On Monday after my run I was in so much pain I limped out of the gym. I took yesterday off partly due to the leg pain and partly because of the dizzy spells. Today I returned with a goal in mind. I know I said I was not going to run anymore this week but my legs felt OK and I had to repent for the buffet last night. I started my workout off with an ibuprofen and a thick coating of A535 on both legs from ankle to upper thigh. I then proceeded to stretch my legs for about 20 minutes before my run. As I circled the track I began to think about the short term goals I had set for myself last month and performed a quick mental progress check. So far I have only accomplished the "swim 2 km crawl with out stopping". I felt it was time to try and cross off another one. I decided not to push my legs so I nixed the 10-km run. I opted for a mini triathlon time. Even though I did it backwards I still feel OK with the effort. I actually think its harder to do the run first and the swim last. I did not track my transition times because I didn’t wear a watch but I am guessing I could add about 7 minutes to my total if I did.

Exercise
Run 5km 31:29
Bike 20km 43:38
Swim 1km 27:53 (I could have done better but I forgot my regular swim shorts and the ones I was wearing kept slipping down)
Total Time 1hr 43 minutes (a bench mark to improve on)
(+7 minutes transition)

Diet
Breakfast
Cherios and skim milk, Coffee
Snack
poweraid
Lunch
V8
Snack
None
Dinner
Spicy Thai vegetables with rice noodles, a piece of birthday cake
Snack
Coffee, another piece of cake