Because this will be funnily stupid to read later on.
Monday: I don't have a problem here. I get up at 4:15 to leave at 5:05 for Monday Morning Master's. This is my best (and sometimes only) swim workout.
Tuesday: I bike in the morning, then have the best of intentions to swim at least a little bit in the afternoon. Sometimes though I leave late from the bike ride and dont get to work until after 9am. Why don't I just get up earlier? Get up at 4:30 not 5:30, ride 5:15-6:45. Shower, breakfast, dog, out the door by 7:45am. Out the door at 8:30 at the latest. Get out of work by 5:30 and swim. Home by 7pm.
Wednesday: I have my first long run on Weds. And I have the best of intentions to swim in the evening again. But same as Tuesday. The run is 2-3 hrs nowadays, so I don't get to work before 9am. Sometimes is 10-10:30! Then I work to late to get the usual 8-10hrs of work. Then no swimming, I head home to prepare for the 2nd long run.
Thursday: Same as Weds.
Friday: a golden opportunity day to swim! No running or biking planned. And swimming can be a great recovery tool. But I'm usually so tired from the dual long runs that I sleep in. Why don't I go in the evening?
Saturday: Weekends are tough. This is my time to get errands and house work done. I've been skipping the non-crucial training on weekends lately, I missed fantabulous group rides this weekend and last to focus on housework and lab work. But I always think that maybe after my long Saturday ride I'll swim in the afternoon. But it never works that way. I get busy.
Sunday: same as Saturday. Worse even, as the pool has shorter hours on Sunday. And by Sunday I've rationalized to myself that I'm swimming Monday so why swim Sunday?
EXCUSES! Monday morning, Tuesday evening, Friday morning. Maybe drills Weds or Thurs afternoon. Those would be good times to focus on.
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