Bike to Y for Swim

With a break in the heat (kinda) I decided to ride up to the Y and back with a break for a nice swim at the pool. Heading up was about 4.5 miles from my house, and once I got to the Y, I showered the sweat off and hit the pool. I swam a ladder of 50, 100, 200, 200, 100, 50. It was a nice pace, and I am starting find a nice form in the pool again after such a long layoff. I did not time anything, but after another week or so I will swim a 1,000m with time to see if I'm faster in the pool than in June and July.

I rode home a different way cutting through Lake Carolina and Summit. I never knew there was a cut through until recently, so I wanted to see what is was like heading home that way. It was much longer and hillier, and it hurt my average speed. I was not as fast on the bike as I was back in June. I have not been on the road as much lately, and I think It showed. I want my average speed over 18 mph, and would like to be able to hit 20 mph as average for a 15 mile ride.

Stats:

Swim: 700m

Bike 14.31 miles

Time: 54:01

Avg Speed: 15.90 mph

Max Speed: 31.20 mph

Next Goal: 12k in October

Current Status: Wheezy (I have had to use the inhaler. August Air Quality SUCKS!) 

Upcoming: Big Easy Ride at Lake Carolina