70 min pool run.
Proud of myself for even getting IN the pool because I nearly couldnt be bothered. The tough thing about cross training - and pool running in particular - is that you can do it as much as you like without risk of injury. Which means that its hard not to feel guilty if you skip it; as opposed to running, where we all probably err on the side of not taking enough rest days.
Anyway, I got down to the pool and sat on the edge, staring at the jogging belt for about 10 minutes. It stared back. We just sat and stared; neither of us mentioning or acknowledging the pool running-shaped elephant in the room.
Finally I said to the belt (telepathically, because I dont talk out loud to a pool running belt... Im not THAT crazy) that fitness is not about 1 major decision we make every so often. It comes from a series of smaller decisions, usually made on a daily basis. We agreed that skipping one pool run would not make me lose much fitness. Nor would 1 single workout make me a better runner. Its the cumulative workouts (or cumulative avoidance) that will have those effects. And i have been in plenty of situations where I have been too tired or sick or too far away from a gym or pool to do a workout. So I know by experience that there will be times when I cannot do what I have available to me to do today. So, I reasoned to jogging belt, I can skip it; thats fine. But why not choose to do it today - even a shortened version - while I can, and have a rest day in my back pocket for when I really need it?
Jogging belt agreed with my logic.
5 mins warmup then 3x (5x 1hard/1easy, 5 mins easy) then 10 x 30sec sprints/30secs rest, then 10mins easy.
Some laps of butterfly that felt easier than I thought it would; apparently i have kept a fair bit of upper body strength.
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