Well I thought the first week would be the worst but today just plain sucked. My back has been pretty knotted up from all of the new swimming- I definitely need a massage- got to remember to arrange one.
Getting out of bed was brutal. It was 34 dgrees and raining hard when I woke up this morning. I had a headache all night so I didn't sleep well. And to cap off the first act of the comic tragedy, I realized that I forgot to put my towel in the bag right as I was going in to the pool building. grrrrrr.
Barry was my lane-mate today and he was in a mood equivalent to mine so that felt better.
I really thought that the first week would be harder than the others but the one thing I didn't count on was the newness and excitement wearing off. Having Barry there on MWF really helps- Thanks Barry!
The workout itself was fair. Lots of freestyle like the last few practices. We did a kick/swim warmup and then some pulling. When I had to leave at 7 we were in the middle of doing sets of 125s with the last length at fast speed. The next set had the fast portion increasing until we were doing almost all fast. 7 am didn't come quick enough. I think we were just getting to the part where the fast was more than the slow. I was thrilled to start my warm-down.
I guess you never know what the nadir is until well after the fact. I really hope that this morning was touching bottom for how I felt.
Tomorrow's practice promises to be different and in that way should be fun. It starts at 7 and goes to 8. The coaches will be in the water with us. It may be a brutal workout but just the fact that it is a holiday and different makes me excited about it.
One part of my morning that I am enjoying is listening to music on the way to the pool and back. The news on NPR is so terrible these days that I have stopped listening. I have had the soundtrack from the film "rushmore" in my car since monday and it is alot of fun to swim with these songs in my head.
So long.
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