{"id":730,"date":"2010-05-14T09:22:53","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T13:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelfigart.com\/blog\/?p=730"},"modified":"2010-05-14T09:22:53","modified_gmt":"2010-05-14T13:22:53","slug":"good-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelfigart.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/14\/good-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ordinarily, I either swim right when I get up, then have breakfast, or have breakfast, then go for a swim. What I don\u2019t ordinarily do is get up, work for a couple of hours, swim on an empty stomach, then<\/em> eat.\u00a0 But if you want very ordinary food to taste delicious, try it.\u00a0 Makes oatmeal taste like filet mignon.<\/p>\n

I really had to push in the pool today.\u00a0 I swam after my shift, which means I have about 50 minutes to get my mile in before I get kicked out of the pool for the aquafitness class.<\/p>\n

Now by swimmer\u2019s standards, taking 50 minutes to put in an 1800 is sllooowww.\u00a0\u00a0 If you can\u2019t do a mile in less than 40 minutes, many triathlons will discourage you from competing[1]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, since my only real goal is to challenge myself a bit and get my body moving, that doesn\u2019t matter so much.\u00a0 However, I\u2019m sure to get faster by the end of the summer just because my body will get used to it, and I\u2019ll have to push a bit to get my heart rate up.<\/p>\n

I treated myself to a short soak in the hot tub afterwards as well as a long, hot shower.\u00a0\u00a0 So, I\u2019m feeling pretty mellow at the moment.<\/p>\n

And now, to write.\u00a0 Working on finishing up one book, starting an outline for another, and writing a few articles.\u00a0 Swimming and writing makes the day good.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> This is usually a water safety issue.\u00a0 Swimming against the tide is no damn joke, and if you can\u2019t do a 40 minute mile, there\u2019s no way in hell you\u2019re strong enough to be in serious open water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ordinarily, I either swim right when I get up, then have breakfast, or have breakfast, then go for a swim. What I don\u2019t ordinarily do is get up, work for a couple of hours, swim on an empty stomach, then eat.\u00a0 But if you want very ordinary food to taste delicious, try it.\u00a0 Makes oatmeal … <\/p>\n

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