Week 5- Oct 12 - 18, 2008

I am in the middle of week 5, getting ready to go the pool, and I figured I would fill you in on my progress for the week. Monday and Tuesday were both running days, 2.5 miles no walking. Actually I walk two laps to WU and then 2 laps to CD. But I was very surprised at how well I did. It hurt towards the end of the run but the next morning I felt great! The track at the YMCA is 1/6 mile so it gets a little monotonous running 15-20 laps, but it beats running in the rain or along a dark road with all the cars flying by. I will continue to do my "long" runs at Bradley Lake Park unless the weather gets real bad. On the way home tonight from work I saw a old friend running along our road and the cars were just missing him. Too dangerous for me!!! I've been knocked off my bike by idiots in their cars. Tonights swim will be 1 mile but I am going to break it up into sections with a kickboard, paddles, and unassisted swimming. That should help to pass the time a little. I like to swim 100 yds intervals on the 3 minutes. That gives me about 1.5 minute to rest, my heartrate stays elevated but I have enough energy to push it on the next set. I sure that doesn't impress some of the great swimmers out there but it's OK for an out of shape old guy like me!