After a ten mile run at a fairly strong clip on Wednesday with some speed work/pacing at the end thrown in, I was craving a good swim to loosen up and flop out the legs in addition to working my upper body. I went to the NYAC and swam 3,000 yards in what was probably one of the more mindless, and least creative swim sets I've come up with in a while, but I felt great and it was much needed for my legs, which were quite sore from the few hill-repeats I did.
500 smooth
500 pull with paddles breathing every 3, 5, 7, 5 by lap.
300 kick (75 fly kick on back, 75 backstroke kick, 150 free kick with board)
2 x 200 IM descend
3 x 100 free on 1:20 descend
5 x 200 free on 2:45.
100 warm down.
I then had a meeting with the NYAC tri club right after the swim to go over some agenda-things for next year. My role in the club is pretty small--writing the monthly articles for our club's magazine, The Winged Foot-- and some of the team races we decided on should be a lot of fun (NYC Tri, some in the Hamptons/Long Island/NJ) but I probably will only participate in one or two, as this upcoming Ironman remains the priority. I got in off the lottery (!) for the NYC Tri, which I will definitely race, because you can't get in off the lottery (it is the luck equivalent of finding a ziplock bag full of $20's on the sidwalk, I am convinced) and not participate!
Woke up today feeling better in the legs and a good sore in the upper bod. I had a jammed schedule today at work and in the evening, so no workout on the docket today, but I DID adjust my bike seat ever so slightly in between a quick shower and change post-work, pre-dinner, as it was giving me some rubs and pressure in the wrong places and I had a free moment to fiddle with it.
Armed with my trusty "alien" tool, I moved it forward about a 1/3 of an inch, and WOW what a difference! It was just enough to redistribute some weight back to my butt/sit bones versus other less savory spots while in aero. I had it professionally fitted at SBR in NYC, and they did a great job, but I guess you never know all the finessed points until you're actually on the bike and riding it for an extended period, and how your body weight settles in to all the strange pressure points! I had a feeling a few tweaks in order, and I am verry pleased I was able to do it myself in a few minutes. I can barely hang a picture frame!
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| About how I felt when I first jumped in the pool |
500 pull with paddles breathing every 3, 5, 7, 5 by lap.
300 kick (75 fly kick on back, 75 backstroke kick, 150 free kick with board)
2 x 200 IM descend
3 x 100 free on 1:20 descend
5 x 200 free on 2:45.
100 warm down.
I then had a meeting with the NYAC tri club right after the swim to go over some agenda-things for next year. My role in the club is pretty small--writing the monthly articles for our club's magazine, The Winged Foot-- and some of the team races we decided on should be a lot of fun (NYC Tri, some in the Hamptons/Long Island/NJ) but I probably will only participate in one or two, as this upcoming Ironman remains the priority. I got in off the lottery (!) for the NYC Tri, which I will definitely race, because you can't get in off the lottery (it is the luck equivalent of finding a ziplock bag full of $20's on the sidwalk, I am convinced) and not participate!
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| This thing is the best! |
Armed with my trusty "alien" tool, I moved it forward about a 1/3 of an inch, and WOW what a difference! It was just enough to redistribute some weight back to my butt/sit bones versus other less savory spots while in aero. I had it professionally fitted at SBR in NYC, and they did a great job, but I guess you never know all the finessed points until you're actually on the bike and riding it for an extended period, and how your body weight settles in to all the strange pressure points! I had a feeling a few tweaks in order, and I am verry pleased I was able to do it myself in a few minutes. I can barely hang a picture frame!
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