Another 3hr day, feeling "off"

BIKE 2hrs and 29 miles, buzzing around town in a cow jersey
SWIM 1 hr and 2500y, heading buzzing 2x800
COMMUTE 3 miles home

I hope what I'm feeling is just IronFatigue. I feel like a mess! My weight was low this morning, so I'm figuring that dehydration is playing a factor. I need to catch up on that before the long weekend.

The 2hr ride today was 1.5 loops around TGP before swinging back home to get a forgotten water bottle. Then I headed to FoPa, then out to Midland for an out n back. More winds! Ugh! Headwinds on the outbound wore me out, I gave up and turned around 6 mins earlier than planned. On top of that, Puppy is making a noises from the drive train and not shifting proper. Off to the shop, you dog!

I really love these outdoor rides, and I'm convinced that people who get to ride their bikes to work are happier people. I get to smell flowers, air fresheners in cars, and cigarette smoke; I get to hear car music, distant noises, and people talking; I get to meet other riders, talk to pedestrians, and chat with people in cars. For the most part, my commute rides have been wonderful lately with no problems or bad issues. Yay! Leave Your Car, Love Your Bike. Four wheels moves the body; Two wheels moves the soul. Indeed.

I was feeling disconnected, clumsy, and weird all day. But managed to get the swim in during a break in the afternoon. It makes my day longer, but I feel better for doing it. And to my surprise, the cafeteria salad I ate immediately beforehand didn't cause tummy problems! I was hungry!

The swim was a mess -- my form was all over the place reminiscent of this past weekends DNF swim. I'm concluding that my lack of confidence, fatigue, and stress all contributed to me reverting to bad swim form, thus wearing me out and causing most of my problems. So today I really focused on form -- instead of straight 800's I did 100pull/100swim/repeat to keep changing the feeling and my level in the water. I felt as if my toes could be dragging on the floor! I could also feel some arm crossover, weak core engagement, and lifted head. As the swim progressed, I felt some improvement. But sadly I was COLD again and wanted OUT.

Afterwards, I was a bit dizzy and felt like I had water in my ears or something. Again I was clumsy and disconnected. Hopefully IronFatigue and nothing else. I need a nap. And more food.