November 29th, 2008 at 1:41 am
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Had a great swim this morning….. If only I can figure out how to keep the salt out of my mouth, I’d be cooking.
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November 11th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
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One thing I know for sure… blogging is all about the title! :-) The rest is gravy. Seriously, nothing to see here, folks. Just a swim workout with M & P. Back to your business.
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October 31st, 2008 at 6:08 pm
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As much as I’d rather poke my eye out with a hot stick than swim laps, the time sure does go by fast when we work on technique..and actually have a ‘workout’ planned on paper.
Only about 198 more sleeps until we can get back in the open water……….
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September 15th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
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Swimming in the bath tub with a few hundred friends……there’s nothing like it! :-) (The lake was a crystal-smooth oasis and the water was about 65 degrees…….ahhhhhhhhhh!)
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September 13th, 2008 at 9:53 am
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Trust September to bring summer to Seattle. Reliably, Seattle gets warm and sunny in September. It’s supposed to be 80 degrees on race day tomorrow. And that marks the end of tri season… How does that work?
Oh well, it will be good to look ahead to what is next. I’m not sure what that is yet…. maybe some yoga? Maybe some plyometrics. I think 09 will be about speed and power. Hmmm…
One more sleep….
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September 6th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
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My swim partners were oooh-ing and ahhh-ing about the ‘bath water’ in Martha Lake this morning. Ummm…………. Not!
It was freezing!!!!
Good swim though. I’m ready to get in the lake for our race. I’m NOT ready for it to be winter, and get back in the pool.
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August 31st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
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Is it just a coincidence that BOTH our Timex Ironman Watches with HR Monitor function Self-Desctruct within 1 day of each other?? Somehow, water leaked in to BOTH of them…and they are now toast. 
Here’s the funny part…… A ‘feature’ of the Timex Ironman Watch is that you can time LAPS. In fact, mine says you can time many, many laps. And since it’s an “Ironman” brand watch, I assumed that you can time laps for any of the three Ironman disciplines: swim, bike and run.
Silly me.
It turns out… that you’re not reeeeally supposed to use the lap function in the water. My hubster went to get a new watch (as he can’t go without)…and lo and behold! The instructions on his new Timex Ironman Watch clearly state:
“WARNING: TO MAINTAIN WATER-RESISTANCE, DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS UNDER WATER.”
How is one supposed to count time/laps while training for the swim when one is not supposed to press buttons under water????
O the value of reading the fine print!!!!
Be forewarned.
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August 30th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
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Only two weeks to go until race day…..Quick dip in the lake for Mitch’s first OWS….. feeling good!
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August 18th, 2008 at 8:43 am
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An open water swim this morning? ‘Sure’, I said!
This sounded like a grand idea to keep moving after RSVP - but to give my legs a rest. I forgot how much work my upper body does while I’m riding. Phewf! By 3/4 mile in the lake, my arms were tiiiired.
I’m glad I planned ahead for a massage today! If you live on the east side of Lake Washington, go see Anelody Tice at the Anderson Natural Health Clinic. She is a massage genius!!
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August 9th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
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…this was mother nature’s way of punctuating our swim today.
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