Weds swim and race

SWIM: 2100y in 50 mins. had planned to make this my long swim, but my focus and form wasn't there.
BIKE: 26 mins in 80 mins. 2nd TT race in 25:40, there was a tailwind on the outbound and a headwind on the way back. Since it was from the NW, it also made for some weaving!

Regarding the swim, I had waited around the house thinking the roofer was going to show. By 11am I had finished a bunch of stuff for work and gave up on the roofer. There is something about training out-of-schedule that throw's me off sometimes. It didn't help either that my mind was racing with my huge to-do list. So my form and focus were pretty bad. I swam to the minimum of 45 mins, pushed a bit more, then gave up. It was a choice between forcing a bad swim and quitting before I got really down on myself.

Regarding the bike, whooooweeee those winds! I didn't get there as early as I'd liked to have. More warm-up may or may not have helped, it's more the mental aspect of getting in 20-30 mins to relax the mind after hurrying out there. I road the first half in 11.5 minutes, trying to be cautious and conservative knowing that way home was windy. I rode the second have in 14 minutes! To keep my legs fresh, I was playing with the gears. Big ring, little ring, big, little, etc, trying to find the sweet spot that let me keep moving but not wear out too fast. So although this ride was a bit slower than last weeks (by 13 seconds) I still think I did the best I could.

And touching again on yesterday's thoughts on other peeps and my body image. Two more comments yesterday. One at the gym, a woman liking the arms. Later at work a faculty saying I looked like a marathoner. These were OK, but it still amazes me.