Catch-up blog post: swim and run

On Monday, I was at the pool and swam 500 metres, the last 300 metres being timed 100m sets. The times for each of the last 100 metres were: 2:05, 2:13, 2:20. This met the target of being sub 2:20. I am still not too happy with my technique. I just feel something is missing but hopefully that will come soon enough. It's still early days.


Just been out for a run in the snowy-snowy conditions. It's snowing heavily right now as I look out my office window. I did the 3 mile loop again, the same one that I strained my calf last week. The calf held up fine today - plenty of deep heat rubbed in prior to leaving. However, the time was a full minute slower! This was all down to the conditions underfoot. The majority of the run had at least an inch of snow, which made it feel like running on sand. Very tiring and my lungs and heart were working very hard! But it always feels good once it's finished.

If these conditions persist over the next couple of weeks, I may have to forget about timed 3 mile runs but we will see how things turn out.