You may have noticed that, about 5 weeks ago, I went from swimming three times a week to nothing. Nada. Zero. Zilch.
But don’t you worry – because I’m JUMPING BACK IN!
In my defense, my 5-week long swim hiatus wasn’t my fault. My pool’s HVAC needed to be repaired so they shut down the entire Aquatic Center for over a month. Very traumatizing. They gave me the option of swimming at the YMCA but I am not a fan of the YMCAs in Charlotte. So I just took a break. However, I really missed jumping into the chilly water! And feeling like my workout was play, not work.
It’s been so long that I couldn’t even quickly locate my goggles and cap. I think they’re buried at the bottom of my tri bag, which is buried in the back of my closet. I wore my back-up goggles and a race cap instead. Oh yeah.
Unfortunately, I had a killer headache (dare I say it may have been a little migraine? I’ve never had a migraine but all the symptoms – light and noise sensitivity, facial numbness – were there). Ugh. Exercising seemed to help, but I only got through 800 meters of my planned 1,000 meter workout. I’ll take it, considering.
Many people have asked if there’s a typo on my training plan, as I’ve got two sprint triathlons this week. It’s not an error – I’m actually doing a tri on Saturday and Sunday. Yes, this is slightly insane. But tri season is almost over in Charlotte, and I’m praying I’ll be ‘indisposed’ next summer, so I want to jam in as much tri time as I can.
The sprints are relatively short – barely adding up to an Olympic triathlon when combined – and I’m only planning to ‘race’ the first one, so I’m sure I’ll be fine. It will be interesting, though!
Random side note: My friend Bethany bought me a silk scarf in Thailand and I have been wearing it non-stop. With completely inappropriate outfits. Like pajamas, swimsuits, and running gear. It’s so soft. I cannot take it off.
It’s just one of those days, kids.
Pre-swim snack of goat cheese + rice cracker:
And post-swim casserole… More Santa Fe! Such a great meal for busy weeks.
This post was chock full of randomness, huh?
Off to the first Girls on the Run session on the day! Black scarf not included.
Nice going on the swim. I was really impressed with myself last week- after about 4 months if not swimming, I manage to swim just over 1km…love how therapeutic swimming is!