Two workout day

So todays workout was running and swimming. First run since the marathon.

Took the crowchild loop. The run was scheduled for 8k/45:00 but the pathways are under construction, and the section from memorial to the new peace bridge was just gone. My pace was generally OK, slower than my race pace, but then, that was the point of an easy run

My knees started to hurt at the beginning of the run, so I stopped twice during the run to stretch the quads and the IT band. The pain went away.

Tonight was swimming. No sprints! Yah! even though I wore the skinsuit, I still did not want to do sprints. To the best of my recollection, it was this:

W/u 4x50 easy
B/U
4x50 4up 4down
4x50 Tombstone
4x50 closed fist f/c
4x50 chicken arms
MS
3x200 target 3:20
4x100 target 1:45
1x200 target 3:20
4x50 target :50
C/d
4x50 any easy

Gack, my new drill to hate is chicken arms. We did that one night in sprints. Oh god it was awful.

First set to 200, we were pushing hard to make the pace. And did it in 3:00. Way Fast! way too fast. so much so, that we pooped out on the second 200 before 100m was up. Then the goal became to hit the target time OR SLOWER! This was harder to do that first appears. Must be too much testosterone in the air. At least, that was the thinking last time Josh and I were going too fast in the pool.

Walking the dog felt good.

The stupid coach acquires a clue....

So my coach has me trying out a plan for tonights swim workout.

Thursday swim workout have been endurance swims, usually much bigger sets, but somewhat slower pace and reasonable recovery times. For the past two thursdays, I have been unable to complete the swim workouts, as I have been feeling just exhausted. I took this up with the stupid coach, and he just shrugs his shoulders, like he should do something about my energy levels.

After a heart to heart, we came to the conclusion that maybe, just maybe it has to do with the fact that he added heavy bike workouts, and 2-a-days at that. Perhaps 2 hours of cycling before my swim is having an effect. Whodathunkit!

So, no bike workouts today (Yeah!!!). one workout for today, and that is swimming. I will let you know if the stupid coach is onto something, lucked into the right answer, or perhaps just continues to have no clue