Could have done much better, but I was tired or busy tired and busy. On Monday I ran for 40 minutes. On Tuesday I swam for 50 minutes. Saturday was a test-run with the “open swim”. We went to Lake Washington with our friends and found a great little family beach/park area. There was more grass than sand, but enough sand to qualify it as a “beach”. I don’t care much for sand. We swam for quite some time between the ropes. The water wasn’t too cold. I saw a fish and milfoil tried to strangle me several times. I am not a huge fan of aquatic life. I blame Jaws. Yeah - salt water, fresh water… mere semantics…
Back to Saturday - we did our open water swim, biked a few miles and ran a bit. Not sure of any of the times or distances. I just know that by the time we hit the run portion, I was wishing I was dead. Yeah, I’m not feelin’ so athletic after my “death run”. In my defense, it was hot and 2 in the afternoon. PLUS I did manage to swim fast enough to evade the hungry, slicing jaws of, um.. Jaws :) I must have used all my energy on that little mind game.
The thankful part - the water was great, only a little chilly. The portion of the Burke-Gilman Trail we rode and ran were spectacular. We spent the day with wonderful friends and we discovered a great little beach to take the family to (and the trail is right there so it’s a great way to spend an entire day swimming and biking together!).
Hey! Tore said I should come check your blog to get caught up on how the open-water swim went…great to hear everything went well! Thought about you galie-hoos alot that day…hoped you weren’t drowning without me! See you soon and looking forward to witnessing the “real” thing :)
Love and hugs,
Em