Times

yesterday I did better on the "trail from hell." It was challenging but it felt faster this time. James timed me at 21min per mile and I went over 3 miles with a lot of stops. Not great time but it gives me something with which to work. At team practice we did interval running where we ran fast on the straights and walked or jogged the curves on the track. I am hoping to work more on that to increase my stamina further and my speed.

I swam the distance today well. I have had no trouble swimming and really never get tired. I realized I need to work harder. I am slow, I can swim forever that way but it will not help me on race day. Perhaps in along tri it is good. I swam harder at a hi-moderate perceived effort today and figured out some more strokes. Something Mike had tried to teach us early on that I never really grasped. I extended my arms far utilizing my hips to push out feeling it in my obliques. I felt like I was gliding like skates on ice. What a discovery! My speed increased but my sighting went by the wayside. SO that next buoy seemed pretty far away yet I knew I was faster. Oh yeah that's because I am swimming AWAY from it. James timed me at 21 min. Not bad and i was only about 3 min behind him. I wonder what my time would have been if I swam in a straight line?

Tomorrow is a biking day and some running.