WEEKLY TRAINING LOG: WEEK OF march 6 - Recovery week and Update on swim progress

​In Training: My swim had a good progress test on Thursday morning with a 2,000 meter time trial.  I had done a 2k for time 5 weeks prior and came out with a 28:03.  The 28:03 was done with some drafting in the lane and teamwork.  On Thursday, I swam the same distance without drafting in 26:38.  That's a pretty huge improvement in just a few weeks.
I have not had a consistent period of time where I have trained heavily as a swimmer since probably 2003, so the fact that I have been swimming consistently for the past six weeks has been paying off.  I am able to swim VERY easily for a 1:25/100m, and could make a set of 10 x 100's on the 1:25 send off with ease.  This would have been difficult a few weeks ago.

Total hours were WAY down this week in preparation for a few bigger volume weeks leading into Ironman Texas.

​In Life:  It was my first full week of coaching with the Riptide Swim Team.  I was brought on as a coach a few weeks back, and I am having a great time with the kids.  I am also having Aiden swim on the team and have him swimming three days per week after school.  We had our swim-a-thon on Saturday and had many of the swimmers total their lengths at 200.  That's 5,000 meters.

​Aiden (who is 6) did 2,800 meters in total and blew me away.  Words can NOT describe how proud I am of him.  I honestly just wanted to hug that kid for hours after he finished.

Being a parent is tough sometimes, but it is becoming more rewarding by the minute.  I have said this before, but before we had Aiden, my dad told me one thing.  He told me that "I will never have known that I could love something/someone that much."  He was right, and it's pretty amazing.

​Weekly Totals: Week #10 - By the Numbers - Week of March 6
Swim: 20,125 yds  - 12.28 miles
Bike: 152 miles - 6:27 Trainer work
Run: 14.3 miles
Total TSS: 931.7
Hours: 12:25 (moving/working time only)
Days Off: 0