{"id":368,"date":"2016-06-20T02:44:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T02:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nocrappyexcuses.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2016-06-20T02:44:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T02:44:13","slug":"back-on-the-horse-6-19-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nocrappyexcuses.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/20\/back-on-the-horse-6-19-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Back on the Horse – 6.19.16"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last weekend took a lot out of me. Two days of being pushed by coaches followed by a grueling Triathlon on Sunday put me down for the count for a few days. Monday is my standard off day, but I was limping through Wednesday — even with 3 solid days of heat and Advil. And with other commitments in the back half of the week, today was my first training session since last weekend.<\/p>\n

If you want a good Triathlon simulation, head to a local pool on a hot summer day. I wasn’t even thinking that with today being Father’s Day a lot of people would stake places during Adult Float and stay most of the day with the Beach being their Father’s Day event. So instead of a moderate crowd, there were a lot of people — and thus a bigger obstacle course. <\/p>\n

So we worked around the crowds, first in the shallow (4ft) end and then in the deeper (13 ft?) water. I played around a little bit with my most favorite drill (bilateral breathing), but gave it up quickly due to the traffic. When we found a little clearer spot, Terri introduced yet another ‘fun’ drill. This one was swimming sidestroke, and IMO is far less fun than bilateral breathing. Like saying a root canal is more fun than a frontal lobotomy. <\/p>\n

But just like with bilateral breathing, sidestroking will continue to be part of the workouts. Not because it’s fun, but because you need to have a Swiss army knife of skills out in the water. And since I know bilateral breathing saved me at Leon’s, I won’t fight sidestroking… too much. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

And after struggling to do 50m of sidestroke swimming, I have a new found respect for my guides. A lot of them are swimming 10-15 times that without issue to make sure we stay on course. <\/p>\n

Back to the scene of the crime (Pleasant Prairie) next weekend. Hopefully I can get at least 2 runs and a swim in before heading back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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