Proud of myself for actually getting out of bed on time, I got ready and climbed back in with all my clothes on until the alarm went off one last time. I struggled to get the car door open from the frozen rain, even needing two hands to get the trunk open to access the ice scraper. Damn, it's cold.
Once inside the friendly chlorinated confines of the Nat, the swimming felt good. Long, strong strokes were actually producing surprisingly efficient strokes. A quick set of harder 50s (two lengths) sparked the body into motion. The 400 that followed was a pleasantly fast 4:50 (1:12.5 pace). I need to pick that up if I'm to beat my 5:48 at the Alumni meet, though.
