1/2 way there!

Swim: 100 free warmup; 600 easy free (50 meter laps); 100 pull; 100 cool down

What a night in the pool!

I was so panicky about my knee all day that I decided that the best thing I could do for it was stay off it and do something low impact. So I hopped in the pool to splash around a little bit and keep up the appearance that I was working (note to self - the pool clears out after 7 on thursdays). Anyway, I wanted to try this out this theory that I could swim 50 meters if I worked on my breathing on the way down, did a flip turn and allowed myself to breath every stroke on the way back. And low and behold - I can! I'm not going to say that it was a stunning night, but I am so much stronger than I was before and tonight, almost accidentally, I swam over 1/2 of the distance of the Irongirl and I thought to myself, "hey - this might not kill me."

I also have this crazy idea that I should get a little folding bike and start commuting to work. I need to lay off the clipless petals until I figure this knee thing out and I would love to save 400 bucks a month on that damn car. Plus I think those little folding bikes are wicked cute. I could be a green earth hippie, while still working for the utility version of Exxon Mobile. Is there cosmic balance in this? I feel that's almost like a mini revolution right there.