Did I do that?

It's been a long week of training. Two hard swims, a hard ride and hard run, plus commuting. Once I get through the weekend, I get to cruise through 5 days of recovery, with <30 class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cooldown. Get in the water, put your face down, and swim. Not much else needs to be said.

Remember when I did 2km, and how tired I was? Well, multiply that by 2.5 (tiredness is exponentially distributed), and you can guess where I am right now. If I didn't have officemates, I'd probably be napping under my desk. I'm conscious due to coffee and Pop Tarts.

I didn't do the effort as a straight swim. We were given the option to use the pull buoy, so given the soreness in my legs, and my desire to ride hard tomorrow, I took a couple of breaks. Additionally, all my races this year will be wetsuit legal, so I'll have that for added floatation (once I get around to actually buying it). There's only a small piece of me that feels guilty for taking the "easy" way, but the coach OK'ed it, faster lanes were doing it, and I know I don't always have to find the hardest workout I can (I did stop my rear wheel from rubbing, after all). If I really wanted to do the hardest workout I could get, I could have gone with ankle bands. Sometimes it's better to back off a little and be able to go again.

I guess in some way I'm a Lifetime Ironman now. I've done over 112 miles on the bike, I've finished marathons, and now I've done the swim. I have even more respect for those people who string it together in one day. Maybe, a few years from now, I'll be among them. Maybe.

Swim: 1x3800m as 1000m free, 1000m pull, 1000m free, 500m pull, 300m free (Time: 1:23ish)

Note: I lapped a couple of lanemates, who finished on the same lap as me, and are quite confident they did the right distance, so I may have done 3900m. I suck at counting. Good thing I don't do math for a living or anything.

After work I'll do this:
Run: 3 miles @ 7.2 mph