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Last week -- Plan vs. Actual

Monday: swim 1 hour [ACTUAL = NOTHING!]
Tuesday: run 4 miles [ACTUAL = NOTHING!]
Wednesday: rest [ACTUAL = BIKED 45 MIN, RAN 3 MILES]
Thursday: bike 30 min, swim 30 minutes [ACTUAL = NOTHING!]
Friday: run 4 miles [ACTUAL = RAN 4 MILES]
Saturday: run 8 miles, swim 1 hour [ACTUAL = 2 M WALK IN PARK]
Sunday: run 4 miles, bike 10 miles [ACTUAL = RAN 3 MILES, SWAM 30 MINUTES]

OK, that was pretty pathetic. I missed my long run, and only swam 30 minutes out of the whole week. I did have some family in town, but still. I give myself a C-. Bleuh. "It was hot" is turning into a pretty lame excuse.

This week's marathon training schedule is: "off - 4 - 4 -4 - off - 13 - 3". Still considering going to the gym tonight, but actually kind of sleepy today. The most important thing will be my long run on Saturday. Luckily, we'll be back in Montauk, and I already have my training partner lined up for the run. This will be the longest I have done so far. Should I wear my "utility belt" with the water bottles and pocket for gels?

What I'm really excited about is my 2-day training camp which is in 1 week. Being out on the course, and having a real coach look at my running, biking and swimming techniques should help a LOT. I still want to buy a new bike, too. Just dropping $$ left and right.

Still obsessed with my heart rate monitor. Right now it is . . . . 57! On Sunday, I jogged around in the heat, (if I would get up earlier, I wouldn't be out running at noon) and got readings in the 165-175 range. OK, fine. Then went swimming, and got readings of 225-230! Is that possible? Definitely above my theoretical max -- does this mean my max should be higher, that I'm have a heart attack, or that the watch doesn't work when it is wet? (It is supposed to). My heart rate is definitely elevated when I swim, I just didn't think it could be that much.

Man, I need to learn to swim.