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Ok, finally I think I’m getting over this cold, infection, cold thing I have going on.  Its kept me down for three weeks and I think part of the problem is me!  Last week I pushed it and got back in the pool after about a week on antibiotics (earlier posted).  Well, by Friday night i had another full blown cold, body ache etc.  Spent the weekend recovering even though Sunday was nice as could be.  Instead I wired the basement home theater for sound and video, took plenty of drugs and begged for better weather and health.

Kicked off Monday with a bang.  Now, some of you may say that I’m still pushing too hard too early.  Your probably right.  But I woke up yesterday, energized by my wife’s motivation to work out, and did a quick 5k on the treadmill before work.  Then, during lunch I went for a swim at the pool.  I took it easy in the pool and worked on drills and did a little speedwork.  By the end of the day I felt that I had put in an honest days workout for a change.  Today was another swim lesson from Denise.  Denise (Sturman) is the swim coach for a local gym in the Peachtree City area.  I met her through another tri buddy and found that she is one of the best instructors I’ve had.  Not only is she a swimmer, but she has helped many triathletes achieve noticeable improvements.  Denise has a unique insight on triathlete swim training as her husband has competed at Kona several times.

Today’s lesson really focused around effeciency and stroke technique.  I’m really feeling like I’m gliding now rather than powering my way through the water.  I think this will be the last “personal” lesson as I’m going to start attending her clinics on Tuesday and Thursday nights.  I’m looking forward to the workout even though I’ll be the slowest swimmer in the pool.  She pushes us to do 2000 meters in the hour.  I’ll need oxygen by the end for sure.

I plan on continuing the workouts this week, focused on running and swimming Wed and Thur with a long run and swim this weekend.  Who knows, maybe a bike ride on Sunday?  I’ll be picking up my wife’s new Madone on saturday, so I’m sure that she’s going to push me to go for a ride so she can get a good feel for the new bike.  Next week the Peachtree City Tri club starts the Wednesday night meetings again, something to look forward to!