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Monday, May 19, 2008

Monday 5000 yards

3x500 kps
3x150 @ 3:00, prog to 2:00
1x50 hard

2x250 @ 4:30 -> 3:26

1x350
1x150 (2:05)

1:450
1x50 hard

2x500 pk
10x50 @ :50 >:38

felt great - like flying; too bad no one there to race - I would have killed 'em

Friday, May 16, 2008

Friday 5000 yards

3x500 kps
10x250 @4:00 ~3:33
2x500 pk

no competition, mostly empty pool, feeling good.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Heron

I saw a great blue heron flying over the Illinois Community College, North Campus today. Far from fishing grounds.

Thursday 5000 yd swim

3x500 kps
2x400 ps
2x300 ps
2x200 ps
2x100 ps
500 kick
10x50 @ :50
20x25 @ :10 rest (fl,fr,br,fr,ba,fr)

91.5 minutes
A little competition, took it kind of slow.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Wednesday 5000 yards

3x500 kps
10x150 @2:30 ~2:05
1000 pull
500 kick
10x50 @:50 ~:42

Slow and out of breath.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Monday - 36 miles on the road

After driving back from visiting Mom, I put in 36 miles on a beautiful spring day. 62 degrees at 11:30 start, little wind and blue skies. About 70 by the time I got home. Felt pretty good. A few bikers out there, but no competition.

181 miles on the road this year.
298 miles total for the year.

View Interactive Map on MapMyRide.com

Friday, May 9, 2008

Flower update

Our first alyssums bloomed yesterday.
Tulips are done.
Lilacs have peaked, but still smell and look fantastic.

Friday 5000 yards

3x500 kps
10x250 @4:30 1,3:52;2,3:44;all <3:39 to 3:32
500 pull
500 kick

not a great day, pretty sore and stiff, calf cramp, a little competition helped the better times on 250s. I think the weather had me feeling sluglike.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Thursday - 5000 yard swim

3x500 kps
10x150 @2:45 ~2:15 -> 2:05
1000 pull
500 kick
10x50 @ :50 ~:40

A little competition; felt good after the warmup for not having swum in 5 days.

Monday - 15 minutes on trainer

8.87 km - need more

Friday, May 2, 2008

Friday 5000 yards

3x500 kps
10x200 @ 3:30 ~2:55 ->2:42, last 8 <2:49
2x500 pk
10x50 @ :50 ~:37-:38

No competition but feeling pretty good after a rest day.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Home Improvement

New laundry room cabinet and new faucet on the sink. The new faucet takes a hose for dog washing.
New light fixture in the dinette and the table was new a couple months ago.
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