I didn’t realize that masters swim was off today at JCC. I went there and ended up swimming on my own for about a mile. This is my second consecutive swim that I felt good at. My speed, breathing and flips felt good and comfortable. Maybe after the rains over the past week, the air […]
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Balcony chilling
Naman and I went for a swim at JCC at noon today. It was an easy swim for me with 400 warm-up, 3 sets of 300 each and 100 warm-down. Naman swam for a bit longer. The evening was spent chilling on the balcony with wine and cheese (and nuts since Naman loves them) followed […]
An easy swim at JCC
I swam today. It was short and sweet but it felt so good to get in the water and get my feet wet again (no pun intended). I was doing flip turns with no trouble but didn’t really do anything beyond just easy laps. Anne was quite surprised (and happy) to see me swimming already. […]
A labored swim | Lovely cactus flowers
Rest week begins today. Except for an occasional long ride or longish run, it has felt like rest week for the past 2-3 weeks. I am frustrated with my health issues. First my left leg, then my back and now my lungs. The saga continued today. I went for a measly 1,000-yard swim at the […]
Back to swimming
My leg continues to improve but still hurts. Other than calf pain, I continue to feel discomfort in my lower left back, outside portion of my left thigh and still have numbness in one of my toes on my left foot. At noon today, I swam at JCC for about a thousand yards. It was […]
A relaxed Ironman
Ironman week is here. I am not going into the race brimming with confidence. I even txt’d one of my friends that I plan to do a “relaxed Ironman” (an obvious oxymoron); but the reality is that I do plan to relax and have fun while swimming, biking and running. I’m sure there will be […]
Naman has arrived
It is gorgeous these days in Phoenix. As you drive (or bike or run) around town, you can smell the orange blossoms. They smell like jasmine. Cactus and other flowers are coming into bloom with the imminent arrival of spring. Mid-march is the beginning of my favorite part of the year (although my allergies act […]
Bobcat in Silverleaf
Today is the start of a tough training week. Today was long swim day, and Saturday is long bike day. All other days are intense with long runs, interval biking and medium-distance swims. Bobcat in my neighbor’s front yard I took my swim gear to work today and planned to go to JCC to swim […]
Quoting Mr. Miyagi
After a much deserved rest day yesterday, I went to JCC for a quiet 1,500-yard swim. I had time to bask in the glory of qualifying and lived every moment multiple times yesterday. I have already blogged in the past week that I did not expect to qualify for Boston at the Phoenix Marathon, and […]
Elevation Profile – Phoenix Marathon 2014
I have the elevation chart for the Phoenix Marathon. I downloaded it from my Garmin and will come up with a race plan based on each half-mile segment. Since I know the elevation gain and loss for each segment, I can project my speed. I gain a bit for each downhill foot and lose quite […]