I sit here on my couch, (well half of it is mine, the other half belongs to my roommate) with a bag of frozen broccoli under my left ankle and one of parisian style veggies on top. Yep, the offseason is over, and along with its demise comes those aches and pains that are a result of good, solid training. It's not that I became a complete slob over the last month or so but I wasn't following a structured program until a few weeks ago. Last week is when I regard my training as having begun in earnest. I got in 5 swims, 3 bike rides, (if you include spinning) 2 runs and 2 strength training sessions. It doesn't sound like much but the increased swimming is especially wearing me down. I just haven't swam consistently in so long that its going to take some time to get my feel for the water again.
Today I swam a 14:30 1000yd time trial in the pool. Which isn't stellar by any stretch of the imagination, but this tired old body will take it for now.
Finals are next week with my first one tomorrow. I've studied about an hour for the one tomorrow and am off to the library to put in a couple more hours before bed time. I foresee many hours with the books this weekend as I have four finals next week.
Well the it's been 10 minutes and the frozen veggies are melting so I'm off to shower and shave (well, not shave, in fact there has been a considerable amount of hair growth on my legs this winter that leaves many of my cycling and tri buddies somewhat repulsed) before trekking off to the library. Good night all.
