I'd planned to paddle yesterday morning, but some unexpected things came up and before I knew it, the morning had gotten away. Even though I should know better at this point in my athletic life, I let it bother me the rest of the day. I reminded myself there wasn't much time left to get some meaningful work in before my first race on March 19. I also hated not taking advantage of the lovely day yesterday was: it was in the mid 60s Fahrenheit and sunny, albeit quite windy.
I was determined to make it up today, and as it turned out today was an even better day: sunny again, a high temperature near 70 degrees, and much less windy. I warmed up and did three 8-stroke sprints, and then did a workout of eight 30-second sprints at three-minute intervals.
My cold symptoms seem to be running their course. I'm still somewhat congested and my throat feels a bit raw, but it's not too bad. I also paid a follow-up visit to the orthopedist today regarding my foot, which continues to feel much better even though I'm not sure it's a hundred percent cured. The doctor said that was to be expected and my progress looked good to him.
Have I mentioned how glad I am to be home? As enjoyable as my trip to Hawaii ended up being, there's just no place like home. It's chillier here, even on a nice day like today, and it's supposed to get stormy tomorrow; and the water is colder and muddier. But it's home, by golly.
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