As I'm sure you have all noticed its been a quiet few weeks on the blogging front. The reason for this is that I am currently sitting in a hotel room in Bellevue about 20mins drive from downtown Seattle in the Evergreen State of Washington on the West coast of the US. I've just finished my 3rd week and am 2 days away from going on Holiday to Lost Wages, Nevada.
So what have I been up to? How has my training been going? I can answer both question in 2 answers. Working and Badly. I have managed to do alot of swimming while I've been here but not as much as I had hoped for.
Today however I am very proud of myself. I managed to swim 1500m this morning in just over an hour and 15mins. It is the longest swim I have managed since my training began back in April. It is a measure for me that I am definitely getting fitter because once finished I felt like I could have continued for a few more laps.
How did I do it? I worked out that the 1500m required 70 laps of the hotel pool. So I broke the swim into 18 (17.5) reps of 4 laps each. Once I got the breathing right I managed 12 laps in a row without stopping.
While I am sitting here very proud of myself I am in more pain than I have been in a very very long time. My shoulders, arms, legs, neck and back are burning up. I haven't felt this sore since I got sunburnt in the south of Spain when I was 10 years old. I can only imagine how sore I will be tomorrow.
A mad few days in Las Vegas is awaiting me from Wednesday morning. It begins with the Champions League Final which kicks off an hour after my plane lands in LV. It concludes with an 21 hour plane and car trip to the Home of Irish Rugby starting Friday morning to see if Munster can repeat the heroics of 2006.
So with all that excitement only days away and severe muscle pain ahead of me tomorrow, 2 more days of quietness of the western front is just what i need.
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