Monday, April 16, 2007

OWS/Bike

Sunday first open water swim with Dallas Athletes.
No buoys so I don’t know how for we swam. About the same as
Thursday maybe a little further. Felt good again. I did have a new
sensation - vertigo when I tried to walk out of the water. Learning that
one thing might make a difference in the Oly. I have read about it but
never experienced it, some have even had motion sickness to the point
of throwing up after the swim. I am going to start swimming with ear
plugs which is supposed to solve the problem.

Bike ride was swift (for me). Jimmy my old friend came along and
struggled some at the beginning but got his legs about half way
thru. He, like me, felt like we did pretty good job. Of course the average
age of our group might have been near 100. Me, Jimmy, Peter, Doc (Tom)
Ken, Dr. Stitch, one youngster.
33.8 miles
1:53 time
17.9 Avg.
Peter wanted to run after the ride but Ken and I said no thanks.


In the afternoon Rita and I went on a short 45 minute ride at about 15 mph.
The day was too beautifull to pass up.

Looking forward to the Olympic - not so much.

I forgot to post a 4.5 mile recovery run on Saturday. If I had not seen
Ken on the run I would not post it. I keep half of my training a secrete.

1 comment:

De'Anne said...

Ok, so you are not looking forward to the "Holy Oly", but just think of it as a Rite a Passage to the BIG 50!!:-)
You are going to do great, that wetsuit will make you faster, right?
Are Rita and the boys coming out? We'll want their reactions to the ambulance on video;-)
I'll be buying the beer prior to race finish, because I already know the results! What was our bet anyway?