Do you remember me talking about this day?
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I remember going through it. This was my first official training day with the TEAM. If you look all the way in the back the person standing in the pink (of course) suit, is me. This is the day that I blew bubbles in the corner for an hour trying to figure out breathing until I was so disappointed I got out and attempted to salvage my self worth by running a very fast 3 miles. Since that day I have not successfully been able to complete the Tuesday swim workout within the allotted time. Granted there are a ton of distractions on Tuesdays, some good and some not so great. Coaches stopping to give you tips on stroke and breathing - good. Panic attacks as you try to swim but everyone around you is splashing - bad. Wetsuit try-on day - just plain ugly! But today was a magical morning. The ladies of lane 2 (yes somehow I have been promoted to lane 2) completed the entire workout planned for us. We swam a consistent 400 in a somewhat respectable 10:06 and even had time for our cool down. It was a momentous occasion to be celebrated with, what else, a 45-minute run! Gosh this triathlon thing is hard :). I suppose the lesson of today's triumph is that while I still have a LONG way to go to swimming my one-mile race distance, I have also come a long way- 34 swims to be exact! And with 32 swims to go, I just might get through this in one piece.
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I remember going through it. This was my first official training day with the TEAM. If you look all the way in the back the person standing in the pink (of course) suit, is me. This is the day that I blew bubbles in the corner for an hour trying to figure out breathing until I was so disappointed I got out and attempted to salvage my self worth by running a very fast 3 miles. Since that day I have not successfully been able to complete the Tuesday swim workout within the allotted time. Granted there are a ton of distractions on Tuesdays, some good and some not so great. Coaches stopping to give you tips on stroke and breathing - good. Panic attacks as you try to swim but everyone around you is splashing - bad. Wetsuit try-on day - just plain ugly! But today was a magical morning. The ladies of lane 2 (yes somehow I have been promoted to lane 2) completed the entire workout planned for us. We swam a consistent 400 in a somewhat respectable 10:06 and even had time for our cool down. It was a momentous occasion to be celebrated with, what else, a 45-minute run! Gosh this triathlon thing is hard :). I suppose the lesson of today's triumph is that while I still have a LONG way to go to swimming my one-mile race distance, I have also come a long way- 34 swims to be exact! And with 32 swims to go, I just might get through this in one piece.