Manila. The Philippines. I forgot that it is a long weekend here for May Day. I stay at the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City which is a suburb of Metro Manila. It is an excellent hotel but on holiday weekends the pool is packed to the rafters with kids. As it is a resort pool, laps are not possible when its crowded. So I missed Sunday's swim- my first "miss" since 22nd April. The management here are very helpful and rope off the area for lap swimmers from 6am-7:30am. And you can usually do laps between 8-10pm during normal times. I got up at 6am and managed 3.8km of mid quality swimming this morning. The pool is an uneven shape but it is possible to do a 35meter lap. And I am very used to uneven length pools.
The 70minutes in pool has allowed me to refine my strategy to lose 20kg by January 2011. I won't drop the weight by swimming alone - my body is pretty used to that punishment. And I can't stop the swimming because that is my best thinking time.
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