On Friday I used my Garmin to measure my OWS course at Walden. I have a 204, which is water resistant not water proof. I tucked it in under my swim cap (check here how to do it if interested) , pressed start and did my 1 mile loop. I felt strong even though it was early, not too many people were swimming, and I had thoughts of some serial killer pulling my legs and drowning me (lol!).
I pressed stop at the end of the swim, checked the distance and it was .73. Grr! This means that all these past weeks I swam 1.5 instead of 2 miles. Grr again! I went back in and finished the mile, happy that I have a few more weeks to build my swim up to where I want it to be.
The good...
* I swam those .73 5 minutes faster than I have ever swum it. I believe that my Garmin made me a faster runner. Can my Garmin make me a faster OWS? Will see.
* I did a transition to bike (just 20 min ride) and did not have any issues with a high HR. I know it is different in a race situation, but still, it was nice. I think I am going to do these swim/bike transitions some more.
* I rocked my 20 miler on Saturday. It was one of my bests. I needed to do 20 easy, which typically is hard for me (I tend to race myself!). So I did not let me look at the time or pace until the 10 mile turn around. The weather was gorgeous up in NH. with cool temps, and no humidity. I had the ocean on my side the entire time. At turn around I ate a gel, bought some water, and was happy to see my pace. On the way back I decided to keep the pace comfortable but push it a bit the last few miles, not a lot, but push it. I felt great. It was one of those rare runs where everything seems perfect the way it is, and there is a sense of peace and contentment, and joy.
7 comments:
You are going to rock your HIM. Sounds like your training is really falling into place!
It all looks pretty "good" to me, at least you were able to finally know the exact distance and can now plan accordingly. Great job on the 20, you're doing amazing!
That's a good trick to put the garmin under a swimcap ;)
Love your new blog :) You are going to be very ready!
Nice going there on that 20 miler - and on the Garmin in the swimcap - sweet solution!
Bummer on the distance, but awesome stuff on the speedy swimming!
And I truly hope that my next long run in the 20-mile range is as perfect as the one you described. Running nirvana.
a 20-miler in the heat of the summer... not an easy feat!
your training sounds like it's going well. hate finding out a course is shorter than i thought, but i know you've been working hard regardless.
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