Tempo morning with Da and the new National Educator of the Year. (Came home to open the newspaper and find Lo's picture on the front page - he's doing great things over there with those kids. They could sure use someone like him in ever school- especially Pine View. Anyways the run. Regular tempo loop w/ cool down. I felt so jacked this morning. If I wouldn't have skipped last week with the guys I would have skipped today. But I needed to show my face. Really didn't intend on really doing the tempo because I didn't believe it was even possible with these sore quads and stiff ankle. We did the warm up and I was kind of getting ready to say peace out- but felt like I'd just start and then drop off after a mile or so. Got going and things felt hard but manageable. Just kept it cool for about 6 miles then kind of slowed down on the last mile or so. No watch but it was better than I thought it would be... but that's not saying much. 3.7 miles this evening out at Quail Lake. Went out to meet some guys to do a swim. So I got there a little early and did a few miles. A few people showed up and we swam for about an hour. I swam down a Lake Powell a couple weeks ago a few times with Mike and Steve O. But this was my first real official swim training. I bought a wet suit the other day and used it. Loved it too! Tonight's swim went much better than the ones down at Powell. It helps to have a wet suit that fits, good goggles, and a proper nose plug. By the end of the night I could feel it in my shoulders from pulling.
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