Life as It Is

Wow. The weather is absolutely GORGEOUS outside. Mornings in the 50's? I haven't seen that for like 10 months. Going to 6 am swim practice now requires me to completely bundle up before braving the frigid tempatures that welcome me when I open the door. Today it was also sunny as well, the kind of day that makes you just glad to be alive. After swimming and weight training I was running around 8:15 am in just my shorts and a sleeveless shirt. I was down right COLD for the first 10 minutes or so. In fact I don't think my hands ever completely warmed up. They just got to that sort of numb state where you don't notice them until you stop running and realize their not bending properly anymore. It was beautiful.

My last post contained details concerning the mudrun this year, well those details have changed. The date is no longer October 27th but instead November 10th. I repeat- THE MUDRUN IS ON NOVEMBER 10TH! For some reason, (They say due to homeland security issues) it is no longer being held at the joint reserve base but at some trail in Fort Worth. They promise that the course will be very similar. I'm keeping my fingers crossed as I have a secret ambition to win the thing this year, as long as I can get in the first wave.

I'm looking now at half the school semester being over. It's a good feeling. Tomorrow I take my last midterm so I will get a bit of a break after that. I'm continueing to train. (Of course) My main focus has shifted to swimming, especially after a dismal time at the Toyota US Open. I am too embarressed to even admit it. Nonetheless my spirit is not quenched and I'm determined to swim on. Five mornings a week you can catch me at the Landry Center, grinding up and down the lane as the coaches scream at me to go faster. Ok no one's screaming but grinding is an appropriate term to describe the sound my shoulder makes whenever we incorporate pull into the workout. The DAM coaches seem to have a special affinity to pull as somehow they always manage to sneak at least one pull set into the workout.

Here's to looking forward to an AWESOME rest day tomorrow!