I really AM a bitch!

After reading Emmit's comments on my similarly titled post I would like to say that I'm sorry if anyone took it seriously. I would never want to hurt anyone's feelings at all - this post was totally just me being smart-alecky about my preferences and my need to breathe rather than talk between swims. I DO understand that learning happens in different ways and would never want to make anyone else feel bad. I know Emmit is really just too fast for me and is thus over in Lane 1 but still, I say come back! I won't bite and I won't be annoyed! (How could you be annoying anyway? Smiley man. It is always a happy swim when you're leading).

Anyhoo, I believe I've already served my punishment in the form of this morning's workout.

*warmup: 6 x 150's free with last 50 done as stroke in IM order
*5 x 250's done as 100 IM, 100 free, then a 50 in reverse IM order (start with free, then breast, back fly) and descend them.
*4 x 200's with 50 put in wherever it should be in a 200 IM of stroke (so last one is all free)
*6 x 100's done as IM then free alternating, beating your IM time by more with each free swim

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