Argh.

That inexplicable ease should have been an omen about something.

Missed the event due to epic dumbness. Should be able to make the July one though. It is scheduled at a time of high work stress though so now I've got something to be anxious about for that one at least!

So not anxious about this next race that it is making me anxious.

Hockey playoffs took a big bite out of my workout time recently, I will admit. Then there was an action packed business trip. Now it is race week and I haven't been doing bricks. Haven't been to the pool in a while. Haven't tried out the wetsuit I rented last weekend.

But hey, tonight after work 400 yards in the pool was quite easy. Nothing important had been forgotten. In fact I even picked up a new to me tip of taking an extra long glide every lap or two to get in one deeper than usual breath and it seemed to help alleviate that slow-running-down feeling that builds up as the laps go by. 9 minutes for 16 laps of a 25M pool is not fast but for me it was pretty good considering that I felt better coming out of the pool than I did going in.

Should be able to squeeze in a bit of lake swim this week after work as Lake Temescal is only a few minutes away. Worst case, only open water practice will be the day before the race. Already took that day off just to give myself time to recover from last week's trip.

So much for short posts.

Going full nerd this time

Rented a wetsuit tonight. Will get in a couple of test swims before the next sprint tri. Only 12 days to go. Much much less anxious this time. Gonna have a nice float across the lake breathing steadily instead of the 12 minute breath-holding dog paddle fest from last time.

At least that is the plan.