And I could swim 100 yds, and I could swim 100 more...

Saturday - Gym, 8 min run on trail
Sunday - Pool 60 mins

My silence on yesterday's "run" isn't completely bad news. It went ok, actually. I hit up the gym beforehand knocking out my now hour plus routine (I am so hardcore) and then went on the "injury trail" for a little jaunt. Things felt good for about 6 minutes, which was awesome in comparison to my pain and agony when trying to just jog the 20 meters to my car. Things felt weak in my right knee at that point, and I decided to cut it short at 8 mins. I wasn't expecting it to be completely without issue, given I've only been doing hip strength stuff for a week now, so I'm pretty positive. Damn, I'm a little surprised by my positive attitude on this whole thing. I can't decide if its swimming or my new short hair but something has got me out of my usual "I can't run this is the end of the world" funk.

So speaking of swimming, today was pretty great. I made a pretty big breakthrough. Up until this point I've only done a couple of 50s and they were pretty hard. But today, I managed to get in a couple of 75s and even a couple hundreds. I felt like such a goon after I finished my first hundred. I was literally leaning on the edge of the pool with this huge grin on my face. I set the goal of swimming 100 yds about a week ago and it seemed like this unattainable thing. It felt so amazing to accomplish a goal like that. During the Dirt Dog XC series I managed to hit a goal I had set for one of our races, and I had that same silly grin on my face when I got the results. I got that dumb grin for every race where I PR'd in college, or even when we'd finish a workout that I never believed I could make it through. It's this amazing feeling. Accomplishment. A week ago I was gasping after getting to one end of the pool, with a voice in the back of my head asking me what the hell I thought I was doing. Today that voice whispered to me "You might actually be able to do this."

My running accomplishments in the last two years have been few and far between, plagued with frustration and set backs. Getting those 100 yds today reminded me of how why I've suffered through this. Even though 100 yds isn't that big of a deal in the swimming world, it was big for me. I'm excited to have a new sport in which I can achieve. And I'm excited to get better in running and feel that sense of achievement when I race my first half-marathon, my first marathon, and my first triathalon. This feeling of excitement is far better than the frustration that had been following me lately.

Time to head to sleep early tonight. My body isn't quite used to working out this much again, and its definitely been taking a toll. I find my body starting to feel heavy before 8 has even rolled around. Might have to catch up on some sleep for the next couple of nights...