I met my buddy at the Blue Ash YMCA at 5am for a Wednesday morning swim. Last Wednesday, this place was jumping. Six lanes, in the main building (the Ferris building has 6 or 8 more), and today we had empty lanes to choose from. We talked while we swam. Nice pool, really. It's not like the Taj Mahal, I mean JCC, but it's great. I do miss the JCC. That place was immaculate, plus the pool was always empty. The YMCA is very busy and the normal wear and tear shows. But, my wife and I decided we'd rather spend time at Y since it's full of better "athletes" and our kids are more likely to find kids they'll see in school. The JCC is full of older, wealthier people who will probably send their kids to private school. It was nice being the fastest guy in the pool, the fastest guy on the treadmills, and the strongest guy in the weight room (by a lot, sadly). The Y and Rec Center are more my speed.
My buddy and I swam about 56 laps, doing 10 regular laps, then 10 laps with the hand paddles, then 10 regular, then 10 laps with the foot flippers, etc. Not a bad workout. I think I can do one mile easily, and since my swim is "good", I might be taking it too easy. We'll find out if/when it bites me in the butt at a race.
We went to Starbucks after and got coffee and discussed the Tri for Joe triathlon Saturday, May 25. He and I are going to enter the race, as is my wife. Should be fun.
No lunch or evening run or weights. Very easy, slacker day.
I think the picture of the day speaks for itself:
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