Got- ér done, shaking the end of term blues, and mindfulness

SATURDAY...

It was countdown to finishing report card comments. I wasn't feeling stressed or under pressure to get the work done because I had allotted Saturday afternoon to write my reports- however, (as Kristi pointed out today) "Midnight is the deadline," rather than finish by Saturday connotes an overarching pressure and for the DEAD-line.... where does that stupid word come from anyways?

So, with that work and assessments to do, I only swam on Saturday- it was awesome!

MASTERS SWIM: (focus on back and breast) 2100
300 warm up free style
200 kick
5 x 25 Kick then Pull then Swim (of each Back and Breast stroke) = 800
4 x 50 timed sprint races (back or breast)

• I shaved 5 seconds off my backstroke time from the first to the last! 55/53/1:29 (Attempting breast) / 50.3! yahoo. This made me stiff the next day.

3 x 50: Scull, Swim, drill, Swim = 600


SUNDAY:

Reflection on mindfulness:
I am determined to be more mindful this coming month with scheduling. I made great strides last September with my attentiveness, and now I can see that I'm letting myself be a bit dotty about schedules: I'm trying to just go with the flow. While, I enjoy this, it has a negative impact on my work and training.

It meant that I missed my running workshop with my tri-group. Funny, this week I also ate crap that kept making me feel bad (not guilty, just unsatisfied and unsettled in my body.) Its that emotional upheaval of hitting the end- of -term. Like a colleague of mine, its exhausting and unsettling to finish terms... I always wind up a bit worn-down and also a bit worried about select students in my class. We give so much in a highly charged environment for a few months, and then a chunk of school is done and we are asked to show the results of that experience. I always finish with this built up need to cry.

So with that, I was just a bit embarrassed about missing the run-clinic - because I see this as a weakness of mine and I just don't want to be identified as being careless anymore. I know this has a lot to do with my level of mindfulness towards others. Kind of like being late for dinner the other night. Its not that I don't care, but there is an issue of organization. I feel, if I write it out, perhaps I can commit to being more mindful. I looked on the net for a visual to represent my intention to overcome this limiter. This is a beautiful character meaing "mindful"

So what did I do?

RUN: 50 minutes (stopping at 15 minutes to stretch a bit and shake around my legs) Along Beautiful Beach Drive!

LUNCH: WITH THE Tri- Group, so fun! so good to see everyone!

BIKE: 2h 18 minutes- I had a super strong finish! Once I hit that highway I'm unstoppable! That's a great feeling, i must be getting stronger. time for rest. I'm contemplating hiring a student to wash my bike. that would be the bomb!