Tri Dreaming

The joys of having an injured foot...

no skiing, no running, no biking, no volleyball... you name it, the answer is "NO"

e x c e p t . . .

swimming! yeah, I can swim! I can't think of anything else I'd rather do!! There truly is a God. So are you sharing the excitement with me yet? Trust me there really isn't too much to share. I still haven't found the motivation to swim yet, but I'm trying... that should get me credit right? Yeah... my workout consisted of a swim last night. About 2000 boring yds. but it's further than I've put in quite a while and it felt pretty good so I guess that's a highlight. It was probably much easier than normal because I swam the entire thing using a pull bouy to avoid using my stupid foot. Not that I'm complaining... I like swimming with the pull bouy! I figure it's about the same as my beloved QRoo. Also good news... I think that I've finally started to get that whole swimming technique thing down. Last night I was really pulling all the way through and although it was tough, I definitely felt the water more. I am also an accomplished bilateral breather now. Come the start of the Tri swim class Derrick will be so proud of me! He used to make the whole class do bilateral breathing drills just to make me do them- without having to single me out. sneaky fella.

On the agenda for tonight... more swimming! yeah!!! Maybe I'll aim for 2500 yds. Too bad I cheat with my little breaths at each turn around. hee hee.

One more thing to quickly mention... yes I did wuss out on the Tuesday night xcountry ski race, but one of my coworkers attended (who happens to be a great skier) and made me do a quick loop to see if he could help me. He said that I've got it, that I just need to practice so that's good. I thought he could have just been being nice, but I guess he told my boss that I'm better than 90% of the people he's seen just learning how, especially since I'd only been on them 3 times. Not bad I guess. Maybe I'll stick with it a bit ;)

Happy Thursday and better yet, good luck in your training!