Ooops. I was mildly pleased with myself for being on time and ready to go today for my swim at the Y. That happy feeling lasted only as long as it took for me to get stuck in the elevator with a panicky woman and the door halfway shut/halfway open on the pool level. Argh. We made it out and I went sputtering to my lane, apologizing for the tardiness.
And that was the least of my worries! We swam the equivalent of a mile before our coach decided to have us swim a 300, the same thing we did when we tested into the program. Only this time, fatigued after swimming for close to an hour, and with a hefty dosis of concentration I did the unfathomable- I was 20 seconds slower than I was a month ago! (This doesn't bode well for the biking or run distances). Seems that when I'm concentrating on keeping my head down, breathing every third pace, keeping long strides, ec. it turns into overload on my poor cells. I have promised to do better and get in two workouts before next Monday's swim.
Now I'm ready for bed, its not even 10 pm, bc I am majorly stressed about tomorrow's run. A FIVE MILE RUN. I'm not sure if I have ever run that far, definitely not under pressure. Since I wasn't working today and instead was visiting with my friend Katie (who I've known since high school) who was in town from Texas, I managed to walk another 4 miles in the gorgeous weather. I hadn't seen Katie in about five years- and since then she had a)become a pediatrician, b) married another pediatrician and c) gave birth to two adorable babie boys, Simon (18 months) and Ian (almost 3). Fun afternoon reminiscing. After the naptime we walked to Eastern Market and over to a house I've been looking at to buy ... that turns out to a)overlook a historical cemetery and is b) a bit on the fringe side of the hood. Shall I keep looking? Attempt to get a walk thru of the house? Not quite sure right now ... but I will let me feet and eyes rest, all to wish me luck tomorrow!!
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