Recovery Week!

Recovery week is a nice chance to take a look at what you've accomplished so far and how things have changed. Looking forward to taking a bigger bite out of this training and seeing what's next.

The bike rack modifier - so simple.
So I bought this beautiful new bike but there was a problem with getting it on the bike rack (see previous posts). We were going to cut the thing in half and soder it back together, make some crazy adjustments, etc. And then someone at swim last night mentioned that there is a bike rack modifier for this exact problem. And they're $15. AWESOME! So now I can transport my bike on Eric's bike rack problem-free. Yippee!!!

Swim technique - little changes make a big difference.
Two weeks ago I had a swim lesson with the Master Swim Gu-Ru Drew Surinsky. I was having some weird/major left shoulder issues. At the end of swims my shoulder was bothering me A LOT. So I had a lesson with Drew and he gave me two specific workouts to do and some strengthening exercises. Lots to do.

So I did them all last week, strength a bunch and two workouts with Drew's sets and drills. Last night I went to a VQ swim and I think my form is getting MUCH better! I'm so excited. No shoulder pain till today and it's light - and I was on the toes of the guy in front of me - awesome! There is always something to work on regarding swim technique. Next it is my pull through the water and then my entry - but I was doing 100's on the 1:28 last night, a solid time.

Yay for specific coaches!

Working out sick.
All last week I was on my deathbed. Grossly sick - stuffy nose, sinuses all blocked up. And when I would work out I would feel like a million bucks. The minute I got done working out all the grossness would come back. Ick. I spent 14 hours sleeping that Sunday and one week later I am finally back to normal! Even the guys I work for noticed I looked terrible. (real nice) So I think that working out when you're sick is a must-do. Get those good juices flowing and sweat that infection out!

Lent
Today is fat Tuesday, which means that it is my last day to have sweets for 40 days. Eeeeekkk!!! It's going to be rough, but I think I'll be able to hack it. Eric and I are doing it together and we can have fruit. We just can't have chocolate, candy or ice cream. Which is a bummer b/c we're going to San Fransisco during Lent. But it's Ok, we'll have a Sunday there to bend the rules. :)