A nearly WasGonna Swim

STRENGTH 40-45 mins of Back & Biceps and Abs
SWIM 45 mins and 2100y: variety hour of 150-250-350-350-250-150 as 50 swim/25 choice

Today was nearly one of "those" days in which I have things all planned out, but all my plans fall apart. Nearly one of those days. Nearly.

I woke up early as usual, but this time DH was up early too! But he wasn't training, he was preparing for his trip to CA. I hung out with him then went upstairs for some upper body P90X. I wasn't really into it, wasn't feeling the burn, but I was compelled to finish. The plan was to quickly walk the dog, get to the pool, then get to work before 9am.

I finished my glamour training....it was still dark...it was COLD (10F)...so things didn't happen quickly. It was 8:30 before I got out the door and in the first few turns of driving I still wasn't sure. Should I go to the pool now and be done for the day? Or should I get to work, earn that paycheck, and see if I have time to swim later? Missing my swim would be my punishment for a slow morning. Or would it be a reward to not have to swim and be in the cold locker room?

I decided a few turns later -- swim now. Get to work a little later, skip lunch, work a little later, and when I'm done, I'm done for the day. Besides, I don't have to swim the full 2400 yards like the plan says, I can swim part of it and still benefit! I don't have to be ruled by my All Or Nothing mentality!

Thus far my morning was dragging, full of mental sludge and lacking in momentum. But once I jumped into the water it all seemed to melt away. I shortened the WU and thought I'd at least get 30 mins in. But in the end, I finished all of the main set, mixing swim, kick, and pull together with off strokes and drills to break it up and let time just slide by. Before I know it, I'm itching to finish the entire main set and nearly 50 minutes had passed.

The trade-off is that now I'm late for work. But at least I'm in a good mood. I'm smiling, happy, seeing a lot of positives about the day. All it takes is a little drug hit :)