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December 13, 2004
swim like a rock
Today was our fourth week of swim practice. We always meet as a group to go over some drills and get some tips. We’re also supposed to be swimming once on our own during the week, but between classes and work, I’ve been hard-pressed to find the time.
Actually, I almost didn’t go to practice today. I got back from work 45 minutes before we were supposed to be at the pool. Not enough time to get anything productive done, just enough however to drift in to a lackadaisical funk. After crashing on the couch for twenty minutes, Knight asks me if I still want to go in a kind of ‘I really don’t want to go, so please say no’ way. I initially fell for it as I was still under the spell of the couch. But I soon came to my senses and realized that I’m not going to get any better unless I actually get wet.
Progress thus far in swimming has been slow, but I’ve noticed a slight improvement. My biggest problem is breathing correctly. The runner in me likes to take nice long deep breaths whenever I feel like it. Needless to say it doesn’t like the confined nature of nautical respiration. But I’m getting there, and with time and practice, I should improve.
From an endurance standpoint, I’m in good cardiovascular health. So as long as I can avoid wasting too much excessive energy flopping around in the water, the distance shouldn’t be a problem.
The good news is that the high school we meet at is less than two miles away and I caught wind that there’s open swim Tuesday and Thursday nights. My excuses for not swimming twice a week are dwindling.
One last thing, swimming with fins rules. I felt like an Olympic swimmer with them on.
Time to hit the shower and then finally some sleep.
Posted by ksmith at December 13, 2004 10:40 PM
Comments
I don't think you can use fins in SA Tri. You might want to double check that.
Posted by: Brian at December 14, 2004 07:25 AM
Yeah, I know. It's just fun to tool around with in the pool. One thing that I've noticed with them on is that you go faster (duh), but while you're going faster, it's a lot easier to breathe, crazy.
Posted by: ksmith at December 14, 2004 12:49 PM