Coming off my sick week, I first majorly improved my relationship with the swim and then I was again plagued by doubt and then brought myself to back to a (little bit shaky) calm. Phew. I'm tired of hearing myself lament and go on and on about swimming. Aren't you?? But, I'm committed to processing this fully (and hopefully healthily) - so here's how this week's swimming emotional roller coaster ride Continue Reading
Week 33… derailed by sick AGAIN!
Week 33. Sunday through Tuesday went off without a hitch. Then, I got the sniffles and it degraded into a nasty pressure headache. Ugh! I really don't like that this is 2 weeks derailed by sick within 2 months. That worries me. Just trying to hold on to the idea that it's totally fine to be sick this far out from the race. Just trying not to let in anxiety about how run down I'll be later in this process and how that Continue Reading
Week 34 – working to evolve my relationship with the Swim
4 swim sessions this week. Whew, was getting a little tired of the pool. I was feeling very little motivation to go through the full drill set that my instructor had laid out for me. (Catch-Up Drill shown here is NOT one of my favorites!) Not that I don't trust the value of drills - I do! Yet, when I get in the pool and I'm cold and I'm not really wanting to swim, the drills without much arm movement stress me out Continue Reading
Why Swimming is Better Than Running
Okay, as promised when I created the "Why Running is Better Than Swimming" blog, here's the "Why Swimming is Better Than Running" list. I won't lie. I struggled with this one more than I did the other one. Don't get me wrong, I see huge benefits to adding in swimming to my workout routine. I'm even thinking that when I'm done with this Ironman race, I'll still continue to keep swimming as part of my Continue Reading
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