Friday
Ugh, what a miserable run I had on Friday morning (6:15AM). I started the run already in the hole, so to speak. I had completed my 1:15 ride on the trainer around 6PM the night before (12 hours earlier), I was working off of about 5.5 hours of sleep, it was already 80F with extremely high humidity, and lastly I forgot my inhaler. That is a recipe for disaster my friends. My planned hour run turned into a 45 minute slog with my pace right around 8:50/mile. It was a not a good way to start the day.
Work was work...not true actually, work was not good and it will not be for a while. More in the weeks to come I suspect.
The best part of the day came at 4:30PM when I picked up my girls from camp and I was able to get a couple of hugs out of them. That was a pick-me-up that I really needed. I asked if they wanted to go to the pool, they said yes, so we all went to the pool (my dear wife met us there). We had a good time playing in the water, my oldest showed me how she can now dive (so proud), and my youngest just jumping into the water, but still scared to put her whole head under the water (it will come). It was nice to just chill out at the pool with the family. Alas, it was time for them to head home and get showered and eat dinner while I put in a brief swim workout. It was brief because I promised to pick up dinner for my wife and I, thus I only had until about 7:45PM to swim, which meant only 1,800 yds. I swam hard and I swam fast. It may have been an abbreviated session but I made it worth it.
Saturday
Rain! I was glad that it was finally raining, our lawn really needed it. I was sad because that meant I was going to be doing my two and a half hour ride on the trainer in the basement. To ease the boredom of the ride I watched a couple of movies, "9" and "The Rocker" (I love "The Rocker", so friggin' funny!!!). Nothing to really speak of about the ride except that I did it. I had a quick change and was out for a 15 minute run right after. I felt really good and if not for my out-of-shape dog, who I brought along with me, I would have run it at sub-8:00/pace.
As a family, we spent the rest of the day doing rainy day things: went and saw "Toy Story 3", stopped by Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream, and then vegged out the rest of the day/night. I was in bed and asleep by 10:00PM that night.
Sunday
I slept in until about 7:15AM, then got up and put in my 30 minutes on the bike (watch the last few minutes of "The Rocker"). I felt really good on the bike, kept my cadence high and my heart rate in Zone 1. After the quick ride it was to the shower and then out the door to my in-laws for a day at the pool. I only wish that I was going right there with them. Nope, instead I had to do an hour and 15 minute run before hand, so I had my wife drop me off 8 miles away from their place and I ran the rest of the way there. It was hot, humid and miserable. I probably didn't have enough fuel in my tank. The run was rough! Actually the first two miles were good, it was the last 6.7 that sucked. All in all, I was simply happy to make it to their place and get over to the pool to spend the day with the family.
On a sad note, the World Cup Final was a major let down. Not the best of games to watch, rather chippy and not beautiful to watch. The fact that Spain defeated The Netherlands didn't make things any better either.
Today
Rest day today, and I am going to definitely rest as hard as I can. ;) This coming week is a step back week, but that doesn't mean that much right now because I actually need to get all of my swim sessions in, which means my biking and running may be easier, but my swimming will be considerably more difficult. I am looking forward to it though, I like improving my swim whenever possible. Bring it on! Adios!
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