There's a reason I don't usually train all three triathlon sports on the same day: And now I remember why. Yesterday, I did a hilly 23 mile ride at lunch (see yesterday's "update." After work, Lisa and I met at the gym so we could work out. She did her usual cardio/weight/cool down routine. I decided to swim and then run a bit on the treadmill. I got a nice hard speed workout from Steve (thanks, bro!). Since my swimming has been so sporadic, I decided not to jump in full bore on the whole thing. He suggested a 300-500 meter warm-up, followed by 3 groups of 5 sets of 100 meter swims with 10 seconds rest between them, with an easy 100 meter breaststroke between the 3 groups (do a 100 sprint after the last group). Then, cool down with an easy 200-300 meter swim. Goal: to get in 2500 meters.

Well, that's too much for me right now. So, instead, I did the 300 meter warm-up, followed by 3 groups of 3 sets of 100's with the breaststroke interludes. I had to do 20-25 second rest intervals, and my "sprint" was only a 50 meter freestyle. I skipped the cool down completely, as I was wasted. I got in about 1600 meters. Woefully short of the goal, but I just didn't have the energy, especially if I wanted to run . . . and I did.

Bad mistake! I didn't have any injuries, but I had no endurance at all. I managed to run for about 20 minutes (at an 8:00 mile pace), and was totally spent. My hamstrings were getting tight, so I figured, rather than risk injury, I'd call it a day. On the plus side, I slept like a baby last night!

So, what's up for today? Here it is: A brick!!! 15-mile ride, followed by a 6-mile run. I figure I have time for two laps around the 3-mile portion of Town Lake. I need to up my running. So, here it goes. Stay tuned for the update!