Had an 1:20 base run with Grant today. Nice and easy with some good convo throughout. I got the chance to show him some of my local running routes and I think he approved. This summer hopefully we'll get some of the CREW out for some runs, rides, and swims. It really makes me appreciate the great areas for training that I have around my house.
We're headed off to the pool for a quick swim before Grant heads back into Manhattan. This will be a good test for me as far as discipline goes-I'll get to see whether or not I can maintain NOT swimming freestyle and sticking to drills. We'll see how it goes.
Afternoon Swim:
Had a pretty decent "technique swim" this afternoon. It was tough to do a lot of the kicking drills as my legs were a little tired from this morning's run, but I managed. I think I'm really "feeling" the water for the first time. I'm beginning to feel how much of a difference it makes to become more streamlined and move north to south rather than east to west. In doing these drills, I've found that a lot of my problem was that I was consistently moving my hips too much laterally. I think I wasted a lot of time "wiggling" in the water rather than moving forward. I'm faster already just by making the effort to go forward and not sideways.
This is our new blog detailing our daily adventures, mountain bike racing, endurance sports, and maybe even some cooking (that's Anne's domain!). We will share our experiences with life, training, and most importantly, being a team-both in marriage and in our sport.
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