Still Repairing

Here I am, 4 days after one of the hardest practices of my life and regular walking is still painful.  It's been a rough few days.  I'm struggling to find meaning in the ridiculously difficult practice we all endured last week.  Somebody smarter than me is going to have to explain why you would take a swimmer who hadn't run in years (like most of us there that day) and make them do sprints on a track.  It just doesn't seem to make any sense without a primer a few days before.  I'll be taking a few planned days off this week and getting away from the pool before the training starts back up for the whole team.  I'm still not sure if my nationals performances earned me a place on the team yet.  Perhaps a few days off won't increase my odds of that happening while this time is considered "extra credit" but I'm willing to take the chance to feel refreshed to continue training for the next 11 months straight.