Archive for the 'Swim Cross Training' Category

Running and swimming…

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

Today I measured a pace of 10:34 per mile over two miles. Actually that is not quite correct since the indoor track we go to says that it is 7.15 laps per mile, or 4.44 laps per kilometer. Before I run my 15 laps, I walk one or two for a warm-up and [...]

Good news and bad news…

Tuesday, June 6th, 2006

The good news is that my swimmimg is improving. The bad news is that I can no longer ignore a certain recurring “injury”.
Did 3.2 km today at the indoor track. I was slower than last week with a pace of 11 mins per mile. I know it is confusing to mix two measurement [...]

Wednesday and Thursday…

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Tomorrow is Wednesday and it is a total rest day. Thursday I will be going to West Edmonton Mall water park to climb really high stairs a lot and then slide down water slides in the wave pool. That will be quite like doing hill work, I think. Should be fun. [...]

Today’s swim and some new toys…

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Well today I managed my usual 2 miles (or 3.2 km) on an indoor track wondering if I really should since it was so near to my bike ride yesterday, but it was all good. I am still a little tight from the ride, but I managed to do 2 miles at a pace [...]

173.6 and counting…

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

I have run 173.6 miles since Jan 1st, and countless miles on the stationary bike and elliptical machines. I have also begun to record my swimming efforts. I am using a snorkel and mask because I have never been able to swim before. This Tuesday I plan on just using a pair [...]