Week 16 – Monday

Paul and I met Ryan, Brent, and Todd at Veteran’s Pond for a swim. We walked over to the bank, which had fishermen all around it, and the water generally looked like raw sewage to me. We opted to drive over to Clock Tower instead. Once there, we suited up and made our usual two laps around the triangle. For the first lap, my swim was interrupted repeatedly by coughing spasms. I’d have to roll onto my back, cough up what I could to clear my lungs, and wonder what I was doing out there. Fortunately, it got better on the second lap. The rest of the guys were heading out on a 6 mile run immediately following the swim, but I knew I wasn’t up for that. Following today’s swim, I plan on taking a few days off to recover or I will be in no shape to continue.