2013: Tri-ing something new

[marathondan]

Week 9 of 17 - spent the week in Mumbai. Managed a gym session on the first day, 30 mins each on the bike and tready. It was predictably soulless, and due to my inexperience on these apparatus I got the calibration wrong, apparently covering far more distance than I really would on the bike, and equally less on foot.

Next day I took a rest day, then I started to feel fluey (always a worry having been through the paranoia-inducing travel medical). That passed in a day or so, but I didn't feel up to returning to the gym till the last day... and time to check out. So a washout of a week really.

However, I see that week 10 of 17 is due to be a step-back, so I will cancel that, call last week a super-step-back, and have a good, hard week this week.

Back to the swim lessons tonight after a 3 week absence. She had us doing barmy drills like float kicking with face out of water (horrible neck-ache, she blamed sedentary job) and breast stroke without using legs (why ruin a perfectly good stroke?). And then tumble-turns... not too bad, but breathing requires work and of course it will put paid to my crafty rest at the end of each length. But I can be confident that it is not a skill I will need in open water swimming.

Just checked, and one of the local lakes claims to be open this weekend. Check out those opening times. I had planned to leave it a couple more weeks, but I may bite the bullet and sacrifice my testicles this weekend.