Weekends are a great time to get in some big training numbers. Of course, it is important that your spouse (kids, significant other, lover, parents, etc) be on board. And the pool. Well, lifeguards, at least.
As part of the 30-swims in 30-days, I was looking to Saturday for a long, slow swim. I planned on being up early, and hitting the pool for at least 60 minutes. Unfortunately, my wife planned on leaving for a conference at 7:15 in the morning. With the pool open at 6 a.m., the idea of a 2500+ yard were pretty well busted up. I settled for just over 1000 yards.
That's okay, Sunday presented another opportunity for that swim. It would be convenient, as our tri club had a meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. at a local YMCA. I got there about an hour early, ready to swim. Well, mostly ready. I didn't have my speedo (lowercase, because it's a Tyr suit). That had been left at home. I quickly decided I would forego both the speedo and my dignity, and just swim in my drag suit.
As I walked into the Y, I realized neither would be required, as the lights were out in the main pool. That didn't bode well for their second pool, and I was told none of their lifeguards had made it to work. Zero for four is pretty bad.
Faced with the dilemma of missing a swim so early in the month or driving, I opted to drive to another location. After all, Bigun has been throwing some big yardage down, so missing a day was out of the question. So, I headed down the road, watching another long swim go down the drain. By the time I actually found my way to a pool, I had barely 15 minutes available for swimming. I did what any good A-type personality (and bad triathlete) would do. I pounded out as many yards as I could in that time frame. 880 yards later, I hopped out of the pool and rushed back for the meeting.
Two short weekend days and I got through fewer yards than a normal weekday workout. Sometimes, things just go wrong. Of course, the key is to get the workouts in and maintain some kind of consistency. The alternative was to chalk up two no-training days. Two short swims count for much more than two unscheduled rest days.
Short or long. Easy or tough. Get the training in, because the off season doesn't last forever.
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