Pushing Through

No come-back proceeds in a straight upward line. Mine is no exception. Today I felt tired and had to push myself to keep some of my training commitments. The emotional component of today's fatigue was probably caused by disappointment that last night I couldn't find a safe route for biking to work this morning. If I focus on the positive aspects, however, I'm glad I took my bike in my car and rode a little in a neighborhood near work. That's better than nothing.

My open water swim this evening wasn't what I wanted either. I had to stop and clear my goggles several times, and I didn't go as far nor as fast as I'd hoped. Since this was the last activity of the day, I was pretty tired from the beginning. And yet, I didn't give up. I completed the loop I had planned. That's gotta count for something. I'm closing out the day by getting to bed reasonably early and by adopting a positive attitude toward the open water swim at Mansfield Dam tomorrow. I can use all the swim practice I can get.

Training log: 20 minutes of cycling and about 400 yards of open water swimming. I also taught senior aerobics and kayaked for about an hour in support of other swimmers at the lake.
Motivation log: I worked at training and focused on the first five minutes. I chugged along.