danger zone

i biked to work today! i purposely chose the slowest route w/ the most traffic lights during rush hour so i could get an idea of the longest time it would take for me to go from the george washington bridge to upper east side. not a great workout biking-wise but a lot of fun nonetheless. it was a pleasant way to say goodbye to my bike for the time being. and it was such a gorgeous morning!

this afternoon i'm going to bike back to harlem to lend my bike to a friend in med school for two weeks while i'm away, then run home from harlem. i guess i should have looked up her hospital address on a map before committing to running home from "wherever she is" (now it looks like it's going to be a significant run) but oh well..no backing out now! i'm seeing a pattern here of esther not really thinking before she decides to do something.

maija, paul and i did a fun workout this morning and i was glad to finally feel my muscles getting tired during the swim since wednesday and thursday swims were a little on the relaxed side. our goal was 2x500 w/ 1:00 rest, 5x200 w/ :45 rest and 10x100 w/ :30 rest. i was really trying to keep up w/ maija more or less and alternated between trying to power through strokes and then suddenly realizing that i have more fun and go at the same speed if not faster when i relax.. it was such a schizophrenic swim, if i could see myself swimming, i would probably be amused. we managed to last through the 5th 100, and to try to get in the last 500m, i did a 200 im and a 300 im. it is fun swimming w/ maija b/c i think we both enjoy working hard even if i'm not at the same level. it is also fun w/ s.b. but i think he is having too much fun on vacation.

my vacation starts tomorrow! can't wait to live on power bars and trail mix for the next 6 days..