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Alcatraz Wishes

The Alcatraz Challenge is this Sunday morning and I wish I was doing it! The swim from the island plus the run across the Golden Gate is just, well, the most picturesque course. But alas, my newly 40 YO husband has asked that I not do the race Sunday morning so that I can properly party on Saturday night. We are having a scavenger hunt in his honor across the Mission neighborhood in the city. It should be...interesting!

warmup: 200 free, 2 x 50's drill to stroke
repeat 3x

add pull gear for:
3x150
400
4x100
400
5x50
400

take off pull gear (thank goodness) for:
250 IM done as 25 fly, 50 back, 75 breast, 100 free

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AM! said…
have FUUUUUNNN!
Alcatraz 2011?? Relay?;-)
July 13, 2010 at 8:33 PM
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