Got up early for a long workout, but ended up being a normal distance

 Got up at 5:30 and was in the pool at 6:15 to do the following:

Warmup:

• 100 Easy
• 200 IM
• 300 Build
• 400 kick with fins

Main:

• 500 Snorkel free 
• 600 - 3 x 200's desc (3:15, 300, 2:45) on 4:00
• 700 2 x (100 easy, 250 strong)
• 800 - 8 x 100's pull large pads on 1:30 (1:12)
• 700 2 x (100 easy, 250 strong)

I prescribed to go all the way back down to 1 which would have given me over 6K, but at that point was at 4.3K so I called it. I was pretty tired at that point and didn't want to push it cause I would like to swim tomorrow.  

4,300 yards total

This evening is the last swim meet for HS before the Christmas Break.  I issued a challenge to the new 500 swimmers tomorrow.  If they do all 19 flip turns they can win $10, if they do not breathe on the breakout for all 20 lengths they get double that.  It's a fun little challenge that if they can do it, definitely deserve.