I Love/Hate Summer

I love Summer because:

• It is warm and the weather is usually good for training outside
• It is so much fun riding my bike down at the Jersey Shore
• I get to spend the occasional weekend with my family at my 'rents in Lavallette
• Can go to our local pool with my kids, who are growing up very fast
• I get to do my swim workouts outside
• It is race season for those of us on the East Coast
• I love to surf (even if I am atrocious)
• My birthday is in August (I love ice cream cake)

I hate Summer because:

• It can get really friggin' hot
• II can not run when it is over 85F, my performance goes to crap
• My exercise-induced asthma is at is peak and I can't breathe properly
• I just don't want to go to work
• My birthday is in August (I am moving up an a higher Age Group)

Training this week:

• Monday - Rest day; I should have gone for a bike ride after work, but my daughter had basketball and I just didn't have time to do it.
• Tuesday - I wanted to for a ride outside but it just didn't happen, so I did it in the basement and watch "Falling Skies" (which I DVR'd).  It was one of my better rides on the trainer, I was really happy with myself.
• Wednesday - After work I hustled off to the pool to get in as many laps as possible before my daughters soccer practice.  I think I got in around 1,600 yds (I was hoping for 2,000+), and they were very rough yards.  On a positive note, I did my first 100yds in 1:33 (YEA!!!).  After my swim I had to pick up my daughter and take her to soccer; while there I did a very slow 30 minute run around the soccer complex (4 laps).  I just couldn't get my breathing right and my legs were really sore.  I am going to chalk it up to the head/humidity (thank you Theia).
• Tonight - I am planning on heading to the pool to swim again if my wife lets me and then riding my bike when the kids are asleep.  We'll see what happens.
• This weekend - Heading to the shore!!!