{"id":7230,"date":"2017-11-02T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2017-check-in-02-november"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:46:49","slug":"2017-check-in-02-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/2017\/11\/02\/2017-check-in-02-november\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 \u2013 Check-In \u2013 02 November"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Checkin\u2019 IN!!!<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s interesting the power of a good work out, especially when it is a swim.  I am not the best swimmer at all and I have worked very hard.  I improved my first 70.3 Ironman St George event swim from 1 hour 13 minutes and some change (missed cutoff but still finished the event) to 52 minutes this last year.  There is not a special formula beyond do the time and be willing to learn where you can.  I slowed down last night, and just felt the water in my 100 yard sets.  I breathed, exhaling under water and pulling in air during my strokes.  It was good to \u2018le it go\u2019.  Apparently, life has me in a heightened state of \u2018stress\u2019.  It\u2019s been bugging Liz and I am grateful she cut out some space for me to go last night.<\/p>\n

The dynamics of Astrid joining our family has been awesome.  The bronchial crap I have been dealing with for some 8+ weeks now sucks.  It\u2019s not anything I can go to the doc about, just a nag.  I have rested multiple times too and when I think it is gone, hello old friend.  It comes back.<\/p>\n

I am grateful.  Grateful for the life I have and the things I have done and witnessed.  Grateful to have been patient enough to identify Liz as a grate partner in life.  I don\u2019t know that I ma the A level husband but I do think I get a strong B and B+.  Being a dad is great.  yesterday pre swim, I had the kids come out and just jump in the leaves.  We had a facebook live<\/a> and I let it go about 9 minutes.  I was glad to see my son back to his boyhood non tween form.<\/p>\n

I guess the theme of the swim was truly \u2018let it go\u2019.  What I love most about the swim is that it is truly simple.  One must breathe, and concentrate simply on reducing all disruptive motions.  It sounds simple right?  ?  Anyway, I went slow and just clocked in and swam 100\u2019s and a 200 and a 300 in there too I think.  I just swam 2050 yards.  I felt like stopping at 900 yards, but didn\u2019t.  I procrastinated that decision and it was what I needed.  I need to get out of my head a bit.  It\u2019s not that I am unhappy or anything, just working through change and adapting to it.<\/p>\n

Anyway, keeping this short.  Going to try and get in a run later today.  See if my lungs and the phlegm that I have been working through agrees and lets me just run.  Anyway.  Happy days and looking forward to Dennis turning 12 on the 25th.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Activities \u2013 Strava Logs (Shane\u2019s Strava link<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

Specific Workout links go here<\/p>\n

Relevant Pics<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Getting back on track with nutrition Is that a dennis in the leaves Trying to understand this pile<\/p>\n

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juniper isn\u2019t sure of what to do next juniper still surveying the situation<\/p>\n

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