4:45 am WIN and I get to run more!

SWIM 1 hour and 2700 yards
BIKE COMMUTE partial ~2.3 miles
PT with JH

Yesterday I randomed across the Jocko podcast. I listened to it a while last year but it fell off my list. My list soooooo long lately, so the last thing I needed was to add another. But I love this guy so I pulled up a few. In searching I found some quotes:

Q: What was your ah-ha moment? A: Birth
Q: Do you have suggestions on what first steps to take to start to develop personal willpower and discipline? A: Stop trying to develop and start DOING.
Q: How do you deal with working hard/trying your best for something and still failing? A: I get to try again, harder.
Q: What are some hobbies you'd like to try but haven't had the time? A: If I want to try something, I make time.

Even better the Chuck Norris joke: CN checks under his bed for Jocko. LOL.

So I was reminded of a few things. Get up early and get shit done. So I set my alarm for 4:45 so I had time to get up and swim with no stupid excuses about running late. I actually got up, WIN!

Prep, walk dog, pack, get out the door, ON TIME. Arrive at pool, suit up, swim!! WIN! The workout had a 900 WU (300S, 200K, 100S, 12x25 mod) and a MS of 4x (200, 75 fast) then another set I don't remember because I didn't do. The goal was endurance speed.

I ate some egg whites and chicken fat before the swim, and I knew it would be too much, and it was confirmed soon enough. I wasn't feeling good, felt off balance, unclear, my throat has been sore the past few mornings and I keep thinking it might bloom into a full sickness, but nothing yet.

At 21 minutes I paused at the wall and heard Imagine Dragons Believer. I paused the watch to listen!! And decided to push on to at least 30 minutes. As time passed, I realized I wasn't feeling any worse as the swim progressed. Soon enough 45 minutes, then at 47 mins I knew I could stop short of 60 mins. Of course, right?

The swim never felt better, I felt out of breath and crooked and low in the water. Whatever it's done. Off to lab, then off to JH.

On Tuesday he introduced a new movement: feet up on the yoga ball as before, lift one leg at a time as before, but new is move leg up/out/in to meet his outheld hand. Loved this. I could see his hand in peripheral vision and loved the need for control to get that light bump against his hand. More of this today.

My run instructions this weekend: Start the first intervals at 60-90 seconds, then extend out to about 3 minutes. Slow pace if needed to finish strong. Keep recovery interval around 3-4 mins if it works. End the last intervals at 60-90 sec too. YAYAYAYAY!!!!