aztimm's training blog

didn't have nearly the soreness I expected when i woke up this morning. but this shouldn't be confused with that I had none either. I really worked my body over on Friday, quite insane to do that much on a normal day. the worst were my biceps, and my abs were also a little sore. I'm sure my chest, back, triceps were too, but those two pretty much outshone everything else.

so I got out a little earlier for my long run--
Time: 01:59:49
Distance: 14.10 mi
Elevation Gain: 14 ft
Calories: 1,882 C
Avg Pace: 08:29 min/mi
Avg Moving Pace: 08:24 min/mi
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/76940926

here's what I wrote in my dailymile update--
Got out early today to try to beat the heat...partially successful. Already in the mid-70s when I started, and quite dry and windy. Took Holly the dog with me for a whopping 6.8 miles, here longest in months, and she held up really well. Dropped her off, and did some more on my own. My goal today was a long-slow-distance, with a soft goal of holding an 8:30 pace, and mostly made both (wanted to do 15...). Splits: 8:22, 8:27, 8:41, 8:35, 8:30, 8:30, 8:24, 8:40, 8:35, 8:39, 8:30, 8:28, 8:32, 8:05, 7:13.
http://www.dailymile.com/people/aztimm/entries/6278344


after briefly relaxing at home, we went out for breakfast to The Good Egg, and I got my usual, the Macho Nacho. Got back home and I decided to venture back out...

late last night, I did some rough calculations with the heat sheets for the SW Zone SCY Meet @ Mesa-Kino, and I figured that if everything ran exactly on schedule, my 100 free would be around 11 AM. I had given up on the 500 free and 200 breast, and I really just entered the 50 back for kicks.

I arrived at Kino just as the Women's heats of the 100 free were starting. I had put on my Speedo Fastskin brief under my shorts before I left home. Found a place to plop my bag, and jumped in the warm-up pool--

300 mostly easy free (the water was a bit chilly so I'm glad I got the chance to do anything)

then had just a couple of minutes before my 100 free. as I was waiting behind the block, Lacy saw me and asked what my goal was. I said, "to not vomit or cramp up." She replied with a grin, "oh good, I'll take pictures." thankfully it wasn't that horrible (but I haven't yet seen the pictures either)...
1:00.33 (so very very close, but still a PB)

went back to the warm-up area--
200 easy free
100 easy breast

then wandered around and chatted for a few minutes while the 200 fly was going on. there was 1 heat for women, then 2 for men. found a bunch of people from the Mesa team, Sun Devil Masters (even went over and chatted with Jonny and Simon), then did the final round at the PHX Swim club tent. Laura spotted me, she said, "I didn't see you at warm-up." I said, "yea, I got here just before the 100 free." She just smiled at me.

went back to the warm-up area (I think around 400 ttl)--
100 easy free
50 easy breast
200 done 25 breast/25 free
50 easy, mostly just floating

then got out for my other event, 50 breast. again, not as horrible as I expected (and possibly a PB, I'll have to check)--
35.61

then again went back to the warm-up area (I think another 400)
100 easy free
200 mix of free/breast
100 cool-down


TTL swimming for the day, about 1550 yards.


then as I was walking to the locker room, I ran into Michelle Chow (chowmi on the forums). I told her, "Q told me if I saw you I had to say Hello." I think she was a bit taken aback. she asked how I did and I said, "not bad, considering I ran 14 this morning." I'm not quite certain, but I think she rolled her eyes at me (if not outright I'm sure she did inside). She probably thought I was crazy.

I was at Kino for all of an hour and 10 minutes, and that included having to wait a couple minutes for an open shower (they have a whopping 3 showers in the men's locker room). left home around 10:45 and was back home by 12:30.

lesson for next meet--don't get frustrated with whatever life throws at me as the meet approaches. and certainly don't do crazy lifting 2 days before. and probably a good idea not to do a long run that morning either, although things weren't as bad as they could have been. oh, and probably do a half decent job on the meet-day diet too.


edited--added running playlist.