Recap

Well, it's been awhile. I passed all my finals I hardly swim at all but I am still exhausted. It might have something to do with the fact that I've started swimming more. This happens whenever I have a lull in classes especially over breaks. I finally got over 10,000 yards this week. I used to aim for 20,000 a week. But such as life is a graduate student. I suppose swimming isn't that important right now.
What is important, is that the 24-hour relay in San Francisco is happening this year, and I'm going! It will mean taking a day off campus and telecommuting in for my Friday morning class but it will be well worth it. I am so excited I can hardly stand it, I've been looking at flights hotel rooms and picking out the suits I'll take with me.

The swim today felt like my arms and legs for each 5 lbs heavier and like I was moving through pudding. I definitely swim a bit more than I should have the last couple days, it's just so hard to rein it! My body and my mind have needed more time in the water. The last four swims I've decided be I've I included an IM pyramid, it's my new favorite!
25 fly
50 fly/back
75 fly/back/breaststroke
100 IM
75 fly/back/breaststroke
50 fly/back
25 fly

Proof that I've been swimming... at least a bit. 😉

This is what the last month was like. Ugh. My last final was on 12/10, notice a trend after that?





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