Last week of dark mornings

 BIKE 20 miles in 1:29

SWIM (ETA): 1250 yards in 34 minutes

No commute today, it's supposed to rain all day. LA was up at 3am and gone just 40 mins later. I tried to snooze a bit after so I wouldn't think about it, but I only nodded off a little bit. Then felt guilty for it. Now, at 11am, he's still driving and it's still not raining. Oh, maybe it is raining. 

I joined BE for our usual Monday TGP ride. I didn't think we'd have this, usually LA leaves later in the morning and we reschedule the ride for Weds, but today it worked out as a distraction for me too. EW was going to join, but didn't, and said something in the text that she was injured? (she said "lame, literally", BE and I not sure). 

It was dark for most of the first two loops. I think halfway through the 2nd loop I turned off my headlamp. The clouds didn't help any. I dressed heavier today so I wouldn't have the distraction of the cold, and it worked. Even if I was overdressed a teeny bit, I couldn't complain about the cold like I have the past few weeks. It's only going to get worse!

The ride felt good, but I'm terribly aware of my right knee. It has a sort of vague, non-focal pain. Or tightness, or misalignment type of feeling. It's coming out of my hip, where the high hamstrings are tight? Ugh. 

I managed to get a lane at the pool today, it worked better on the computer than on my phone. But I can't always be here, so I'm on a lot of waiting lists for the next few days. 

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The swim! I did it! It rained all day and it's dark at night (not as dark as it will be after the time change this weekend) and it's cold out and I don't have the heat on yet -- so *any other night* I would NOT have left the house again to swim. I woulda stayed home with my space heater and my new warm heated blankie (LOVE IT, thanks LA). But a commitment is a commitment, I'd feel silly to cancel, so out the door I go. 

While in the parking lot, I try to sign up for a 6pm swim on Wednesday, but fail and only get a wait-list. Ugh. 

I had a WU then 2 200y intervals -- both faster than the one at the WH pool on Sunday. Are we sure that isn't a meter pool? These intervals were 4:09 and 4:18 (took a few pauses in the second one to reset form). I just scrolled though some TP.com in 2014 and it looks to be a yards pool. 

Anyway, I felt much better about everything after this swim. LA left this morning to return to A2, I told the boss today that I'm moving, it's cold and rainy, but after this everything was better.