it just gets better

i was feeling REALLY tired Monday and unfortunatley that tired-ness haphazardly decided to piggy back on over to Tuesday as well. because of Coach Brian and my agreement to not blow off any workouts, i was having a hard time deciding if i should just go to bed at 7 PM for the second night in a row to get in some recovery, or suck it up and hit the pavement. bed won - a million times over. i figured - if i wasn't able to give a good effort then, what was the point if i could make it up later in the week and be able to put forth great effort? after deciding on the early to bed thing, i made a promise with my bed mate (which happens to be a pile of clean laundry that i have been too lazy to put away) that the early to rise thing would have to come into play as well...

alarm off at 4:15. snooze till 4:20. in car by 4:45. at pool by 4:55. in water in 5, 4, 3..."DADGUM FIRE ITS COLD IN HERE. DID THEY FORGET TO TURN ON THE POOL WARMERS LAST NIGHT?! ARG!" swimming by 5. feeling incredible in...wait for it...wait for it...5:01! this swimming thing just keeps getting better and better!!!!

200m warm-up
1100m set (alternate LD* by 100m/kick by 100m)
100m SAD** (switch arms at 50)
100m kick/100m LD*
2X200m lungbusters (breathe at 3, 5, 7, 9)
100m SAD*
200m cool-down

I LOVE TO SWIM IN THE AM. I LOVE TO SWIM IN THE CORONADO POOL IN THE AM. I LOVE TO SWIM IN THE CORONADO POOL AND SEE THE AMAZING SUN RISE IN THE AM. YIPPPPEEEEEE! WHO'S A HAPPY GIRL?! ME, ME COACH - PICK ME!!!!! :)


i never thought i would say this but - i love to swim. now - let's not get ahead of ourselves here - i am still incredibly slow compared to other swimmers (a 90 year old woman, who by the way was at least 30 pounds overweight, was kicking my ass and loving every minute of it), but i am making headway...i am hoping the speed will come. well more like praying the speed will come. one step at a time i guess ;)


and now because of last night's slackassness, i will be riding tonight as well so i can get my speed challenged self to the track on Thursday night on the advice of my very well meaning coach. this whole 'breaking out of your comfort zone to get better' thing is a little intimidating, but whatever - i'm committed now. too bad for the timid shy little girl of yester-year, she is no more - can you handle it?!


now if i could just accomplish this early morning swim every week...i'd be stoked. anyone up around 4AM on Wednesdays and want to go for a dip in the Coronado Pool? its fun, i promise ;)



ps -
*Luke Drill
**Single Arm Drill