I got a swim in tonight. I kept putting off going to the Y. Coming up with excuses not to go. Almost accepted an invite to meet friends at a movie that I really want to see. But, then I remembered that I have some accountability this season. I need to show my good friends at Train-This that they didn't make a mistake with their generous gift. Sitting home, watching crappy re-runs, and eating pumpkin pie are not going to make me a better triathlete. My boys were at their fathers, so I really had no excuse not to go jump in the pool. So, I packed my bag, and off I went.
My biggest problem with swimming on my own is that I never can keep track of what I've done. Was that 50, or 100? So usually, I just pick a time limit and swim until the designated time. Another problem I have is I think too much. That might be why I lose track. Tonight's train of thought was, how the heck am I going to do this with no guidance? My first year I had a friend who coached me, and set plans for each week. Last year I was working under Coach Kelly's guidance. This year I'm on my own. And I have lofty goals. How do I know what to train for first? How am I going to swim a mile, and come out fresh and ready to go another 69 miles? Where do I start? Oh my goodness what am I getting myself in to?
So, during all of that panicking, my hour in the pool went by very quickly. I have no idea how many laps/yards/miles I did in the hour I was in the water. I did try to focus on bilateral breathing and hip rotation during all of that obsessing over uncertainty. And I did leave the pool feeling good. Knowing that at the very least, on August 7th, I'm going to own that 600 meter swim, and do Mary proud!
Now I can enjoy my crappy reruns and pumpkin pie in peace.
My biggest problem with swimming on my own is that I never can keep track of what I've done. Was that 50, or 100? So usually, I just pick a time limit and swim until the designated time. Another problem I have is I think too much. That might be why I lose track. Tonight's train of thought was, how the heck am I going to do this with no guidance? My first year I had a friend who coached me, and set plans for each week. Last year I was working under Coach Kelly's guidance. This year I'm on my own. And I have lofty goals. How do I know what to train for first? How am I going to swim a mile, and come out fresh and ready to go another 69 miles? Where do I start? Oh my goodness what am I getting myself in to?
So, during all of that panicking, my hour in the pool went by very quickly. I have no idea how many laps/yards/miles I did in the hour I was in the water. I did try to focus on bilateral breathing and hip rotation during all of that obsessing over uncertainty. And I did leave the pool feeling good. Knowing that at the very least, on August 7th, I'm going to own that 600 meter swim, and do Mary proud!
Now I can enjoy my crappy reruns and pumpkin pie in peace.
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