Ow

With this stretch of cold weather, I haven't been biking to work. It isn't so much the cold, as the wind and road conditions. If it warmed up just a couple of degrees I'd be able to ride without incident, and if the wind calmed it wouldn't be nearly so unpleasant. Instead, I ride the bus. It's not fun. I'm also eating more, which is probably a bad idea if I'm not riding those 70+ miles a week. I think it's just a replacement of calories from the 30 mile weekend. I don't usually get such vicious cravings for sugar (cookies and M&Ms, specifically) as I have the last two days. It's not like I have to be that concerned about my weight, but it's worth noting the phenomenon. With all the activities I'm now involved in, I have to really watch for overtraining.

Another good swim this morning. We did still more work with the pull. I didn't get to finish the workout as written, but I think it was overly ambitious for distance. During one of the sets, I tried to one stroke too many, and jammed my finger HARD into the wall. That's painful. The worst part, though, is that my stroke was looking good, so the coach wanted me to change my hand position. However, keeping your fingers cupped and relaxed is nigh impossible when every stroke brings shooting pain up to your elbow. Relaxed isn't really an option at that point.

Swim: 15 minutes of EZ 100s, doing flip turns (did about 300, I think)
3x100 as (25 scull, 25 pull)
4x50 finger/wrist/elbow
2x150 free
4x50 10 & 2
2x150 pull
4x50 forearm flop
2x150 free
4x50 straight pull
1x150 pull (supposed to be 2x, but ran out of time)
(Not done: 4x25 sprint on 1')
1x25 back, 25 breast (supposed to be 2x50 back, 50 breast)
Total: 2500 yds

Later,
Run: 3 miles @ 6.8 mph