Good brick

So tonight was supposed to be time trial practice, and this morning was supposed to be a long run before work downtown. Well, 6 o'clock rolled around, and I called my pal, just like I said I would, to let him know I was coming his way. Well, I got no answer, and since it was 6 a.m., and it was 6 a.m., I went back to sleep. And what do ya know... my contacts got ruined before heading to work (it's a long story not worth telling), so time trial practice was out of the question, since running with my glasses on would be a miserable experience and I can't see without them. So after work, I decided to head home for a run/swim/run brick. Oh yes, not your standard run/bike brick. I could do those all day everyday, in fact, I don't think I ride my bike without running afterwards. It's standard. But running to the pool and swimming and then running back... now that's something I don't have the opportunity to do every day. OK, so what I did tonight:

Run: 3.5 miles at 7 min pace (it was quick)

Swim: Total workout distance - 3100 yards (damn it was long)

Warmup - 3x200
Set - Ladder x 4 - 300,200,100
Cooldown - 50 easy

Run: 2.5 miles in the dark (fast enough to sweat, slow enough to see where I was going)

The run to the pool tonight was crucial. I kept the pace up and focused on keeping my form "poppy" and "quick", if that makes an sense at all. I have a problem with slouching when I get tired or hot and becoming sluggish. I wanted to keep myself standing up straight and have fresh footing the whole way. It was an awesome run. I was drenched in sweat when I got to the pool.

The idea for the swim workout tonight was to just get the distance in. I wanted to give my arms a chance to feel what 3000 yards feels like. I kept a reasonable pace the whole time. Nothing so fast that I was dying, but fast enough that I had to work to keep the pace. It ended up being around a 1:40-1:45 pace. I'm happy with that. I only rested about a minute between each length and set. I didn't really need much longer (if that gives you an idea about the workout intensity). It was a good distance workout, you know how I know that? It was boring as hell. I'm glad I did it, but jeeze sprints would have been more fun.

The run home was interesting. It was dark out. Nothing too exciting. Just 2.5 miles home on another route. Once I got home I could tell I was running out of fuel. I just had that feeling. I was a little sick to my stomach too. Probably not a good thing. No worries though, I'm always happy to put the calories back. I'm guessing it was a 2000 calorie night. Need to eat more during the day.

Time to sleep... finally. Goodnight everyone.

Listening to: Silence

Feeling: Empty