Week 5; Day 4: Thursday

Daily learning / random notes: Today is my weekly day off and I celebrated (?!?!) by getting sick. Groan.

Total training cost: $89.50

Total distance swum: 6850 yards.

Week 5; Day 3; Wednesday

Daily learning / random notes: My walk/job partner thought I was busy tonight and went early. I didn't feel like going out in the dark by myself so I did not go. I guess this is one of the bad things about waiting till night time to exercise. My shoulder was sore in swimming but less than on Monday. I think switching my mouse to the other hand has helped.

Total training cost: $89.50
Total distance swum: 6850 yards.

Activity	Distance	Results
Swim	Warm up, Freestyle 200 yards, Cool down 100 yards	30 laps of 25 yards = 750 yards.
Bike	Off	n/a
Run / Walk	Walk/jog for 20 minutes	Did not do this today.

Week 5; Day 2: Tuesday

Daily learning / random notes: I think I need to move my mouse from my right hand to my left hand. I can't believe that I didn't talk about bike fit yesterday! My friend C offered to help me fit my bike. I brought my bike into work and he helped me get the seat set up and checked the pedals. There are a few issues. One is that my seat is quite a bit higher than the handlebars. About 10 cm actually. The top stem (?) is at it's maximum height so I won't be able to get height there. Unfortunately, it is also an older style so it would be very difficult to change out. I am going to try putting my pedals on the bike and just try it out. Basically if it hurts to ride it, it is not right. I will test it out today.

I am grateful to C and all the others who are helping me to meet my goal of doing a triathlon.

Total training cost: $89.50

Activity	Distance	Results
Swim	Off	n/a
Bike	5 miles	Rode 5 miles. My hands definitely got numb at points which I don't think is a good thing. I also had to be a little careful because in some positions my right knees was hurting. I still have to put my pedals on.
Run / Walk	Off	n/a

Week 5; Day 1: Monday

Daily learning / random notes: I got a book on Triathlon from the library but it doesn't appear to be the right book for me. I am hoping that one of the other ones I reserved will be better. I was flagging last week but I feel like perhaps I am ready to get back to it.

Total training cost: $89.50

Total distance swum: 6100 yards.

Activity	Distance	Results
Swim	Warm up, Freestyle 250 yards, Cool down 100 yards	26 laps of 25 yards = 650 yards. My shoulder is still bothering me a tiny bit. I tried a variety of strokes today to minimize using my shoulder.
Bike	Off	n/a
Run / Walk	20 minutes	Walk 5 minutes / jog 2 minutes. This is the first time I have jogged in this whole training plan. I did cycles of walking 5 minutes and jogging 2 minutes. My friend P and I did this for about 40 minutes. My knees are sore.

Week 4; Day 7: Sunday / 1 Month Recap

Daily learning / random notes: Today marked the end of the first month of training. I wish I could say I went out with a bang but I am afraid I am going out with a frizzle. Sundays are just not good days for working out. I think I may have to trade my "off" day so that it is on Sunday. Up to now I have been unwilling to change the plan at all but I think I will be more successful if I do.

I have been feeling a little bit down and it is reflected in my motivation. Hopefully I will be able to get it back together.

Total training cost: $89.50

Total distance swum: 5450 yards.

Activity	Distance	Results
Swim	Off	n/a
Bike	5 miles	Biked zero miles.
Run / Walk	Off	n/a

Week 4; Day 6; Saturday

Daily learning / random notes: I really enjoyed a hike at Hoyt Arboretum with my family. This is the second week in a row and I love it there. It was much more fun than just going for a walk.

Total training cost: $89.50

Total distance swum: 5450 yards.

Activity	Distance	Results
Swim	Off	n/a
Bike	Off	n/a
Run / Walk	Walk / jog for 25 minutes	I did not "walk" to walk today. However, I did go for a hike for about an hour. In the middle of it, I did three sets of stairs.

Week 4; Day 5: Friday

Daily learning / random notes: I was actually driving to swim when I realized that my shoulder was hurting so at the last minute I decided not to go. I think I made a good decision.

Total training cost: $89.50

Total distance swum: 5450 yards.

Activity	Distance	Results
Swim	Warm up, Freestyle 200 yards, Cool down 100 yards	Skipped swimming today because my shoulder was hurting. I am hoping it is only because I did a bunch of push ups yesterday and not because I am swimming improperly.
Bike	4 miles	Biked 5 miles on bike a gym.
Run / Walk	Off	n/a