Training Log Archive: jfredrickson

Hit the pool for the first time here at Clark. It was very nice, but I really need to learn how to swim to make this more worthwhile. It was definitely great cardio training though since I couldn't swim more than 1 length of the pool without having to stop to catch my breath. I think I'll have to try breathing without drinking at the same time.

But actually the problem seemed to be that I was taking breaths that were too big and I wasn't able to breathe it all out. I guess I was hyperventilating or something like that.

Will this improve with practice, or do I need to take lessons before I can make swimming a decent cross training option?

C • both.... 17

Did some time on the standing bike in the gym after swimming. My legs felt pretty tired at first, but it wasn't too bad after I settled in. My HR monitor was wonky, reading at 225 or so for most of the workout, but the bike picked it up accurately at about 135 average.

It was nice to take a day off from running to let my legs recover a bit. I played volleyball for about 3 hours, and tried playing basketball for about 20 minutes, but my legs were just too tired for the intensity of basketball. Volleyball was fun though, and it was nice to finally get into the pool and do some swimming. My legs feel a little uneasy though after not doing any running today, so hopefully they will be feeling great tomorrow.

Two consecutive weeks over 9 hours is pretty solid and has helped me get back on track for my goal of 150 hours by June. Hopefully I can keep up this pace for a few more weeks so that I can get a bit ahead. It is easy to do these kind of hours when I am not training at a high intensity, so it will probably be hard to stay up there when I start to pick up the intensity. With the level of motivation I have right now though, I am not worried about not training enough. It is great to have finally reached that point.

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