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Pre work Hot Tub

12-12-16

I biked for an hour Saturday and my tushie still hurts.

The real story though is how I went to the pool and originally planned to complete 800 yards in some form or fashion to work on the ole endurance. My freestyle felt like the wheels were coming off pretty early on, so I alternated 1 length of freestyle, 1 length of butterfly and 1 length of backstroke until I hit my 800 yards. I realized I was feeling good and the pool felt perfect, so I cranked out another 200 yards to make my first time to do 1000!! Heeeey! Very exciting!

Why was my form falling apart on the freestyle? Great question. No idea. There was another girl in there swimming so I creeped on her form a bit. She did a great job of keeping her elbows up high when bringing her arm into the water. The goal being to enter the water fingers first, instead of thumb first, to avoid shoulder issues. I have a feeling my arm is flat along the water instead of hooked up like hers was. Does that make sense?

See his pointy elbow? That's what I'm trying to explain.


Also noticed that I was forgetting to kick sometimes. Whaaaat? Why? Monday, I guess!

My reward was sitting in the hot tub for a few minutes. I swear there is nothing more luxurious than hot tubbing before going to work!



The plan is to run 4 miles this evening after work. *Wish me Luck!*

My first Tri sprint is on Jan 8th, so I have 26 days to get my act together!

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