Track workout, swim
Getting back in the groove.
After my 46 mile bike ride Saturday, I did a 4-mile run on Crescent Beach with James later that afternoon. Unfortunately, I didn't do anything Sunday or Monday. Sunday was a planned rest day, with a remote possibility of doing a swim. Monday was Karen's birthday and I hoped to do something, but instead did my husbandly/fatherly duties by helping the girls fix breakfast in bed for Mommy. The rest of the day we hung out at my parent's pool and I couldn't break away for a run or ride. No biggie. Tuesday morning I'll get back in the groove.
Nope. Karen was up all Monday night with food poisoning. It had to be, since no one else had any problems. She started feeling the symptoms about 6 hours after we ate lunch at Chick-Fil-A. No one wanted to hear Chick-Fil-A and food poisoning in the same sentence, but we can't identify any other cause. So needless to say, my usual Tuesday morning swim and spin was replaced by caring for Karen and keeping the girls out of her hair so she could rest. By yesterday afternoon, I was going nuts. No exercise since Saturday evening. I was able to break away later in the evening for a 2000y swim. Amazing how you can condition your body (or your mind) to crave exercise. I felt much better after the swim.
This morning, I met Jay, Doug, Bill, Julie and Teresa at the cleaners for a track session. We did a 1-mile warm-up and then did 800, 4x400, 4x200. I felt really good throughout. We did a 1-mile cool down, and then I headed to the Y for a swim. Was only able to get 1850y in before I started feeling the stares in the back of the head of the folks who coordinate the aqua-aerobics class. Probably could have finished, but decided I wouldn't push my luck.
Three good workouts in the last 16 hours. Yeah!