worst workout ever

i accidentally missed a swim lesson on monday morning and was given a workout to do as pennance. 200 meter warmup. then, 6 reps of 50 meters as hard and fast as i could go. 150 meters cool down. lather, rinse, repeat twice. all in all it was 1500 meters (warmup laps included). ok, that doesn't sound too bad now does it?

enter the kicker:

for the first and last 15 feet of each length, i was not allowed to breathe. the first and last 15 feet weren't bad. the middle 30, my lungs felt like i had just inhaled molten lava. by the time i was done, i was literally grabbing on to the edge of the pool to pull my head out of the water at the end of each 50.

it sucked.

hot...very hot...

i went out on a date last night to dinner and dancing (yes, i actually agreed to go shake my tookas in public without having any booze in me). unfortunately, we missed the lesson part of the dancing so i was intimidated beyond belief and forced into wallflower mode. so my date and I sat and watched some VERY impressive dancers.

throughout the night, pretty much everybody switched partners but it became very apparent who the two best were. when those two eventually danced together, it was porn on hardwood. i have NEVER seen anything that sexy where clothes weren't removed. hell, even when clothes were removed, it doesn't beat those two dancing.

in short, i was in awe. i will be going back. and i will learn.