Thank You Universe for My Crappy Workout

And I am not even being sarcastic. 

That statement is a true, honest statement of gratitude. Or it is trying to be. 

I am practicing being thankful for a few misfortunes right now a.) ankle is still not feeling great, so going to go to a doctor as a result I b.) ate like a girl who just got dumped by Justin Bieber last night (including spoonfuls of this amazing vegan chocolate peanut butter that just should never be allowed in my house) and with all that caffeine in my body I c.) could not get to sleep last night despite being completely exhausted and finally d.) a horrendous swim workout this morning where I tested out my xtra sexy neoprene swim cap (seen here at right) and booties for the first time.

I was exhausted. And lesson from the cap - it keeps your head up, and for anyone who swims you know that is the exact opposite of what you want to do. And the booties? Well they seemed to make my kick a lot less powerful. So I was sucking wind the whole time and couldn't keep up.

But I kept reminding myself of this very awesome quote from Chrissie Wellington'sbook A Life Without Limits "I was exhausted. Brett always used to say that some sessions are starts and some are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them."

This was definitely a STONE -- BUT better to practice eating the wrong thing and not sleeping and trying out a new cap and being exhausted in the safety of my team and home pool then to experience this all for the first time in the middle of Lake Anna Saturday during my first half ironman distance swimm.

I can't be perfect and awesome and at my best every minute of every day. We train so that we can train more tomorrow.