Well I thought that I was going to have lots of training time today. So I went off to work knowing that I would be back home by 1300 with plenty of time to run and then swim. I didn't bother to take workout clothes because what could happen. Well as I was about to leave around 1200 I was informed that I had to be at a 1500 meeting. Seriously?!?!? Ok, if you say so.....
Not to be to discouraged I just went to the exchange and bought a new pair of running shoes (I needed a pair), shorts and a heart rate monitor (been needing that too). I then went back to work and proceeded with the following workout. I did a 5 mile run with 6 x 100m sprints mixed in. My ultimate goal was to see what my heart rate is at race pace. Since I didn't have my GPS watch I had figure out the pace per mile after the run. The pace turned out to be 7:41 with an average heart rate of 138. I think that is pretty good for an old man.
Tonight I was invited to Lake Christopher in Virginia Beach. This was going to be a 1 mile open water (Lake) swim. The water was cold but not unbearable so off we went. The .97 mile route took me 28:10 to complete. Just as I was exiting the water I heard a loud boom of thunder and within minutes, no seconds, it was pouring down rain. Finished just in time. The good news is I now have a good place to train without worrying about sharks or jelly fish.
Have a good day!
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Jeff,
ReplyDeleteWould like to join your group at lake christopher if possible. I'm the guy that works out at HTC that has been emailing you about tapering. Drop me a line at jeffkeenan23@yahoo.com if you get a chance