Jan 4: Run - 1km, 7:30-7:38am

It has been a long while since I felt the pain in my knee. I feel it when I give a little pressue like on stairs but it's not a massive pain. For several times, I've ran 100m just to check how my knee is but the next day, usually it comes with pain. So I've stopped running for a while, but this month is a start of registration for the triathlon, so I better give my answer soon therefore decided to run today.

First I did the radio-exercise, then walked for 2km for a warm-up, followed by a light exercise, and then I started running. It was extremely slow pace, 40cm for each step, and ran for 1km. It took me about 7 mintues. There wa snot pain afterwards. If I don't feel the pain tomorrow, I'll run again this weekend.

Jan 3: Cycle - 6.3km Hill course

I've finished the end-of-the-year-cleaning, and starting the new year's training!

This time, I'm going to cycle with my son who is visiting us for the New Year. Due to his old bicycle's gear being old and the chain keeps falling apart, we took it slow.

It took us 16'54'' to do a lap. The temperature is so low the sweat only came in the end and didn't bother me at all.

Dec 29: Swim@18m pool, 8-8:45pm

I was looking for a pool that's open in the year end, and I found the one in the next town which I've used it before. Usually other pools go on holiday during this time of the year, but this one in Kumagaya onlyl takes day off on 31st and the New Year's Day, the rest is business as usual. When I went there, due to the year end, it was so empty almost I felt like I've booked the entire pool for myself.

The pool is only 18m long, so I didn't calculate the distance, I just swam for 45 mintues with breaks. Afterwards I treated myself with sauna and a hot bath.:)

Dec 27: Swim@50m pool, 6:15-6:50pm

For my last 50m pool this year, I headed to Sendagaya station. Christmas decorations are so beautiful so I ended up taking a photo.

It was really beautiful from my left eye, which the eye sight is not great, so I made the photo out of focus.

The pool was relatively empty and I can swim in the speed I want.
Although my body strength has not recovered yet, so after the first 200m, I'm already catching up with my breath. It's depressing to even think about how much strength I've lost so quickly, but changed my mind and swam slowly but long distance. Again, I'm catching up with my breath after 300m. 25m pool would be easier to swim longer, but I think I'm kind of cheating with the kick during the turn. I should start a programme perhpas like continuing for 500m in January, 700m in February and 1km by March. Let's make this as a target.

Total: 1.2km

Dec 23: Swim@20m pool, 12:00-1:35pm

The aim today is to adjust my swimming form and bring back my body strength since due to some business trips, I wasn't able to conduct trainings.
I've picked the pool from the next town, where the water is clean. Thursdays are free day but it's empty.
As I thought, my body strength has weakened, so after 400m (10 laps) I got tired and took a break.
In total, I swam 1.2km.

Dec 21: Swim@50m pool, 6:05-6:35pm

I wasn't planning to swim today, but the other schedule was delayed hence headed to the pool!
It's been a while so I'm not sure how much I can swim.
First I thought I'll just get used to the water, but trying to catch up with the person in the next lane who swam pretty fast, after 200 meters, my breathing was having a problem. So I swam 100m in 3minutes pace (every 100m, I'll take a break), and swam 1km in 30minutes in total. It's tough while I'm swimming, but the feeling afterwards is so refreshing and hard to express in words. It feels like the oxygen went through all of my body and the whole body became alive. The sweat doesn't stop even after I changed my clothes and have been about 15 mintues. The cold air outside feels so good.

Dec 7: Swim@50m pool, 6:15-6:50pm

I can feel my body doesn't have much energy due to coughing, so the longest was 300m and the rest was 100-200m with breaks. Giving attention to number of strokes and speed, I swam 1km in total.

The pool was relatively empty so it was easy to swim. It's a shame when there's a good environment to swim, I'm actually not 100%!

Result：300, 200, 100, 100, 200, 200 = Total 1km