Drowning Sloth Tuesday workout

Ugh, I thought I would give my legs a break today, but I still wanted to get a workout.  I have been neglecting my swimming so off to the pool I went.  I figured it was time to see if I could once again drown myself in 3 feet of water I am more physically and mentally tired from what little swim I accomplished than I would be from an hour + on the treadmill.  Swimming used to be fun, I wish I could reclaim some of that feeling.  Maybe it's just that I'm so bad at it now that it seems like work instead of relaxation.  I think I need someone to play some marco polo with me while I swim laps. 

So I have had my shower and breakfast, and I'm sitting here thinking boy I need a nap and I won't get one until I go to bed tonight because I have school after work.  Maybe I should have taken a real rest day.

I hope everyone else had a great workout today!  No tired legs or sore muscles.

Have a great day

Scott

Scott,

I feel what your saying. I get the same way on occasion, and it always tells me that I need to take a break. If not take a break then change things up to make it more interesting.

I've been struggling with staying active in these crappy winter months. My "A" race in August seems so far away, so why do I need to suffer right now. I guess that is why I signed up for the triathlon swim clinic, and the Half Marathon Run camp. Its a great way to stay motivated, and peer pressure does wonders for whether or not to go workout.

As always, once I get the workout done and over with, I will always feel 110% better than I did before. I know all the work I'm putting in now will pay off in August.

I did a 2.77 mile run during lunch in 26 minutes. It was my first run since my long run on Saturday. yeah yeah, I know, but the crappy weather and my work load hasnt allowed me to get out running more. Plus I felt I needed a little extra rest with my swim clinic starting this week.

Curt

I took the day off because I worked a double last night.  Prehaps I could do some laps around the rec yard at work but probably not.

I need to swim again tomorrow.  Gotta start being sure I'm in the pool at least twice a week so I can get a little faster.

Anyway, today was another good spin class.  Tough though, since it was my 6th workout in a row.  I will need to run again tomorrow and possibly swim, but I'm taking Thursday off this week.  I missed too many runs last week so I need to get back on that.

Feeling more or less myself again these days, so hopefully the workouts will start feeling better again.

You'll get there again Scott.  I understand how it goes being so busy.  You just make the body do what it will, and then other times it tells you.

Linn

Tonight's 6-mile run was a little tough.  I was scheduled to maintain a 9:30 pace, but my lungs took a little while to warm-up in the 16-degree night air.   I was fortunate to have another runner join me about halfway through, who was able to help get me to pace, despite the protests from my lungs.

I ran:
2 miles at 10:07
1 mile at 9:51
2 miles at 9:30
1 mile at 10:00

Cassie