To swim or not to swim, that is the question...

A strange thing happened today. I had a great day at work and I was NOT irritable at all.

After dinner, I had scheduled a 3500 meter speed swim workout. Even though I was not irritable today, I was still very tired and unmotivated to swim. I debated all day whether I was going to do my swim workout or take the day off to give myself some additional recovery time.

I went back and forth in my mind...should I train or shouldn't I...should I train or shouldn't I...etc...etc...etc. Then I made up my mind...I decided to take today off. Then, on a moments notice, I switched my mind, got in my truck quickly and drove to the pool.

On the way to the pool, I decided I was going to take today off and return home. I pulled over to turnaround my truck, then stopped and parked on the shoulder of the road for a few minutes and wondered if I should go home or go to the pool. Then I decided to at least drive to the pool. When I got to the pool parking lot, I still wasn't sure if I should swim. Eventually, I decided to do it! I figured if during the swim I felt bad, I would just stop and go home.

I didn't have to do that. The swim went well. I had good energy and power. For some of the 50's I was doing, I got as low as 45 seconds per 100. I actually enjoyed the swim and felt pretty good at the end.

After the swim, I hit the sauna for a while. I figured it may be a good way to start trying to acclimatize for Florida.

Also, this morning I weighed in at 176 with a 19.5% BMI, down from last weeks 179 lbs and 20.5% BMI. I've been eating real well and have not drank any beer. I'm finding that I'm losing about .5 lb per day. I'm not dieting, but if I can get down to 170 - 173 lbs before the race I'd be real happy.