Workout: 6/30

AM Workout: Spin Class w/ Shana @ Merritt DAC

First morning class at the Merritt, loved the instructor, Shana. How does one summon that much energy and enthusiasm at 6AM? Well however she does it, she was very inspiring and led a 60 minute workout...er actually 50 for me ( I had to leave early to get to work) of intense spinning. I wore my new "tri shorts" purchased at the Philly Tri expo this past weekend and loved them. I had noticed some irritation from wearing just regular running shorts while cycling and decided to splurge on a pair of Zoot shorts. They aren't the most flattering but certainly made a difference in the seat.

PM Workout: 30 min tempo pool run

Eh. Still not the same as actually running.

6/25: Workout

PM Workout: Swim/Pool Run
5x400m @ 8 min
30min pool run @ effort, last 5 min w/out belt

I am now wearing a boot on my right foot so I am forcing myself to be extra vigilant in not putting extra stress on my foot. That includes no biking, erging and the obvious-running. Therefore I am back to the pool! I decided to split up the mile swim that I am now able to accomplish, into intervals so I could try working on "picking up the pace"...which is a relative expression when you are swimming at the pace of an 80 year old woman. Intervals went well, felt smooth and breathing has been much more consistent as of late. Yes!

The Pool run was fine. Unless I am actively ramping intensity up and down during intervals, I feel like I'm not really accomplishing anything. Hopefully my heartrate was up a bit, definitely removing the water belt the last 5 minutes made it difficult. At that point, form was not a factor :)

Workout: 6/22

Pool running:
15 min warm up
3x(1 min ON/1 min OFF/1:30 ON, 1 min OFF)
10 min kickboard

I typically wear a water belt for any pool running but decided to remove it for my last set of intervals. I must admit, it became a bit more challenging; especially in a shallow pool.
Kickboard drills were a joke, it's hilarious how absolutely WRONG I do all of these swim related activities.

Fitness Yoga class @ Merritt Canton

meh. I love love love going to class with my gym buddies but this one really didn't float my boat. Yoga Steve, the Merrit Canton instructor is pretty much a big football-type that leads you through a "fitness" related yoga session. In essence, he removes any grace or fluidity of yoga from the practice and it becomes sort of meathead-ish. Very approachable for guys who wouldn't necessarily be into yoga but in this context may give it a try.