routine after the holidays

Phew! It has been a while since I have posted. Holidays got me off routine.

As an athlete, holidays were always a tough time to navigate pool openings and such, but they were also an opportunity to get some really good training in without other responsibilities stealing time and energy away from the pool. Many college teams and large club teams take "training trips," and I was fortunate enough to take two trips to the Florida keys. Intense training periods really challenge an athlete and jump-start a season.

However, if, like me, you are not currently competing, then the holidays are a near impossible time to get in a regular workout. There were more people than usual out running the day before Thanksgiving. And there are creative ways - running from store to store shopping all day long, lifting turkeys, stirring dough - but none of these are routine. And the enormous mounds of food consumed are not completely burned off through this exercise. No wonder most New Year's Resolutions are about losing weight.

Here's hoping you are back in routine. What if you have an electric device check in on you to make sure? More on that coming soon...


To close, I have found that posting once a week is a bit of an unrealistic goal for me. With a full load of doctorate classes and teaching one undergraduate class, I cannot expect the time to post that often. That said, I will have at least one post a month, so please do check back!