Monday, March 21, 2011

19th week of the 2011 season

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Two days off this week.

The week started awkwardly, not because it was Tuesday when I started, because I finally did some strength work. I warmed up for almost 13 minutes with the jumping rope and then I did an easy strength routine. The rope helps to reduce ground contact and strengthens my shin. Then I did the regular routine but very light because it was the first time in may be eight months and I did not want to be too sore on Wednesday, I was sore until Thursday though. Then in the afternoon I had a light swim and in the evening I rode the bike. I was lucky enough to go to the swimming pool during the fins allowed time frame.

On Wednesday, I swam again after work training. Easy swimming with fins again. I am a little afraid to take it to the next level because I don’t want to get injured soon plus I get tired easily, I can’t swim more than 100m solo or sometimes I swim 200m with fins. Then later that evening I rode the bike for a little while.

On Thursday I did not have time to train; I left home at 7 am and came back at 9pm. It was my 1st day of work and they fired me that very same day because of a sudden budget cut. I wasn’t much in the mood to train either.

On Friday I resumed my training with a nice brick session. I run for the first time this week and I felt very well. Almost no pain and I felt light and fast, not too fast but better than lately. The skipping rope has helped for sure.

Saturday was an abnormal day, I was tired from the night before, I had to do some chores in the morning and I was also lazy. So before lunch I snuggled in a 1h bike ride and after lunch I had just enough time to go for 105 minutes more. The first session was a force one and the second was a speed skills and endurance one. For the afternoon session I really felt the morning one, it worn me out.

On Sunday I when for another easy run; I need to keep getting stronger slowly, I have been rushing it a little bit in the past weeks, and I worked on my running technique so I can get faster, stronger and injury free. Then I took a light swim, no fins this time but technique oriented as the past swims.

I am not used to be this busy, I have to study, I had a work training course, I worked, I got fired, I went to the theater, I had two family lunches and I even had dinner with a friend and then I went out. It was super busy week for me.
The job was nothing fancy since it was only a one month project but I did not expected to end that quickly for me. Apparently there was a budget cut and I was one of the workers who lived farther away from the project and we were getting paid by the mileage so we were too expensive for them. They did not have time to evaluate us as workers, too bad.Also, I got to meet a very nice girl and I also got to see what rural schools look like. 16 boys and girls for 6 classes it was very nice to see that.

As for the last subject, I haven’t been thinking much about it. Time goes by.

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