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Week 18, Monday 10/24 - Pilates October 25, 2005

Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Exercise (Other), Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment

Training stats for the day's pilates …

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City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Course and/or Class: Pilates Mat Class
Terrain: N/A
Distance and/or Time: 1 hour
Speed or RPE: 6 (somewhat harder)

Monday, October 24, 2005

Pilates

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Ooooooo. There be pain, matey! Not the down-and-out-kind, but the "Oh my, I have a muscle there that I didn't even know about, but boy is it sore from last time" kind of pain. This Pilates thing is work. It's so weird to try a new class and not be very coordinated or to become confused about how to do a particular move or transition. I know that these things come with practice, so I'll be patient. It's still a humbling, but terrific, experience.

Week 18, Sunday 10/23 - Swim October 23, 2005

Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Swimming, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment

Training stats for the day's swim …

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City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Sacramento River
Course: loops in an eddy pool
Terrain: swift current
Distance and/or Time: 1 hour
Speed or RPE: 7 (hard)

Sunday, October 23, 2005

The Swim

Overall

The water is COLD. All the fishermen that were there standing around were staring at Sam and I. She was in her wetsuit, and I was going standalone with my suit! Whoowheee! The water is not as cold as Tahoe Lake, but it wasn't exactly warm and welcoming. I wouldn't spend more than an hour in that river and I definitely wouldn't go alone! The current is strong and kinda' freaky! But it was really good to practice sighting and to get a feel for external forces (like currents and floaty-things). The ride to and from the swim was perfect since it warmed up the muscles both ways. Good swim in the end.

Week 18, Sunday 10/23 - Bike

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Training stats for the day's cycling …

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City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Sam's House
Course: 8th St. –> Scotty's Landing –> W. Sacramento –> 8th St. (Loop)
Terrain: Flat. Paved.
Distance and/or Time: 22 miles
Speed or RPE: 15.3 mph, 4 (somewhat light)

Sunday, October 23, 2005

The Bike

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Why was it so hard to ride today? Am I really that tired or fatigued all ready? I feel like such a slacker today. It was such an effort to get up to 16 mph and then nearly impossible to keep it there; there's really no excuse as the roads are completly flat. Hmmmm. Anyway, we wanted to go swimming today in the Sacramento River, so we headed to River Rd. to get a little wet! We swam (sort of) and then headed back. Short, but sweet.