Musings on a Rainy Monday Morning

Today is a non-student day at school (which is a little strange).  Just trying to get organized a bit for the 2nd Semester.  Organization if my Achilles' Heel and I struggle with it.  I'm going to try a few different things this semester to see if I can find something that works for me.  I always have to remind myself that this is only my 3rd full semester of teaching and there will be some bumpy roads along the way.

Anyhooooo, on to the more important stuff..

• Today's weigh in was great.  I lost 3.4 lbs last week.  I'm entering my weight daily at Physics Diet,  but I've only been doing it for 4 days and I'm fairly certain that there isn't enough data for it to get a true average yet.
• Friday was a scheduled off day for the half training.  I swam on Saturday.  I did okay swimming and I think I am getting a little better at it, but it is still really hard.  I'm struggling with the breathing.  Oh well, I finished the first week of the 0 to 1650 program.  I think I may push through the program one time to get my endurance up and then start over again to work on technique.
• While I was in the pool on Saturday, I was reminded that some folks can be rude beyond belief.  The pool at our gym is relatively small (25 meters long with 3 lanes).  I was sharing a lane with another guy (far better swimmer than I) and a family of 5 or so decided that it would be a good idea to jump in our lane.  Luckily, someone in another lane was finished so I moved over.  However, the other guy got a little pissed at the family because he ran into one of them.  He gave them a little grief and what I assume was the Mom started giving him crap.  While I was in the midst of catching my breath, I thought I heard the Mom claim that she was in the pool for therapeutic reasons.  I don't want to be a skeptic, but I doubt  she was.  The family was playing around like it was the local community pool.  If the pool is empty, have at it.  When the pool is "full" with people sharing lanes, kindly stay the hell out.
• Ran 4 miles on Sunday.  Not a super great run, but I finished my run with no problem and I didn't feel too bad afterwards.  Sometimes I feel pretty crappy after a morning run for most of the day, but I didn't yesterday.  Most of the time, I like to run on a somewhat empty stomach.  I don't think that is a good idea anymore and I'm pretty sure that I am going to have at least a light breakfast on my long run days.