Another Wednesday, another mini triathlon. : )
Started out with lots of stretching -- I've been feeling a little sluggish and unmotivated this week, so I started slow... the nice thing about starting with swimming is that you're already there, you've already crisco'ed yourself into your suit.... you're COMMITTED.
350m swim: 6:15
10 mile bike: 30:45
25 minutes on the eliptical trainer
stretch
I was supposed to do a strength circuit following this, but time was getting short and I still had to do my grocery shopping and get home in time for the floor guy to NOT show up to fix my floors. I had to stay home from the gym yesterday for this joker to come and make more of a mess trying to fix what he did incorrectly in the first place. Can you tell I'm bitter?
: )
Tomorrow is kickboxing, pilates and a run. Friday is supposed to be 12 miles, but I'm going to keep it at 10 and try to increase my comfort (and confidence) level. I WILL be downloading a podcast and putting some gatorade in the camelback so we don't have a repeat of last week!
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hey! Your mini-triathlon workouts are awesome! You've inspired me to do a mini triathlon workout. Would I look ridiculous if I did kickboarding laps in a pool that's 30-40 long? It's our community pool. :)
No, you wouldn't look ridiculous. You'll get a pretty decent leg workout if you don't take breaks, but you won't get the cardio and whole body workout that swimming is really great for. Swimming is much less about using your legs that it is about using your arms and your core to rotate -- your legs just sort of kick so as not to create excessive drag, not to really provide any propulsion. I'd say alternate laps of swimming and kicking. Even if you're really slow, you still have to control your breathing and use all the muscles.... it's a good way to round out your routine.
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