It works out to 1.78 miles. The furthest distance I have ever swum before this was a mile-- during the triathlon. Actually, maybe a little more in some swim classes, but never even close to this much. In some ways, I cheated a little because I did have some swim fins on, which makes me a little bit faster... but the thing is, I am still doing all the laps and from what I hear the fins actually make you work harder because though I am faster, I need to kick my legs now-- they don't drag well at all. So technically its supposed to be a better workout. It also trains my legs to the right way to kick, the right way to flex and point and all that stuff. A kick can't come from my knees when I have the fins on... so it naturally corrects my Stephen Hawking kick. Over time it starts to make my calf cramp up a little too because I am just not used to having my feet so pointed all the time. It's intense. And it was exhausting, but it was really really good and I enjoyed myself.
I am also really enjoying having a team again. It's nice to have people to help push me, since I am not always the best at pushing myself. The idea of swimming for an hour and a half straight when it is just me is damn near impossible. I get about a half an hour into it and start to go nutty. So this way, I am getting some camaraderie and some greater motivation. Overall its just a really good fit. I am hoping my ability to work here in NYC for a little while keeps up and I can continue to train during the week with the team-- because it really does seem to do me good.
I get home kinda late when I go to swim team tho-- I rolled home at 10:15 again and just collapsed with exhaustion, so I tend to take my Wednesday mornings off of training-- the idea of an early morning wake up after 3,150 yards sounds dreadful, so I slept in a little bit and then threw on some clothes, chugged some coffee and had breakfast and by 7:30 was out the door to head to the Farmers Market. This to me is the hallmark of decadence on a weekday morning and if only I can keep up my local work, will go back to being a staple of existence. There is nothing like the Farmer's Market on weekends and weekdays. As I am trying to eat healthy and local (again, much easier to do in NYC than on the road), the Farmer's Market becomes the focal point of a lot of attention. Since refrigerators are small in New York and since the market is every other day and both days of the weekend, I tend to just buy what I need on the spot, so I go for a few days at a time only. I got me a bunch of yummy things that will last me till this weekend and I couldn't help but share how pretty it looks:
Sometimes I will get some organic eggs and bread and stuff too, depending on my mood, but I think I will save the eggs and all for the weekend. So I got some fennel, eggplant, apples, basil, baby spinach, garlic, tomatoes and a few other things. The basil sounds heavenly and the stuff I grow in my window is too small to really do much with right now, so I grabbed a bunch. As fall starts, I am looking forward to taking even more advantage of the Farmer's Market.
So what else... let's see. I have yoga tonight and Crossfit tomorrow night. I am aiming to get either a run or a bike in tomorrow morning, but haven't decided which yet.
That's about all I got over here.
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