Really hard workout and a new girl in practice.

Phew...

I just came back from the gym where I had a really intense workout. I was talking with one of the fitness people at the gym and she said I should try and vary my workouts and gave me some suggestions. I changed my routine so that I was doing 2 minute sprints with the exercise bike between each machine on the weight training circuit in order to keep my heartrate up instead of just doing 30 minutes on the bike straight before the weights. Man, was that ever hard! About halfway through the circuit, I was just dying. I had to lower the intensity a bit. I was even starting to feel light headed. Anyways, I think it's a good starting point and hopefully it will help my fitness level in the long run. I did manage to finish the circuit in the end so that's good. Let's hope that I'll get better at it over time.

The other thing I wanted to mention was this new girl who is swimming in our lane. She is really fast (especially at butterfly and kicking - she went 1:43 for 100m kick in practice). She is also extremely beautiful. In fact, she is probably one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. I just can't get her face out of my mind. She is just mindblowing and perfect in almost every way as far as I can see. If circumstances were different in our lives as I'm attached (have a girlfriend) and she also has a boyfriend, then I'd be all over her. Perhaps in another life maybe things would work out differently.

Joe, if you are reading this, I know you probably know who I'm talking about so I hope that you won't say anything to her at practice when you see her next time.

Anyways, it's been a busy day and I think I'm going to have a rest. Let's hope Friday's practice was as fun as yesterday's with the relays. That was great fun and I even beat an old nemesis in 50 freestyle which made me feel good despite the fact that he dove in ahead of me. I've been feeling good about my swimming these days. Let's hope that it keeps getting better.

The Swim Season is upon us!

Wow..

It's been a while since I blogged last. I haven't blogged since I came back from vacation at the beginning of August. Well, not too much has happened since then. I am swamped with work now that the new semester has started. I guess that's a good thing though as it's nice to keep busy. It looks like I'll be going to Calgary on Thanksgiving weekend to visit some friends of my girlfriend. Hopefully, it will go well.

On the swimming front, things are going quite well. I've decided to do some extra work in addition to the three practices a week that I do in order to lose weight and get into better shape for the upcoming season. I've signed up with a membership at a gym and have been doing some weighttraining as well as a bit of cardio to supplement my swimming. Let's hope that it will pay off. So far, things have been going really well. I've been swimming much faster than I anticipated so far this season. On Friday night's practice, I did a 36.8 for 50m backstroke which technically is faster than my time at provincials last year in Kelowna where I did a 37.03. I am hoping to get down to 35 or so by Christmas time and also to break 30 for my 50m freestyle. That would be good.

I am hoping that the upcoming week will continue to be good.. let's see how things go.