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Splish, Splash, Splosh!

Well another week has begun and it is now offically British Summer Time so it's raining!

Woke up this morning and dragged my butt out of bed and down to the pool. As I didn't run yesterday I am doing a double today and tomorrow.

My normal pre-work swim is 40lengths followed by a cuppa tea (travel mug made up before I leave home!) and a dash to work. Today I get there, do my 40lengths thinking about technique not time. Climb out, shower and start to change. I then noticed the time. It seems I have improved so much now that I could have had a further 5+ mins in the pool! Doh!!

Drove to work in pouring rain and it looked like my lunchtime trot would be an evening tready run. A chap at work is leaving today and brings in a tonne of choc and I sat there salivating! Phew the ran has stopped! Looks like a 30mins trot and if it's good a small bit of choc perhaps??!!

Oh and for those lurking and Benz - I AM NOT DOING TRI!!

Lunchtime Update:
Well as I am doing a double today I grabbed my kit and went for a slow trot. Last time I did an AM swim and lunchtime run I crashed and burned despite ideal weather for running! Today it was drizzley and windy and I managed 2.7m in 35mins with just stopping for roads so much better! The wind was strong and I think that slowed me down but can't say for sure! The legs were very tired by the end so lord help me at Reading!! LOL!

Comments

Cath Delaney said…
You never know until you "Tri" it tho..

;o)
12:09 PM, March 27, 2006
fraggle said…
good improvement there Pix










and as the very wise cad says - you never lnow until you tri
;0)
1:44 PM, March 27, 2006
b-z said…
those doubles are brick session though pixie
he he he
6:44 PM, March 27, 2006
Cath Delaney said…
Brick session!!!

;o)

Also, new bloggy thing - the email was getting annoying I think.

Caff
x
9:06 PM, March 27, 2006
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