June 21, Thursday

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My Speedo circa 1980

Today marks exactly one month until my attempt at a triathlon event on July 21st.  Having purchased my first pair of Speedo swimming trunks in about 40 years I decided to try a transition exercise today. Everyone you I have personally spoken to who has run a triathlon was disappointed in the time it took them during transition. So I thought it would be a good idea to practice. I prepared my transition kit  and  brought my bike over to the clubhouse on the back of my car hanging on my new bike rack . I wanted to see how quickly the Speedos would dry and how comfortable they would be on the bike after getting wet. I felt a little shy because I have never worn such a tight fitting pair of swimming trunks in this development among the + 55 crowd. But I bravely entered the pool & immediately began swimming 500 strokes in a circle around the edge of the pool non- stop. I have been trying to figure out how many strokes  it will take me to swim 500 m .  I am beginning with the concept that I would swim 1 meter per stroke . That may be a little too optimistic but it’s a place to start . I can say that swimming did seem a little easier in my new streamlined trunks.  Then I ran for 20 minutes in the deep water. Next I jumped out of the water and headed for my transition area. I put on my socks and shoes and t-shirt + my helmet and sunglasses and grabbed my watch and jumped on my bike. It did seem to take more time that I had anticipated. I will get faster.  The whole exercise was kind of fun. I was in motion for 75 minutes and to my surprise did not feel very tired at all in any stage. But that is only about half of the time it will likely take me to complete the triathlon.

But it was fun!

Stats-

Sleep = 8 hours

Morning HR = 54BPM

WEIGHT = #154

Morning heel pain = 3

Workout = 75 minutes  in motion…20 swim, 20 run in water, 35 bike