Run Swim

This morning I got reacquainted with Christy and Katie. They were happy to see me (I think) until I told them that I needed to do a pace run. I knew in their hearts they were thanking me, even though they were complaining the whole way. Sometimes tough love is the best kind.

This morning was also my first one back in the pool. I made the mistake of mentioning to Jill that I would be willing to be the swim leg of a triathlon team. I was happy to find that I can swim a half mile, although in a lake with 50 other bodies fighting against me, it will be much more difficult.

It did start me thinking though... in the long distance I will probably be swimming against people who also know how to swim well since I believe it is the swimming that deters people from doing the longer distance. This would take away my advantage. So, maybe I should think about doing the short triathlon individually. In the shorter distance my swimming is an advantage because there are more 'weaker' swimmers. It is the biking I hate - even if it is only 11 miles. I would do the longer distance individually, but for me it is the biking that deters me. Hmmm..... something to ponder.

How to drink water while running

A brutal hill workout with Jenny and Kristi this morning. Ran up Gale Rd (Christy's future home site) 8 times. If J and K hadn't yelled at me to do more, I would have been happy with five. The chant "This will make me faster" wasn't helping.

Here is a video I found on running tips. I think the most useful part is at the end where they show how to drink water from cups while running. Fast forward to about minute 8. The rest is okay. Why they chose a busy street to film this on, I will never know.