Today was the first day that I swam for almost two weeks. Up until February 10 (the day Ethan was born) I was working out 6 days a week, getting in almost 10 – 12 hours of workouts per week.Now with the baby and two older children to have to content with, life has gotten a bit more complicated. Just before Ethan was born I bought a Kurt Kinetic Road Machinetrainer. I knew that I was going to have a tough time working out and the trainer seemed like the best way to get workouts in during odd times of the day. Just the other day, I logged in 1.5 hours on the trainer at 3 AM! Just after I fed Ethan.This morning, I joined my 5:30 AM swim group and it was great to hear from a few folks that they missed seeing me. (I was only gone for about 2 weeks!) But it was good to hear it. And encouraging! The time off from the pool seemed to help me get more motivated. Although I am still sleep deprived from 2 AM feedings and helping my wife out with other baby/kids stuff, I actually felt really strong in the pool today. Although I knew that I may have lost some of my pre-baby base, I still have a lot of it still there.My first race of the year is Riverwood next month and I think with a little bit of extra training and getting my sleep to a somewhat normal pattern, I may actually do ok. Riverwood last year was my first ever triathlon. So I feel that I should do better than my 1:24:00 time from a year ago. I am about 15 pounds lighter, so I will not be lugging around extra baggage!
