Waterblogged

After a weekend of birthday parties, work, lots of driving and head lice, I was tired today. It was a bad day to be tired. *warmup: 400 free, 300 back to breast, 100 dolphin kick *2 x 200's free on the 2:40; 2 x 100's IM on the 1:35 *2 x 200's free on the 2:50; 3 x 100's IM on the 1:45 *2 x 200's free on the 3:00; 4 x 100's IM on the 1:55 *100 free; 50 stroke repeat 2x

Random question here, since the JITC deal today is a mani/pedi. Why do my pedicure paintings last for a month of swimming but any polish put on my fingernails is gone after a single swim? Really, I don't get it. I love having nice nails and wish I could get more manicures, but there just doesn't seem to be a solution with swimming. Life is hard, man. *warmup: 100 free, 25 kick, 25 stroke repeat 5x *6 x 100's on the 1:25 for L2 add fins for: *6 x 100's on the 1:25 *3 x 200's on the 2:50 descending repeat 2x remove fins for: *200 IM

This weekend some of our dearest friends made it possible for us to stay in SF for the weekend, right off Union Square. A while back, we figured we'd capitalize on this opportunity, and plan a (drinking) scavenger hunt/mission game for a group of friends. I shamefully bought a photographer deal on Groupon (ACK!) and got Joey to come take photos of the whole gang in Clarion Alley before we kicked off the game. Even with no beverages in their system, people got a little nutty posing with their loved ones in front of graffiti. Alleys with murals will do that to you. We then headed to the awesomely friendly Luna Park to take over a long wooden table for 20 for drinks. I believe there were shots had, though I mercifully escaped those. We then split into 3 teams and were sent across the Mission district to find stuff, answer funny trivia about Noah, and perform....missions. There were actors and video taping involved. And now, with beverages in systems, things got just plain kookoo (exac...

Today was long, repetitive, and a mix between pushing ourselves and letting ourselves float within the rhythm. In direct opposition to one of my very least favorite workouts on Monday (the horrendous breaststroke marathon), this was one of my favorites. Yippie! warmup: 500 done as 50 free, 25 drill, 25 kick 4 x 200's descending repeat 4 times (that's right, 16 x 200's. phew!)

The Alcatraz Challenge is this Sunday morning and I wish I was doing it! The swim from the island plus the run across the Golden Gate is just, well, the most picturesque course. But alas, my newly 40 YO husband has asked that I not do the race Sunday morning so that I can properly party on Saturday night. We are having a scavenger hunt in his honor across the Mission neighborhood in the city. It should be...interesting! warmup: 200 free, 2 x 50's drill to stroke repeat 3x add pull gear for: 3x150 400 4x100 400 5x50 400 take off pull gear (thank goodness) for: 250 IM done as 25 fly, 50 back, 75 breast, 100 free

I've been bad - at writing here, not at swimming - and the days keep passing me by. Summer is said to be a relaxing time, and yet I've never been more all-consumed with...everything. And yet, tonight I got caught up reading a hilarious site I have to share with you. Whenever you need a laugh (and a good laugh can cure anything), go read this guy. He's a genius. Oh, and I'm picking today to come back to blogging because the workout was so damn simple. Ready? 2 x 1650's. Yes. 5 x 50's, anything but freestyle.