Yesterday I was still feeling fatigued from the Thursday evening sprints and I went down to the river intending to do an easy 60-minute paddle. But as I was leaving the harbor there was a barge rig coming upriver creating some good-looking waves, and no paddler in his right mind can pass up the opportunity to surf. So I ferried out there and threw down the necessary sprints to get some good rides.
Other than that I kept the intensity pretty low and figured that by today I'd be rested up enough to do a good workout. And as I headed down to the river this morning I was feeling ready to go. But my body wasn't keen on doing what I'd planned.
After warming up and doing three 8-stroke sprints, I planned to do six half-mile pieces at an average speed of around 7.5 miles per hour, with four to five minutes recovery in between. But I was hurting big-time by the fourth one and I ended up quitting after the fifth. I'm usually quite consistent during workouts like this, but today my times were sort of all over the place: 4:08, 3:49, 4:01, 3:55, and 4:03.
I don't think this is something I need to get all worried about; I think my body was simply telling me it needed more rest than I'd given it lately, and so I listened. Part of being an athlete is knowing when it's best to deviate from the planned training regimen.
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