Swim Workout 9

Start Time: 11:30 AM

Took the day off on Wednesday and woke up late this morning with some painful tendinitis in my left leg---for no reason that I can understand. Had the inclination to skip the workout, but realized that I am in that 'dangerous' point where I have not been doing this long enough to be completely committed---e.g., swimming is still a discipline, it is not fun. By contrast, running is fun and I miss it when I am not doing it.

Anyway, threw the suit in the bag and decided to hit the pool over lunch. In some ways it gets easier and easier. Since I really take the drill aspect of things seriously, I spent some energy trying to get the SGB and SFS right today---which made a big difference. I could really feel my body 'skating' at moments (and then I lost it). But those brief accomplishments aside, it is so technique-heavy that I do not feel like I am making the kinds of big gains I would like to make. I know, big gains do not occur overnight--and I have shown tremendous patience (mostly) with my running and I am forced to be patient with cycling---realizing that speed comes over time. I want this to be something that I do because it is simply fun---and I am not there entirely. On the other hand, the cool water flowing around me as I swim is a truly wonderful thing and have always loved being in the water for that reason. So there is hope.

I have been getting some toe cramps in the pool---and I got a minor leg (calf) cramp today. Not sure what the physiology is there, but I need to sort it out a bit. Looking forward to the long run tomorrow, but I need to get some Runderware or something because the chafing has been taking a week to go away after these long runs.