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Some SoCal

This was the long weekend to visit my siblings in San Diego County. It was a great trip and had some training (and non-training) activities. I am currently flying home as I write.

Monday - Open water swim at Mystic Bay. 1,958 yards in just under 40 min (wetsuit helps). I would have done more, but everyone else was done.

Tuesday - Bike workout increasing power every five minutes. So weird not to run with the team, and to ride on Tuesday. 20 total miles.

Wednesday - 3,500 yard swim. Went to the Irsay Y for a change. It's nice and conveniently located, but with 2/4 lanes taken up with swim lessons after work its not always convenient.

Thursday - 17 miles on the bike trainer before heading to San Diego. Trainer was convenient and kept me from playing in traffic during rush hour, but I prefer being outside.

Friday - running in Escondido on the neighborhood loop. Tried to miss some of the hills for a 3 mile stead state and I think I made it worse. Solid run, just tough.

Saturday - swim in the outdoor 25m at the Palomar Y (2,789 yards) then indoor spin bike progression ride for 90 minutes (18.8 miles). A little tough to gauge effort with the spin bike, but just kept increasing the resistance. In the afternoon we went to the zoo and walked around a bunch.

Sunday - long run in the morning. It's been hot in SoCal and I started pretty early and planned on neighborhood loops. 17 miles means 10 loops, which means 10 times up the giant a$$ hill. Played with run/walk intervals and think I have a game plan for Louisville. In the afternoon we went kayaking at Mission Bay.




Monday - My first ocean swim! The water was pretty rough with 4' swells and rip tides at Moonlight Beach, but I still got in 1,100 yards in two different swims. Wetsuit and safety float were needed. David caught some pictures of it too.


That's all from SoCal. More next week. 

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