The MTB Effect

So, I trade my road bike in for a mountain bike, no big deal, right?!?  WRONG!  I've had so much fun riding the trails, and exploring new places, that I've completely (inadvertently) shelved my swimming.  Even though there is a meet scheduled for July 13th & 14th (just under 3 weeks away) I have not been in the water for 12 full days.  In a previous post, I talked about entering a bunch of events and trying to win the high point award for my age group in said meet.....um, yeah, not so sure about that now....I still may do it, but not so sure I'll get the results I wanted!  

You see, I typically like to get a swim workout in about 3 days a week (4 in a good week), but when given the option of going to the pool or hitting the trails, the trails have won.  Just this morning, I should have gone to the YMCA and practiced my butterfly, or flip turns, or pretty much ANYTHING related to swimming, but ended up back on my MTB for the 4th time in 5 days......solo even.  I absolutely know that I need water time, but DARN IT, what is going on around here?!?!?  The funny thing is, I'm completely at peace with it.  No guilt, no internal strife, no, excuses.  I mean, take a look at these pics from this morning.  I took them around 6AM from the highest point on my ride (Ridgeback Trail).  Lane lines and chlorine over this?  On this morning?  Nope.