. I tried to pick it up but it was fruitless.
On my way back, I ran into Lisa with a few others she was introducing to OW swimming. I chatted for only a bit but really wanted to finish so I could go home. My thoughts soon turned to McDonald's breakfast sausage, egg, and cheese McGriddle!
Finished the second lap and it would have been pointless, stupid, and unsafe to do a 3rd. I was glad with 2. This puts me at 21.53 miles for the week. Great week of distance. I taper down now.
3 miles OW
btw, I stopped and got the McGriddle!
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