Egads, I have so little time left before the Philly Women's Tri next Sunday.
Two weeks ago I managed to get back in the pool. I spent my time in the deep end trying to mimic as much as possible an open water swim. It went ok, surprisingly. I am working on breathing only to the right instead of trying every third stroke, like I was trying to do last year. Rather unsuccessfully during open water swims, and only half-way successfully in the pool. Might as well change it up a bit.
Last Saturday a friend of mine was racing in the Philadelphia Insurance Tri, the only coed Philly race. I took my bike in with me to the city so I could ride the loop as practice before my race. Unfortunately for my friend, he got kicked in the shoulder during the swim which dislocated his shoulder so he couldn't finish the swim and therefore couldn't finish the race. Fortunately that hasn't curbed his desire to race again, so I look forward to cheering for him again!
I wore a pair of tri shorts and my new dragonfly jersey for my practice ride. The tri shorts were a bad idea, since I hadn't been on my bike in months. Over 6 months in fact, I think. My poor body was very unprepared for a long ride with such a little pad between me and the
bicycle seat. I managed to do the first loop, although not fast, and then I stopped to say hello to a massage buddy who was volunteering for the athletes. I probably spent about 30 minutes chatting, trying to decide whether I wanted to force the second loop or not. My ischial tuberosities (aka sitz bones) were already quite sore. I decided to persevere anyway, but the second loop was much much slower than the first loop.
I was saddle sore for an entire week! I still needed to spend more time on my bike, so today, on the 4th of July, I took advantage of the beautiful weather and got a 20 mile bike ride in. I was smarter though, I wore full on bike shorts with the thicker padding. I'm still a little sore, and tired, but I feel pretty good all things considered. Plus I'm wearing my Super Grover jersey, which always makes me happy.
My goal is to get on my bike at least 3 more times this week, and hopefully to get in the pool a couple of times before the tri. I had new house chores which work my arms a bit so I am less concerned about pool time. I have decided I'm going to walk the run portion next week, so I'm not going to worry at all about getting out for a run. If it happens, great, if it doesn't, well, there's always the week after PWT.
Two weeks ago I managed to get back in the pool. I spent my time in the deep end trying to mimic as much as possible an open water swim. It went ok, surprisingly. I am working on breathing only to the right instead of trying every third stroke, like I was trying to do last year. Rather unsuccessfully during open water swims, and only half-way successfully in the pool. Might as well change it up a bit.
Last Saturday a friend of mine was racing in the Philadelphia Insurance Tri, the only coed Philly race. I took my bike in with me to the city so I could ride the loop as practice before my race. Unfortunately for my friend, he got kicked in the shoulder during the swim which dislocated his shoulder so he couldn't finish the swim and therefore couldn't finish the race. Fortunately that hasn't curbed his desire to race again, so I look forward to cheering for him again!
I wore a pair of tri shorts and my new dragonfly jersey for my practice ride. The tri shorts were a bad idea, since I hadn't been on my bike in months. Over 6 months in fact, I think. My poor body was very unprepared for a long ride with such a little pad between me and the
bicycle seat. I managed to do the first loop, although not fast, and then I stopped to say hello to a massage buddy who was volunteering for the athletes. I probably spent about 30 minutes chatting, trying to decide whether I wanted to force the second loop or not. My ischial tuberosities (aka sitz bones) were already quite sore. I decided to persevere anyway, but the second loop was much much slower than the first loop.
I was saddle sore for an entire week! I still needed to spend more time on my bike, so today, on the 4th of July, I took advantage of the beautiful weather and got a 20 mile bike ride in. I was smarter though, I wore full on bike shorts with the thicker padding. I'm still a little sore, and tired, but I feel pretty good all things considered. Plus I'm wearing my Super Grover jersey, which always makes me happy.
My goal is to get on my bike at least 3 more times this week, and hopefully to get in the pool a couple of times before the tri. I had new house chores which work my arms a bit so I am less concerned about pool time. I have decided I'm going to walk the run portion next week, so I'm not going to worry at all about getting out for a run. If it happens, great, if it doesn't, well, there's always the week after PWT.
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