Time to Plan

After my hamstring strain on Saturday I decided to do no exercise or stretching until today. This was only after my sports massage yesterday which as expected HURT! When Grant hit "the spot" he almost got a kick in the face but he took this as a positive and kepy going - he loves his work! My legs felt tired and tender after that session so that dictated this morning I would return to the pool. Although I do not kick much when swimming, typical triathlete who came late to swimming, it seems to ease any tension in my legs. So at 7.30am I was in the pool for a quick 1000m warm up followed by 10 x 100m against the clock. I could tell from my times that I need to spend more time in the pool. However with my MDS training starting I will only be using the pool for fitness during the winter and keeping my legs loose. I'm not concentrating on it as a main discipline, not much requirement for it in the desert, but wouldn't like to lose 4 years of hard work getting to this level. I was surprised how "empty" I felt after the swim so headed off for my second breakfast of the day; a roll and bacon, egg & black pudding with a large cappuccino! That's the great thing about training, you can enjoy your food!