Weekend workouts and thoughts...

Saturday - I swam 500m in 100m intervals. As I haven't swam for many years, I had forgotten how good my body feels after swimming - the sense that you have really worked your WHOLE body. I think that my ability to increase the distance will come quickly as I learn to relax in the pool. Even though I know how to swim and I'm not afraid of swimming in a pool (lakes and oceans are another matter altogether) I have a sense that I might sub-consciously panic a bit when my breathing is elevated which causes me to think that I have to stop and catch my breath?? Unfortunately, the adult lessons at my Y are later in the evening which really don't work for me. I might look into private lessons to give me a shove in the right direction.

Sunday - I was going to swim again this morning but woke up with a dreadful red wine hangover from a work function last night. (Partners treated us to a fab dinner at Xacutti where I had a dill salmon that was to die for. www.xacutti.com)

So, this afternoon, I settled on a 2.5 mile walk on the treadmill at 4.0 mph pace. Although it is a lot better than doing nothing, it didn't feel like much of a workout and the whole time I had to fight against the desire to increase the speed and jog. But I know that my pulled whatever... (I still don't know exactly whether it's my back, groin, ham??.. it just all kind of hurts) would flare up and set me back yet again. So I just kept reminding myself about the new plan of slow and steady.

Besides, it is just over two months to my vacation in Hilton Head - God willing that my body cooperates.

Wishing everyone in cyberblog land a productive, healthy, and joy filled week!