Back at it

After a full day off I joined the team Wednesday afternoon for a "recovery" workout.  The team had finished a race pace set Tuesday afternoon so they were ready for a break.  I was tempted to do a hard workout on my own but decided it was better to just take it easy for a day.  I was back at the pool this morning at 6am for a 1 hour weight session followed by a 1 hour swim.  It felt good to lift and train again.  For weeks now I've been taking it easy during my taper.  It was refreshing to beat myself up a bit.

Over the next few days I will need to say goodbye and good luck to a few of my teammates leaving for the Olympics.  My friends will represent the USA, China, Barbados and Serbia.  This will be the first Olympics which I'll be a bit torn on who to root for.  My nationality and allegiance tells me to support and cheer for anybody swimming for the USA.  On the other hand, I've found some great friends in my teammates, they just happen to represent other countries.  As much as I love my country, when I see a teammate racing, I'm going to support them along with the U.S. swimmers.