I commenced the day with the sight of a rainbow. It was an impressive arch over the flight path where the hot air balloon would have normally been at the time I walk to the railway station. When I came home there was a rainbow over the Pilot's house. I like that kind of symbolism, as well of course of the vividness of beautiful 'rapa rainbows. Also, I hold to the premise that rainbows are a sign of hope...
Due to a colleague in another team scheduling a meeting that could have been embarrassing to miss, I missed my booked in rpm session today. I was a little bit *annoyed* about that, as for the next few weeks I have to ration them out, to fit the swims in. So instead I went for my third swim of the week. Fortunately, I have quite a bit of cupboard space at work, which is now occupied with walking shoes, work shoes, rpm shoes, rpm gear, and swimming gear – so options are always there. On the plus side, I can get to the Thorndon pool and back a lot quicker than the Terrace. That is a good thing re timing.
Well, actually it wasn’t a full swim. I aqua jogged 10 lengths with a dwarf – a very fit dwarf, who I first mistook for a 10 yo or so boy. Well, not together, he was in the same lane swimming while I acqua jogged, and he swam. I then shifted to the next lane and swam 30 lengths. Fortunately, I had completed the 10th lap when a lady with a sunhat joined the lane, and was doing breaststroke. Wtf, a lady with a hat? I'm not talking a bathing cap. I'm talking a full on fricken sun hat. In. the. swimming.pool. I know, it’s Thorndon, but there should be a sign like you find in other places I’ve been known to frequent (like pubs and probation places): NO HATS, and NO SUNNIES allowed in the pool. Well, that’s just what I think.
Starting counting the lanes in German. It was some throw back to when I last went swimming the lanes on a regular basis at Thorndon when I last worked in Molesworth St - and was learning German. Ten or so years ago. Strange, or maybe not really, how the mind remembers. I decided, I'll need to use the lanes to memorise some positive affirmations or something or visualisation - or something :-)
Observation: There were some good bodies at the pool today! Which is not to say there aren’t good bodies at the gym, because of course, hello there are. Naturally, you just get to see more flesh at the pool. Which is sometimes is a good thing, and sometimesit is not!! Haha.
Slow sun tan lines emerging on the back after only three swims – woop – that’s all it takes. Three 45minute sessions. The leg line has almost faded. So, hopefully I can time my weekend ride on the bike to get that back on track. I'll never get a tan like the guy I sit next door to at work though. Although he has confessed, he does has his own sunbed at home!!! Seriously.
Still oscialliating on the 300m or 1000m length. Better nail my colours to the post over the weekend. There are only two weeks until the sea swim. While I reckon I could do the 1km, it probably would have been better to commenced swim training a little earlier to complete it while the life guards are on the beach, so I think I'll probably enter the 300m. It still provides the incentive to vary my training programme just for a little while, and I think that is having a positive effect reminding my body not to get too complacent.
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