3-Day Update (Bonus Morning Swim!)

Tuesday
Baby steps on the trainer, again. About 33 minutes while watching an episode of Breaking Bad, but the knee started to feel a bit tight so I called it quits and enjoyed the fact that 33 minutes was better than 0 minutes. Then I did some abs and some push-ups.

Pad Thai for dinner... again. This is the 4th night in a row...

Wednesday
I dragged my ass out of bed at 5:50am. It was miserable. I could hear the rain splashing against the windows and walls of my apartment. The scooter was drenched, which meant I would be taking the bus to the pool for my first morning swim since last August. I expected to see the big guns out there making waves, but the pool was surprisingly uncrowded. Half-awake, I swam the following...

Two to three in a lane, tops!

Speed Workout - 3000m
500m - warm-up
5 x 100m - 1:40, 1:41, 1:38, 1:41, 1:42 (1:40min/100m avg.)
5 x 200m - 3:39, 3:36, 3:38, 3:34, 3:37 (1:48min/100m avg.)
5 x 100m - 1:41, 1:42, 1:43, 1:41, 1:37 (1:41min/100m avg.)
100m - w/paddles (looked/felt like a fool... very uncoordinated)
400m - warm-down

I felt tired as hell during the 3rd 200m and eventually would fall into my "slow down and try to be more graceful with your form" mindset and that did not seem to cause me to sacrifice any time.

I did have a full-on collision with this horse's ass who thought when you pass someone it's proper etiquette to move ALL THE WAY OVER to the other side of the lane, instead of just swimming in the middle. I tried to hold back the frustration and waited for him to apologize but he just looked at me like I was in the wrong spot. I finally broke the silence with "what, no apology? nothing?" His response?... "No." I swam off. A few laps later he waved me down while I was between sets and very graciously apologized. That made me feel good, b/c we're both out here busting our asses together early in the morning. No hard feelings.

Overall, I was really proud of the fact that I was able to pull off the morning swim. As it did during the summer, it totally changes your attitude and outlook on the rest of the day in a pretty positive way (so long as you're not incredibly tired). I would very much like to try and make a habit of morning swims. Unfortunately that means going to bed at a decent time.

I'm feeling a self-discipline New Years resolution forming in my head...

(p.s. pad thai AGAIN for dinner... arrrRRRRRGHGHGHG!!!)

Thursday
More progress. I did 45 minutes on the bike trainer staying around 160bpm on the heart-rate monitor. The legs felt GREAT. I ate a healthy portion of pad thai right after work before the "ride," but I covered it in soy sauce to make it feel like I wasn't eating the same damn thing I've eaten for at least 7 or so meals already this week. I also forgot to drink anything before/during/after dinner, as well as have any type of hydration on-hand for the workout itself. Felt a little woozy toward the end there, but very VERY happy with this subtle progress, none-the-less.

More pad thai for dinner... only one more god-forsaken meal to go then I'm rid of that shit for at least another three months. Soy sauce is running low though and Sriracha just doesn't trick me anymore.