Dragging, but pushed it through

RUN little over an hour for 6 miles in snow
SWIM 1 hour for 2500y

This almost didn't happen! We got another 1" of snow overnight, but that's not why. Well actually the snow is the biggest reason it DID happen.

I almost mentioned here yesterday that I'm dragging a bit energy-wise. I'm not sure if it's due to the cold, the off-schedule, the ultra-tri training schedule, the new diet changes, or just a bump in the road. But I erased the note thinking it was just a bump not worth mentioning. Well I hit it again today, let's take a closer look.

The training plan called for tempo intervals, I almost went to the treadmill to get them done, but wanted the snowy run with the relatively warm temps and quiet wind. Instead the run was with EK and DT on a fresh layer of snow in FP. The path was rough so we ended up mostly on roads. I was dragging! If I didn't know any better, I'd have thought I ran long yesterday and was just feeling the after effects. But no, I haven't run since Saturday (and I'll note that I've been dragging since that run) so the legs should be fresher. It's hard to run on snow, but that wasn't the issue. I was just flat and had no spark. But I got it done, and pushed on to the pool.

Once at the pool, my energy started to flag. The training plan called for WU then 10x100 with time tracking, which I took to mean a benchmark workout. No way that was a good idea, why set such a low benchmark? So I went back to Monday's missed workout: WU then 5x300 as 100S-100IM-100S. For whatever reason, this 5x300 sounded easier than the 10x1000.

After standing in the shower for nearly 10 mins (!!) I finally got to the pool. After the snowy driving, late run start, slow run, and more driving, now it's 8am and I gotta get moving. But my energy just wasn't there. My arms seemed dead. I had zero spark. But I had the will to do it, and once I talked myself into it I got this done too. I changed it to 100S-100drill/IM-100P to avoid boredom and poor technique with fatigue. I probably had poor technique anyway.

It was just one of those days when I had to keep telling myself "OK just down-and-back two more times" and "Just one more" and "you got it, you can do it".

Since I forgot my glasses, brekkie, and coat at home, I had to swing by there and lost even more time! Then the truck gets stuck in the snow! ARG! It's amazing I'm even in a decent mood. I added a sweet potato to brekkie, I think I'm running on relatively low carbs and that could be why I feel cold and sluggy. Keep an eye on this, there's no rest coming into this weekend!