WHAT A WORKOUT! It was a good one. I got home from work, feeling so so about a big workout tonight. I wasn't sure if I had the energy. I finally got the motivation to get in my car and head up to the pool. The plan was to run while it was still light out, and then swim and drive home in the dark. I originally wanted to run the 3.5 mile loop twice at a decent pace and save some for the swimming. I ended up running closer to 8.5 since at mile 5ish I realized I was thirsty and it was really hot out. And since I was closer to my house than the pool where my car was, I decided to head back home to get some water and cool off for a second. As soon as I stopped running I realized how hot I was. Considering the heat I gladly accepted a ride back up to the pool. I was content with the 8 or so miles I was able to put out.
The swim is where the workout gets interesting. Jumping in the pool was like biting into a huge burger after not eating all day. It was so cold, and I was burning hot. Great combination. My plan was to do interval training similar to the workout we did at masters the other night. Although, due to the intense run which preceded my reawakening in the pool, I decided to do a slow warm up and swim distance working on my form. This lasted for about 1000 yards when I decided I should probably start doing some sort of interval work. I did 10 100's on the 1:35 for the first 4, 1:45 for the next 4, and 1:35 again for the last 2. I was thoroughly tired after all of this.
The hardest part about tonights workout (and the reason it was so great) was because the whole time I had 2 voices in my head. One voice was saying, you are really tired, your legs are worn out, you can stop anytime now. The other voice was saying why are you going so slow? You aren't that worn out, keep pushing. The mental game can be difficult to deal with sometimes and being able to overcome those voices is a great skill to have. Personally I try to find somewhere in the middle. I push myself, but I know when I'm done, even if the voice in my head is still yelling at me to keep going.
Summary:
8.5ish run at 7-7:30 pace
1000 yard swim warmup
4x100 @1:20 pace on the 1:35
4x100 @1:35 pace on the 1:45
2x100 @1:20 pace on the 1:40
Plate of rice and ham/bean soup... Delish
Soon enough I'll decide on what kind of heart rate monitor to get and I'll have some more accurate distances and paces on the running workouts. For now it's going by what I know and what seems reasonable. I've figured them out before using a map so the distances should all be within half a mile.
Also, get well soon to all the guys on my cycling team that have gotten injured in the past few days.
Listening to: Walls of Jericho
Feeling: Great
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