Tuesday

OFF or Z1 active recovery of choice

AM

31:00 swim, easy - 1200 yards

PM

mobility @ CSC

+

softball

Tuesday

OFF or Z1 active recovery of choice

AM

25:00 swim, easy - 1000 yards

PM

softball

I missed swimming.  It should work pretty well on Tuesday mornings... 

Wednesday

30:00 easy swim or hike

22:00 swim
+
15:00 walk home from the pool
+
4 hours floating on a raft in the backyard
+
30:00 walk after dinner

Wednesday

30:00 easy swim or hike

swim complete

Saturday

20:00 swim, easy 

Wednesday

AM

travel

PM

20:00-30:00 easy swim or hike

30:00 swim complete in the California sun 

+

an additional 2 hours lounging in the pool 

Nice to be home. 

Friday

30:00-60:00 swim easy

38:15 complete 

Last day swimming for a while... I'm going to miss it. By far, my favorite recovery activity. 

Friday

30:00-60:00 swim easy

35:45 complete

Friday

30:00-60:00 swim easy

34:30 complete, long course

Definitely a much stronger swimmer than the last time I swam long course... and now I think I prefer it!  

Knee started acting up last week (almost exactly 8 weeks after the cortisone shot), and it's just getting worse each day (intermittent swelling and sharp pain with flexion), so I bit the bullet and booked the date with Tim McConnell for July 22.  Hopefully it's a super easy fix, and a super easy (and quick!) recovery... 

Friday

30:00-60:00 swim easy

31:00 complete

Monday

30:00-60:00 aerobic recovery of choice, VERY easy - hike, bike, or swim

30:00 swim complete 

Monday

30:00-60:00 aerobic recovery of choice, VERY easy - hike, bike, or swim

30:00 swim complete

Thursday

30:00-60:00 aerobic recovery of choice

30:00 swim complete

Friday

30:00 swim @ Z1

subbed 30:00 AirDyne @ Z1
+
a little mobility

Opted for an afternoon nap instead of swimming after last night's work function... didn't drink, but being up and social until 1:30am took its toll.

Friday

30:00 swim @ Z1

Had a lot of energy and felt like doing something a little different today... (Sorry, Stephen)

For time:

500 free 

Rest 5:00 

500 free 

10:06

+

9:51

Did a 500 free for time several months ago (just for fun) and was curious to see how much I've improved. The answer: a lot. 10:45 in September and there's no way I could have done it twice. Felt like a nice 80-85% today, and I could have done it a 3rd time. Perhaps next week!

Friday

30:00 swim @ Z1

Knee is still pretty stiff and full, but the swim actually helped loosen it up a bit. Can already feel the cortisone working its magic... 

Monday

30:00-60:00 easy aerobic recovery of choice, swim preferred

swim, 48:30 complete

Thursday

30:00-60:00 swim easy

46:00 complete

Man, I really missed swimming! This felt awesome today.

Saw Balza again. We're kind of at an impasse, he's worked through literally everything from the hip to the foot, and found a couple of issues but the knee isn't really responding to any of this. His recommendation is to go back to see Tim.

Thursday

31:00 swim @ Z1

Thursday

30:00 swim @ Z1

subbed 60:00 at easy pace:
2:00 AirDyne
0:60 static handstand hold practice
2:00 ski erg
5/arm KB windmills @ 35

UC is closed for the 4th day in a row due to winter... this seems excessive.