2600 (22250/74700)

200 swim (warmup)
8 x 50 kick, descend by 50 (1-4, 5-8) on 1:15
8 x 50 swim, descend by 50 (1-4, 5-8) on 1:05
250, 100 free / 75 back / 50 breast / 25 fly
250, 25 fly / 100 free / 75 back / 50 breast
250, 50 breast / 25 fly / 100 free / 75 back
250, 75 back / 50 breast / 25 fly / 100 free
200 free
4 x 50 stroke (back/breast/back/breast)
100 free
4 x 25 stroke (fly with fins)

Total: 2600

Another short one for me today. I only managed 200 of the 500 warmup because I was late, and it was hard to get in because the pool was cold (there's an age group meet today). Whine whine. Also, my hockey coach had us doing breakouts until about a quarter after 11:00 last night. The 8 x 50 kick set about killed me.

I'm really wondering if I'm having a bad reaction to the 250/50 Advair I've been taking. I didn't have a problem with the 100/50, but my doctor is only having me taking the 250/50 once a day, since it's got 1.5 times more of the sterioid (fluticasone propionate) in it. And, reading up a bit on it, apparently I have experienced a couple of the no-no side effects (rash, for one, which I dismissed as hockey gear related and shortness of breath that doesn't respond to my rescue inhaler), plus nausea (I actually got sick again this morning). The funny thing is that the allergy I'm exhibiting is to the salmeterol, of which the new inhaler has the same amount as the old one I was using. I don't know, but I can tell that I'm having a harder time breathing when I'm swimming, and even when I'm not. I got my Pulmicort yesterday, but I was putting off starting it because drugs are expensive and that Advair was free. However, in light of all this, I think I'm going to start the Pulmicort tomorrow.

Butterfly sans fins still = disaster. Butterfly with fins = pretty decent. Apparently I need bigger feet? Actually, I think my kick is kinda weak, so the fins make up for it. Must work on this.

Because I've been so short this week, I'm getting a little behind on my "Mile a Day" goal for 2009. I might have to swim this weekend. We'll see how I feel Saturday, I guess. Wee.