These past two days I've been busy at work. Today, from the minute I got in until I left I was busy. I didn't even have time to go grab some lunch, Kevin at work was going out and I had him pick me something up. By the time I left work, I was tense and a little wired. I ate and tried to nap it off, but that only worked for a while. As the night went on I could feel my back tightening again. I decided I had to go for a swim, I needed to do something to relax my mind. Before I left I decided to look in my swim bag to make sure I had everything. Then I discovered I didn't have my goggles and the tension in my back grew. I took them to Michigan and they got misplaced, I was starting to freak. Thank goodness for Alice, she found them.
I was trying to relax on the way to the pool. When I got there I looked at the pool through the window and was looking forward to getting in the water and swimming. I had a very enjoyable and surprisingly fast swim. It felt great. When I got out of the pool I was much more relaxed. I had went from a 9 on the tension scale to about a 2. When I opened my locker I realized I forgot my towel. The irony was that I brought two towels and left them in the truck, but because I was much more relaxed, I laughed it off and left the Y with soaking wet hair.
When I got home I was a new person. It was then I realized that I NEED to train. It keeps me balanced. Up until last month, I went two years without a bad back and I believe it was a direct result of exercise. In only a 2000 meter swim I transformed my state of mind and released the tension from my back. I even noticed that my neck was loosening up and I was hearing some cracks. I love when I hear my bones cracking, it means my body's loose.
Mod Swim - 38:42 / 2000 meters
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Nice post Bryan. As hard as it is to get out the door sometimes, almost without exception, I feel 100% better after I get started and even better is the feeling of finishing those tough workouts.
I totally agree with the need to train. Just makes the days better. People think I'm crazy when I go run 10k in -40C weather, but for me it's all the same - just a few more layers.
Kudos on qualifying, btw. And if you've got any tips that could take my 6:15 HIM down near a 4:50, let me know. :D
I see I'm not the only one who feels this way. In terms of going from a 6:15 to a 4:50, I'd recommend signing up for coaching from markallenonline. It is the only reason I'm made major improvements.
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