Gandhi

So I think I figured out why Gandhi wasn't a triathlete... that man fasted like it was his job. Oh wait, he kind of made it his job, whatever. The point is, he never, not in a million years could have done any workouts in that condition. I am finally on the upswing from a nasty stomach bug and it has taken me days to get back to eating. Tonight (Monday) I had a "normal" meal even if it was on the smallish side. This was since last Tuesday night. (And trust me, I got no nutrients from that meal!) The last two days I have had little bits here and there, testing the proverbial waters. I feel like I have been fasting. A little applesauce here, a little white toast there, lots of 7up, but tonight was the night. And a pancake and three little pieces of turkey bacon have never, I mean NEVER, tasted so good.

Anywho, I digress. I biked to work this morning and had my swim stuff stowed at the bottom of my bag. 8 hours and lots of screaming kiddos later I jumped back on my bike and rode to the pool. I was tired, extremely dehydrated, and hot but I was ready to get back to it. I jumped in and had a phenomenal workout, probably not super fast, but definitely felt really good (read: exhausted) at the end.

600 pks (200 pull, 200 kick, 200 swim)
20x25 free on the :30 fast, ez, ez, fast
10x50 (fast, ez, fast, ez) on the 1:00 any 5 fly, any 5 free, we did fast fly, ez free
10x50 same as above but back and free on the 1:00
5x100 IM (odds nl, evens reverse IM order) on the 2:00 70% effort
150 kick warm down

2750 yds

Halfway through the third set I realized how well I was really doing for the limited to non-existent energy reserve I had. And I thought to myself, this is why Gandhi didn't race. I told my swim buddy (who was kicking my you-know-what) that little gem of wisdom and he said, "yeah, it's probably why he sat around so much".

Touche.

People who don't eat enough (or at all) tend to do a lot of thinking because thinking takes less calories. If you ask me, I would rather train any day.