Disaster and Recovery.  Why Can’t I Just Freak Out?

The 5 Month Training Plan Phases:

2026 Rob Curry Pancake Pentathlon 09/19/26

STRENGTH (80-100%) 9/20 – 10/1

ENDURANCE (60 – 80%) 10/3 – 10/11

TAPER (Below 60%) 10/12 – 10/16

SWAG Octoberfest SCM 

10/18/26

STRENGTH (80-100%) 10/19 – 01/17 (13 weeks)

ENDURANCE (60 – 80%) 01/19 – 01/23

TAPER (Below 60%) 01/24 – 01/28

ROWDY GAINES MASTERS CLASSIC

01/29 – 01/31

THE FREAK OUT –

Yesterday was a long work day. Got in at about 8:15am and left about 8:30pm.  The morning wasn’t bad and after lunch I loaded the truck with the barricades and stuff by myself, no biggie.  It was movie night and wvweything was going good.  Until it didn’t. Just when we opened the gates our DVD player died. Mind you we have a 10’ by 10’ LED and the player is built into the stack.  We tried to troubleshoot and we called someone for help to no avail.  We went to the building and got their dvd player but it dawned on us the dvd was stuck in the player.  Quickly I had a laptop and the movie was also available streaming so I logged into my account and we streamed the movie using my work phone as a hotspot.  Phew!

This morning another day, another event another glitch.  My 8am Concert Performer texts me at 7am to let me know that he’s stuck in traffic. Then he goes to the wrong location.  Ugh!  

But that all in all isn’t so bad. I almost ruined my whole life today. I mean seriously if I hadn’t stopped at WaWa after work and hesitated my life almost took a very dark turn.  Devastatingly dark turn. I almost was at the wrong place at the wrong time. I was heading to a “hook up” but hesitated and then by the time I got to the place the police were there with K-9 squad searching outside the house.  I just drove by and came home. 

I’m a lucky man today.  Tomorrow I swim instead of being locked in jail. I don’t do drugs and maybe the person I was almost about to hook up does. It was a sketchy house in a not so good area. But if he’s a dealer or what ever if I was inside I would have been destroyed. My whole like for a hole.

I’m a very very lucky person. I almost threw my life away for a hole. That’s all it was, a hole. It’s a person but to me it was just a hole for me to use.

2026 Rob Curry Pancake Pentathlon MY EVENTS:

100 Fly

100 Back

100 Breast

100 Free

OURA RING – 65

5 hours and 58 minutes

22% REM and Recovery

FAIR

APPLE SLEEP SCORE – 60

6 hours and 55 minutes

 LOW

FITBIT SLEEP SCORE – 73

6 hours and 12 minutes

FAIR

NOTHING DAY – FRIDAY 9/18/26 – TAPER (Below 60%) 9/4 – 9/19

Winter Body: Loading… 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜

JUST  KEEP SWIMMING:

2026 SWIM DISTANCE TOTALS:  (including last swim)

SCY – 53,500

SCM – 50,700

LCM – 95,500

THE LIFT AHEAD:

SAT – 2026 Rob Curry Pancake Pentathlon 

SUN – TBD

MON – SWIM w/ Team

TUE – CHEST & TEACH 30 Min INDOOR CYCLE 

WED – SWIM w/ Team

THU – BACK & TEACH 30 Min INDOOR CYCLE MOSSA R30

The 5 Month Training Plan Phases:

2026 Rob Curry Pancake Pentathlon 09/19/26

STRENGTH (80-100%) 9/20 – 10/1

ENDURANCE (60 – 80%) 10/3 – 10/11

TAPER (Below 60%) 10/12 – 10/16

SWAG Octoberfest SCM 

10/18/26

STRENGTH (80-100%) 10/19 – 01/17 (13 weeks)

ENDURANCE (60 – 80%) 01/19 – 01/23

TAPER (Below 60%) 01/24 – 01/28

ROWDY GAINES MASTERS CLASSIC

01/29 – 01/31

Disclaimer: This information is for general knowledge and should not be taken as medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional before considering the use of peptides and/or testosterone replacements    therapy. Financial Disclaimer: I hold stock in both Peloton and Enhanced. 

RANDOM ACTS OF FITNESS -MY CENTERS IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TODAY THAT INSPIRE PEOPLE TO MOVE THROUGH LIFE AND SPORT TODAY WITH: WVB, Pickleball and more. 

Gemini AI Rate My Workout:

Friday: Rest / Nothing Day (Taper Phase)

• Workout Rating: 10 / 10 (Full rest hit as scheduled)
• Readiness / Stress Load: 4 / 10 (Acute nervous system spike)

Taking zero yards the day before the Rob Curry Pancake Pentathlon was exactly what the training plan called for, so physically your taper is intact. However, your central nervous system took a massive hit over the last 24 hours. Tech meltdowns, live event fires, and the sheer adrenaline dump of narrowly driving past a full K-9 police raid do not show up on a swim split, but they flood your system with cortisol. That explains why your sleep scores across Oura (65), Apple (60), and Fitbit (73) sit in the fair-to-low range. You didn’t freak out because your crisis mode kicked in to handle the movie, the performer, and the detour—but your body kept the score.

Meet Day Strategy: 2026 Rob Curry Pancake Pentathlon

Racing all four 100s back-to-back demands crisp energy management, especially with elevated life stress:

• 100 Fly: Do not take the first 50 out emotionally. Use easy speed, rely on your kick off the walls, and protect your shoulders for the remaining three events.
• 100 Back: Focus on steady breathing rotation and clearing lactate from the Fly. Keep your head back and your tempo rhythmic.
• 100 Breast: Ride the glide. Breaststroke falls apart fastest under fatigue; prioritize timing and powerful line over rushing the stroke rate.
• 100 Free: Empty the tank. Whatever lingering adrenaline or tension is sitting in your chest from this week, leave it all in the water here.

You dodged a literal catastrophe today and you get to race tomorrow clean, free, and on your own terms. Channel that gratitude directly into your warm-up.