Training Camp: day 7
I wanted to rest up some today so that I could have a good long ride tomorrow. Another late start to the day - got ont the bike around 10. I headed out in a different direction riding very easy. I got hungry really fast and I was not in the mood to eat another Powerbar. I stopped at a convenience store for a Snickers and a banana. I ate my king size candy bar and threw my yellow fruit into my jersey pocket. Out on the road, I pulled the banana out and peeled it back. NO! I dropped it. That was really disappointing.
Today's focused workout was a 30 min staight swim for distance, meaning swim as far as I can in 30 min. I went to a different pool that was closer to the hotel. It was full of little kids - hundreds, no, thousands of 'em. I slipped into the lane and the lifeguards began yelling and didn't stop until I got out. I actually think that the kids were getting a kick out of getting in the way. I didn't really care. I don't think that they have actually had someone lap swim in that pool before. Surely, those kids hadn't seen anybody do it before. By the time I left, I had some new friends who had a lot of questions. They wanted to know if I had won a championship and why did the lifeguards want them out of the lane while I was swimming. It was all funny and sad at the same time. One little boy named E.Z. was imitating everything I was doing. He was in the next lane over try his best to swim. He had his face in the water, was kicking, and stretching his arms out in front of him. I asked if he learned how to swim from swim lessons. He said he hadn't taken swim lessons. He was teaching himself to swim by watching me.
I was tired of running in the heat. I went over to the Saguaro park again. I waited until it was getting dark to start my run. There is a really hill 8 mile loop that goes through the park. I had to park outside the gate. This made for a little more that 8 miles. I felt really good and was cruising right over the hills. I started feeling a little tired at about the 50 min mark. I'm actually not sure if I was running fast because of good fitness or because of all of the animal sounds and rustling in the bushes. It was really fun, whatever the case.
