Adopting a warrior-mentality when it comes to getting up at 5am has been successful so far. 3-For-3 at answering the alarm and getting out of bed. The actual working out part? Hmm… not so successful.

Two weak AM swims and an FTP Test that forced me into total capitulation before the halfway point. Bad times. But, warriors do not quit. They suck it up and plow through the adversity.

The FTP test happened. It was ugly. I livestreamed it, which means it’s there for all to see. The swims? They were a little more predictable. I hadn’t been in the water for about a year.

This is the price I pay for skipping morning workouts. It’s the price I pay for not swimming. Things will get better. Of that I am sure. Because warriors don’t quit.

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