Sushi before ocean swim

Karmically, not the best decision, I realize, but the water was beautiful, once you got past the rough surf at the beginning and made your way through the cold spots. At the quarter-mile buoy, I met up with a guy who wanted someone to swim with and we set off for the half mile point. There's no marker there this time of year, so you kind of have to guesstimate it. He said he got nervous swimming alone. I don't see why-- he blew me out of the water. He got there a good 25 yards ahead of me and swam back so fast I lost sight of him after the first couple of minutes. Just trying to keep up made it one of my fastest miles to date probably (I don't swim with a watch).

Saturday we did a thirty mile bike/3 mile run time trial. Flat, windy, transition troubles and I got a flat. I nearly hit some recreational cyclists on the path near the end (their fault) and they were rude to me after. "Single file!" I sniped at them. I should have just kept my mouth shut and kept my focus. There's always going to be rude people. Instead I let them get to me and I forgot to use the last part of my ride to stretch my calves out. I felt like I was running on lead bricks the whole way and my quads ached like they never have before from a run. I've got to run twice as far for the race and all that after nearly a mile of swimming. I'm gonna hurl when it's all over. Just you see.

I almost skipped out on the ocean swim today, but I made it to practice just in time to hit the water for 1.5 miles. It was worth it. I love being in the water and I love the way it makes me feel after. I'm glad I found this sport, and glad it's something I might be able to do for the rest of my life, what with its low-impact nature and all.

So that's the news. Here's the break down:

Day 51 of training: (Friday 2/20 1 mile swim)
Group rides: 3
Solo rides: 8
Resistance training: 4
Spin classes: 9
Pool Swims: 9
Maintenance Runs: 14
Ocean Swims: 8
Track/speed run workouts: 4
Bike/Run Bricks: 2

Day 52 of training: (Saturday 2/21 30/3 mile bike/run brick)
Group rides: 3
Solo rides: 8
Resistance training: 4
Spin classes: 9
Pool Swims: 9
Maintenance Runs: 14
Ocean Swims: 8
Track/speed run workouts: 4
Bike/Run Bricks: 3

Day 53 of training: (Sunday 2/22 1.5 mile swim)
Group rides: 3
Solo rides: 8
Resistance training: 4
Spin classes: 9
Pool Swims: 9
Maintenance Runs: 14
Ocean Swims: 9
Track/speed run workouts: 4
Bike/Run Bricks: 3

Oh, I almost forgot. Thanks to all the generous support from friends, family, co-workers and even some strangers, I've met my fundraising minimum for this event. The important work of Team In Training and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society goes on though. Please consider making a donation to one of my teammates:

http://www.tinyurl.com/find-a-cure or http://www.tinyurl.com/cure-blood-cancer