The little guy swims and painful running...

The kids and I had an extremely busy day. We woke up early to go fishing at Academy’s grand opening “kid’s catfish tournament”. We sat at the front door for an hour waiting for them to open, only to find out the fishing started at 10am. We grabbed a quick bite to eat before returning. During the second trip we were told the start time was noon.

We gave up on the fishing tournament and decided to go to the pool. We were at the pool for 3-hours and pretty much had the place to ourselves. I spent a lot of time teaching Preston some basic swimming techniques. Within one-hour he was swimming all over the pool by himself, with the aid of a jacket. During the Adult Swim (ten minutes every hour) I swam the length of the 25 meter pool. I have a lot more respect for swimmers now, because it is NOT as easy as it looks. I swam a total of about 150 meters. I’m not ashamed to say the workout was taxing.

I tried giving Preston a haircut this evening, which did not go well. He has very fine hair and it is difficult to fade. Every time I tried to smooth out the fade it would get a little worse. Before the haircut got too bad I simply stopped. Erin is particular about the kids’ hair and I don’t want her mad at me for something as silly as a haircut. I think she was biting her tongue when I dropped him off, but it can be fixed… by a professional.

This evening I forced myself out the door for a run. During the run intervals I was experiencing a lot of pain in my right knee (evidenced by the slow paces!) I badly wanted to quit, but I stayed the course and ran through the pain.

My first assumption is this is a hydration issue. I’ve not been drinking much water and I had the same discomfort before. The toe pain on my right foot is back. It hurts bad, almost feels like I kicked a wall. Only one toe hurts and it’s worse when I try to flex the joints of the toe.

Ever since I dropped off the kids my day as been spiraling downward. I need to get a solid night of sleep and start fresh in the morning. All the aches and pains are wearing me down. I want to exercise, but this ole body won’t allow it to come easy.

Walk:
2.12 miles
42:12
19:54 pace

Run:
0.82 mile
10:00
12:12 pace

Squats: 44
Dips: 39