Last week I signed up for the Tri the Illini triathlon. I’ve been timing my swimming since I had to tell them how fast I expect to finish that part in, but my times have been all over the place. And I plan to be faster by October. So we’ll see if there’s a big collision in the pool because I estimated wrong.
I recently started going to the pool in the morning instead of right after work. For one thing, in the summer I can’t go until 7 pm, which means either eating first or having dinner really late. And there’s still some kind of swim team taking over half the lanes.Â
The pool’s a lot emptier in the morning, no swim team so far, and most of the time it’s been less crowded. It’s also nice to not have to think about it after work. But I have to drag myself out of bed and to the pool, which is rough because I’m not a morning person. Last week I didn’t swim at all, choosing to sleep instead (I had a few late nights).
This week, though, I have to get back to swimming.Â