Let's see, training started in earnest yesterday for Vineman 1/2 on July 3oth. I ran a small run on Tuesday. Yesterday I did a 3300 meter swim workout that was fairly tough. One-armed Willie and I swam in the same lane and he's been putting quite a bit of time in the pool getting ready for the Escape from Alcatraz race this weekend and Ironman Roth (Germany). Alcatraz has a legendary swim that starts on a boat off the coast of the old prison. You jump into some super cold shark infested water that has aweful currents and swim to shore. So when he and I were swimming in the same lane I noticed he had gotten quite a bit stronger. Normally, I can dump him in the swim when I want to, but he was holding his own and never more than half a body lenght behind. He has a HUGE kick when he swims.
Today I got out and ran 5.3 miles this morning. I got a new GPS toy that I wear on my wrist that allows me to take you with me on the run. When I get home, I upload the information into my computer and you can go online and watch a dot race on the actual course at the actual time and pace that I ran. It's really pretty neat. Go to http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/invitation/accept.mb?senderPk.pkValue=22976&unitSystemPkValue=2&episodePk.pkValue=818651&backgroundDatasourcePk.pkValue=11
Click on the Orange Button that says Dashboard that is on the bottom. You'll be able to watch the run almost like you are there.
Here's some info on the website
"Check this out! You can view this activity online at MotionBased. The Map Player is especially cool because a 'Dot' simulates the movement on a map (You just need to download the Adobe SVG Viewer)."
Another big swim tomorrow, then a small bike ride on Saturday, big (and early 4:30 am) 12mile run on Sunday, then a ride to the beach on Monday.
Should be a pretty easy weekend.
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