Total Immersion Progress: Sinking a bit less, swimming a bit more

June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 AdiDrills, Swimming, Total Immersion, TrainingLeave a comment

Last Monday I took my first shot at TI drill 1. A lot of sinking and stalling happened. A lot of pool water was swallowed. I got a few lengths in¹, barely.

Tuesday saw a regression – a quick, early morning 1200m set with the pull buoy. Completely destroyed the leg lift.

Rest of the week was a wipeout. Tuesday’s trip to Birmingham left the foot in a terrible state. By the time the foot recovered, a few days later, the heart had sunk.

Monday presented a new start, a new week. Continue giving up, or give it another shove?

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5 days to London – swim, yoga, massage

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 AdiIce, London Marathon, Massage, Running, Stretching, Swimming, YogaLeave a comment

A swim, a yoga session, a sports massage, and a stretching session.

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Last week on Garmin – run run run

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 AdiFloors, Garmin, Meditation, Pilates, Running, Sleep, Steps, Stretch, Swimming, Walk, WeightLeave a comment

Garmin stats - week ending Apr 16, 2018 — Garmin stats – week ending Apr 16, 2018

Ran almost every day – went from eww to ahh. Nothing much else.

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9 days to London – the no running day of this week

April 13, 2018April 16, 2018 AdiFood, Ice, London Marathon, Pilates, Running, Stretching, SwimmingLeave a comment

Didn’t run today. Instead attended the usual pilates with Brenda, and went for a swim before it.

Body was knackered when I woke up. It was knackered when I dropped R off at the station. It was knackered when I returned with the hill loop walk with the boys. It was knackered before the swim, during the swim, and after the swim. It felt ok for the first half of the pilates class. It was very knackered at the end of the class. And started knackered rest of the day.

Got just one set of stretches in, apart from the ones on pilates. Did foam roll and ice the legs though.

Meals were eggs for breakfast, chicken katsu for lunch, and subway for dinner. Bribed the head with an Oreo ice cream sandwich after dinner, so it could keep on going for another few hours.

Looking forward to end of the week now.