Siesta swim

Since I started my 5:30 am - 1:30 pm shift at Nordy's today I had the afternoon off. So, since I missed my swim day yesterday, I decided to make it up today. The pool wasn't crowded, and I was feeling pretty good so had a pretty good swim...I did my standard workout. I still feel like my technique is not where it used to be, but with a little focus I was able to keep it acceptable. I think the weights are affecting my stroke somehow, I feel like I'm not moving as fluidly as I used to. I think I'm going to tone down the weights a bit for now, don't want to get big anyway. I'd rather do erg workouts and build back muscle that way than direct weight workouts anyway. This biggest problem was...and I wouldn't want to spare the reader any of the realities of being an athlete here...breathing only out of my mouth since my nose was a little stuffy. Just another challenge to overcome I guess. I'm also starting to bike to and from work every day, about 5 miles round trip. Not much, but its a every little bit counts.