Beer can be a good motivator

Faced temptation this morning in the form of a warm cozy bed and a promise to swim after work instead of this morning. Temptation has nothing on my love for beer though, and since I wanted to be able to have a Friday afternoon beer, I knew I had to suck it up and swim or fail at my goal of 5 workouts Mon-Fri this week. Kyle, on the other hand, is on break from school, so he was free to put off the workout until later in the day and enjoy sleeping in.

Once I got to the pool, I was happy to be there. Swam 1100. The workout called for some 100s in the form of 25 build, 25 descend, 25 build, 25 descend. Sounds easy enough but I had a hard time making it a smooth build-descend. It was more like: easy... la la la hard... oh whoops didn't speed up soon enough, flip turn, hard... la la la easy... crap slowed down too soon, etc. At least it kept me focused since I was missing having my swimming partner in the pool. I think I swim much harder with Kyle because I have to try to hold him off from lapping me.

So, ta-da! Met my goal of 5 workouts. It's all about habit-forming right now, and I think it's going pretty well. This afternoon, I'll enjoy a beer (or beers) and this weekend, I'm planning to get in 2 workouts: a good ride on Saturday and a good run on Sunday.