Monday: Swim and Gilad

Now, yesterday, I did not blog. There were two reasons for this. The first is that I was so busy doing paperwork that I was not able to blog until my bedtime at which point I just went to bed. The second reason is that my day was dull beyond acknowledging. We went to church, had lunch and I went to the mall with my mom and sister and didn't even buy anything, just took turns holding my sister's son Rye. At home, I finished up Avatar (which I was not hugely enamored with) and went to bed. That was not particularly worth the blog and so I spared both you and me.

This morning, I got to swim 5 full minutes EARLY. I was so early that after swim I could not dry my hair because I had to go straight to the nursery and pick up Ivan, lest I overrun my gym nursery time (exactly two hours). I got in every bit of the workout, and Jamie and I kicked the last set just because. It was nice, and I had a real feeling of accomplishment. I am a great appreciator of punctuality in other people, and I like the idea of it in myself, though it is a rarity. Today, however, I was a gifted punctuarian.

Swim workout as follows:

• 600 warmup
• 6 x 75 kick/drill/swim
• 400 pull
• 8 x 50 swim
• 300 pull
• 6 x 50 swim
• 200 pull
• 10 x 25 swim
• 100 pull
• 6 x 25 swim
• 4 x 100 IM
• 600 kick

It was a great workout, and I had a visit from my sister in the afternoon, during which I snarfed down a peanut butter brownie that was more delicious than any food has a right to be. I got in a Gilad workout, but no run. Will fit that in tomorrow.

In summer workout news, I have decided to participate in the Fleet Feet Summer Speed sessions this summer. I was a little on the fence, as the focus of the speed sessions are to run a faster 5k or 10k race. Training for a 5 k means shorter distances, and I was concerned that my speed work would consist of 10 x 100 meter dashes and I would not have a good workout in when I got home.

Today, I put in a preemptive phone call to Drew at Fleet Feet and discussed mileage and what not. He told me that we would most likely get in 5 miles in the mornings, about like Winter Speed Sessions. It would just be accomplished in shorter distances. I feel pretty good about this and plan to make it my thing. It will be good to get in an early morning workout.

In miscellaneous news, I decided to give Ivan a home haircut to get the hair out of his eyes. Confession: he has a bit of a baby mullet. BUT, hair grows!!

Pic is pre-baby mullet!!