Day 106 – Week 16 – 16 mins (13)
Apologies for three posts arriving at once, but I have been without internet access for the last few days. This is what holidays are all about it seems.
Woke up this morning, to some terrible burn lines as a result of my 15 minute in the pool yesterday. Admittedly it was the middle of the day, but I had overloaded myself with sunscreen in anticipation of my lily white skin being exposed to the elements. Obviously it didn’t really help!
So today, I waited until after five, before doing my swim, but once again, didn’t do my stretching at the end. This time, I had an excellent excuse. I only had about 20 minutes to get myself in the shower and dressed before meeting 14 of my favourite friends and family for dinner. And it is still really hot. I really considered sitting by the pool and doing the stretches, but I am already burnt enough.
This swimming is proving tougher than I thought though. My legs were like jelly afterwards, and I used to be much better at it than I am now. Hopefully, I am slightly better at it by the end of the week.
Suzi
Day 105 – Week 15 – 15 mins (13)
I have noticed a niggling in my knee which is worrying me, so I have decided to take the opportunity of being on holiday and staying in an apartment right next to a pool, to adjust my routine somewhat. For the week that I am here, I am going to do my minutes in the pool. It should give me a much needed change in routine and hopefully give whatever is going on with my knee, a bit of a break.
It is roasting hot, here in Spain – around 40 degrees every day. And although, as an Australian, I know it is crazy to go out in the middle of the day, come about 1.00pm, I was desperate to go for a swim. So I did my minutes by doing breastroke for my usual warm up time, and freestyle for the bits when my heart rate should be higher. It was harder than I thought, especially as I had to work around several children in the pool, some of them learning to dive from the sidelines, and cutting across my path unexpectedly.
But – I forgot my stretching. I was so keen to get out of the sun, I raced inside after the swim, and so I can really only claim my 13 minutes for the day. Bugger!
Suzi
