Yesterday I planned to do two workouts: run in the morning and swim in the evening. Since the half ironman training plan will require 10 workouts a week, I'm trying to get in the habit of two-a-days.
The run in the morning went well, just under 5 miles, which is longer than I can usually fit in before work. The evening swim however faced some resistance.
After work I met Kyle at the RSF to swim. Since the new semester is beginning we had to renew our rec club memberships. They had one cashier working and a line of about 20 people. The types of membership and eligibility for membership are apparently very confusing though since it was taking at least 5 minutes for each person in line to complete their transaction. After standing in line for what was seeming like hours, I started getting antsy. It had been a long day and I was hungry and I just wanted to go home. I did not want to swim. So I started trying to renegotiate my workout schedule in my head and make empty promises to Kyle about swimming the next day so we could just go home. I knew that putting off the swim would likely derail my attempt to get 5 workouts in Mon-Fri since I had already taken Tuesday off and had dinner plans for Thursday. Still, I was ready to go home. Screw the 5 workouts.
That's where Kyle saved the day. He was tired and hungry too but insisted that we were already there so we had to swim. If he hadn't been there, I guarantee you I would have skipped the workout.
And, per usual, once I was in the pool, I was glad I was there, and it turned out to be a good 1300 workout. I think it was the first workout where I didn't feel like I was fighting the water, which I hope means I'm getting stronger. Kyle continued to be a hero and took some time to watch me swim and give me tips on my form and technique. So, that was a close one, but got my two workouts in.
Today, I ran an easy 3 miles before work. One more workout this week, which will probably be a run tomorrow morning. Sadly, that means I didn't get any biking in Mon-Fri, but we're headed to SoCal for the long weekend, so hopefully we'll get at least two solid rides in down there.
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