You might want to read the post before this one for a few words of background.
So I biked my permitted 10 miles and... no pain, even though I got courageous (or rebellious) and got out of my granny gears. I just kept my toes pointed down so my tendons wouldn't get pulled on. Cut 5 minutes off my time. Whoopee.
Then I hopped into the campground pool and started swimming laps. It's a 20-yard pool so turns come frequently. Since I am not a fast swimmer, normally it takes me between a minute and 1:05 to traverse the 40 yards. Today they were all in the 55-57 second range. I've been watching the underwater shots of the Olympic swimmers. I kicked harder and put in more of a glide.
Original intent was 45 minutes. But suddenly at 20 minutes I decided I wanted out. So I got out.
Now my calves are stiff, I can tell I did something, but my tendons don't hurt.
~Sigh~ It's not enough to make me feel happy, though...
2 comments:
Yeah, I feel my calves too when I really focus on pointing my toes and kicking, as when doing kickboard drills. At least you have a decent size pool there. Congrats on the sub-1 times!
Hey, that's a great idea - I need to watch some more Michael Phelps!
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