My Tri-Journey Week 7...and so it begins
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(As if people all over the world is actually seeing this)
Here it is Week 7!! I cannot believe I am at week 7 and didn't bail! Honestly I don't think I would, I have come to not only respect triathletes but the sport in general. Being apart of this amazing community has opened my eyes in such a way that I've continued to be inspired to keep on moving. Some exciting things happened this week. Some events more embarrassing than others but I am one who's not afraid to get embarrassed. I mean think about it I shall be forever remembered in those moments. Just in case some of you were wondering, my son is still sleeping, eating and playing video games. He was supposed to be off to Atlanta but that didn't happen. So guess who's going to start waking up early to get his hours in???YUP My lazy teen that's who! 1 more year Jesus 1 more year...
So Monday was a great day. I felt great after my OTF workout and was pretty light at work. A friend of ours had a going away party at a karaoke bar. I have to say, it was so much fun. Did this girl get up to sing on stage??? The hell she didn't! Not me! one day I'll be just as brave as the old hoggies in the bar. Super cute too! Men and women in there 80's and 90's (yeah seriously) getting up singing some Frank Sinatra, Old blue grass and some pop hits from the 70's. FUN! Lets just call this a rest day.
Tuesday however was our OWS with Juno. The ocean was too rocky and apparently the purple flag means sea life is lurking around, therefore we headed to Juno's house to swim in her pool. Not going to lie I liked that idea better! I learned even more area's of my swimming that I needed to fix. My breathing has been the biggest issue for me but I really got to pay attention to my chin and head posture. It defiantly makes a difference but I wont get any better if I don't get my breathing down pat! What was encouraging though was hearing how the other ladies improved. I thought, yup that's going to be me soon. I am going to improve and i'm going to get better. Seeing how relaxed they were in the water and calm it was inspiring. Juno decided to do some drills to prepare us when other competitors barrel down at us. Apparently our goggles might come off??? WTH? 😟So she showed the girls how to put those back on in resistances like that. She also completed some drills in situations where someone might swim over us..grab our legs...push us down..( Lord help me) get kicked etc...(and i'm still doing this?) better be prepared than sunk they say!😝 It was a great night for sure. I really enjoyed myself!! I put into practice a lot of the calming techniques she showed me along with some of the techniques Katie had instructed me on Sunday. I left knowing that I was going to swim each day even if it was on my own. So that's what I did, I went straight to the Aquatic Center and signed up! I made a plan to come out the next morning and practice some drills.
Wednesday....Oh Wednesday! SO...MY MORNING SUCKED! IT SUCKED MONKEYS 🐒 ! I walked into the Aquatic center feeling good. I was ready! (Imagine the walk John Travolta did to the song staying alive by the beejees) Yes i'm too young to know that song that's why I spelled their name wrong LOL. (I actually love that song) I sign in and walk towards the pool. So i don't think my eyes could get any bigger than it did. The pool was huge...I mean Olympic huge 50 meters I believe. oh and of-course people were there getting their lessons on... lots of people. So immediately I was like oh lord I have to swim with all these people watching? ugh! I warmed up and got in my lane, the water being cold was the least of my issues. I started to swim and immediately stopped and held on to the the sides. My confidence slowly sinked to the pit of my stomach. I couldn't do the laps! I swam back and fourth twice stopping multiple times then got out. I felt as if I was being judged and I wasn't. I left the center feeling defeated but placed in my mind that I needed to figure this entire technique out. My breathing was my biggest issue.I became determined.
Thursday rolled around and it has now become apart of my routine to do some long runs on Thursday with the running group im apart of. I was so thankful Huiana tagged along for the run. I was so slow that morning we paced I believe at 10:30 the entire time, even dropping off to 11 min per mile. It was humid and my body was beat. So we jogged the 6 miles and afterwards I felt great. Through out the day I thought of my up coming swim later in the evening. I knew I had to figure this out. My breathing in and out the water was my initial issue. I knew if I didn't get this together tonight I would have some issues. So we all met at the Deerfield Beach Pool, once again the size of the pool freaked me out.I thought ugh, I have to swim this...again?! I immediately cleared my thoughts and told myself to get it together! June took some time to coach us. She specialized in various calming techniques and preventative measures to prepare us for the swim. When I initially got in the water I messed up and swam on my back for the first swim.When I got to the wall I immediately said to myself "No more back swims" I kid you not as soon as I figured breathing on one side was better for me than doing both I was fine. I was able to swim back and fourth with ease! I didn't stop and I felt more confident and proud of my self. I finally figured it out! This by far is the best feeling through out this entire training because it was the one portion I feared failing.
***Now does anyone experience the feeling of consistently being in the water? I literally smell and taste chlorine. Even as I sit here I feel like I'm in the pool or near it...weird!****
Friday was my day off I chose to relax and take it easy. A group of my co-workers decided to hangout after work and catch a play called Girls only?! It was pretty funny and cute! However all I could think about was getting enough sleep in order to run with my group at 5 am followed by an OWS training at the beach. So I felt...ok during my 6+mile run. I had an incredible group running with me but I seemed to be the last one in the back. My endurance has not been the same,I slow down and fatigue very easily. As i'm running i'm thinking of possible issues that could be the problem. I've been training and doing speed work, why can't my pace increase on my runs? Why am I so slow? it's so discouraging! I completed the run and I felt great. I headed home to quickly shower and prepare for the OWS hosted by Rich. I have to say, I was freaked out in the beginning. The water was choppy, lots of waves. Remember I was never an ocean swimmer! I pretty much said to myself how will i do this? How can I swim in this today? Rich immediately saw the issues I was having and provided some much needed advice. He said not to think so much about the chaos but understand the ocean is our friends. Not to freak out about it, but just swim. So I did, I kept on stopping to adjust my body and my breathing techniques but I tried it. I got out and rich got back in with me again. This time to help me with my form. Towards the last portion of our session I finally swam without stopping. Why? He threatened me with burpees. Ok...Ok for those of you who don't know me I hate freaking burpees!!! Motivated the heck out of me to just relax and take it easy, so I did and boy was I happy!
It's amazing what we put our minds to can be accomplished! I'm excited but seriously not looking forward to the lake swim! People have said too often nonchalantly " oh just take some pepto to kill anything that you swallow" or "if there is an alligator in the lake, there are so many people it will just sit at the bottom" oh and "if something brushes against you just swim on your back and start singing" I mean come on!!!! WHAT IN THE WORLD!! I understand that they "clear" out the water etc... but this is crazy! I honestly can't believe i'm doing this in a lake. May God be with me!
(As if people all over the world is actually seeing this)
Here it is Week 7!! I cannot believe I am at week 7 and didn't bail! Honestly I don't think I would, I have come to not only respect triathletes but the sport in general. Being apart of this amazing community has opened my eyes in such a way that I've continued to be inspired to keep on moving. Some exciting things happened this week. Some events more embarrassing than others but I am one who's not afraid to get embarrassed. I mean think about it I shall be forever remembered in those moments. Just in case some of you were wondering, my son is still sleeping, eating and playing video games. He was supposed to be off to Atlanta but that didn't happen. So guess who's going to start waking up early to get his hours in???YUP My lazy teen that's who! 1 more year Jesus 1 more year...
So Monday was a great day. I felt great after my OTF workout and was pretty light at work. A friend of ours had a going away party at a karaoke bar. I have to say, it was so much fun. Did this girl get up to sing on stage??? The hell she didn't! Not me! one day I'll be just as brave as the old hoggies in the bar. Super cute too! Men and women in there 80's and 90's (yeah seriously) getting up singing some Frank Sinatra, Old blue grass and some pop hits from the 70's. FUN! Lets just call this a rest day.
Tuesday however was our OWS with Juno. The ocean was too rocky and apparently the purple flag means sea life is lurking around, therefore we headed to Juno's house to swim in her pool. Not going to lie I liked that idea better! I learned even more area's of my swimming that I needed to fix. My breathing has been the biggest issue for me but I really got to pay attention to my chin and head posture. It defiantly makes a difference but I wont get any better if I don't get my breathing down pat! What was encouraging though was hearing how the other ladies improved. I thought, yup that's going to be me soon. I am going to improve and i'm going to get better. Seeing how relaxed they were in the water and calm it was inspiring. Juno decided to do some drills to prepare us when other competitors barrel down at us. Apparently our goggles might come off??? WTH? 😟So she showed the girls how to put those back on in resistances like that. She also completed some drills in situations where someone might swim over us..grab our legs...push us down..( Lord help me) get kicked etc...(and i'm still doing this?) better be prepared than sunk they say!😝 It was a great night for sure. I really enjoyed myself!! I put into practice a lot of the calming techniques she showed me along with some of the techniques Katie had instructed me on Sunday. I left knowing that I was going to swim each day even if it was on my own. So that's what I did, I went straight to the Aquatic Center and signed up! I made a plan to come out the next morning and practice some drills.
Wednesday....Oh Wednesday! SO...MY MORNING SUCKED! IT SUCKED MONKEYS 🐒 ! I walked into the Aquatic center feeling good. I was ready! (Imagine the walk John Travolta did to the song staying alive by the beejees) Yes i'm too young to know that song that's why I spelled their name wrong LOL. (I actually love that song) I sign in and walk towards the pool. So i don't think my eyes could get any bigger than it did. The pool was huge...I mean Olympic huge 50 meters I believe. oh and of-course people were there getting their lessons on... lots of people. So immediately I was like oh lord I have to swim with all these people watching? ugh! I warmed up and got in my lane, the water being cold was the least of my issues. I started to swim and immediately stopped and held on to the the sides. My confidence slowly sinked to the pit of my stomach. I couldn't do the laps! I swam back and fourth twice stopping multiple times then got out. I felt as if I was being judged and I wasn't. I left the center feeling defeated but placed in my mind that I needed to figure this entire technique out. My breathing was my biggest issue.I became determined.
Thursday rolled around and it has now become apart of my routine to do some long runs on Thursday with the running group im apart of. I was so thankful Huiana tagged along for the run. I was so slow that morning we paced I believe at 10:30 the entire time, even dropping off to 11 min per mile. It was humid and my body was beat. So we jogged the 6 miles and afterwards I felt great. Through out the day I thought of my up coming swim later in the evening. I knew I had to figure this out. My breathing in and out the water was my initial issue. I knew if I didn't get this together tonight I would have some issues. So we all met at the Deerfield Beach Pool, once again the size of the pool freaked me out.I thought ugh, I have to swim this...again?! I immediately cleared my thoughts and told myself to get it together! June took some time to coach us. She specialized in various calming techniques and preventative measures to prepare us for the swim. When I initially got in the water I messed up and swam on my back for the first swim.When I got to the wall I immediately said to myself "No more back swims" I kid you not as soon as I figured breathing on one side was better for me than doing both I was fine. I was able to swim back and fourth with ease! I didn't stop and I felt more confident and proud of my self. I finally figured it out! This by far is the best feeling through out this entire training because it was the one portion I feared failing.
***Now does anyone experience the feeling of consistently being in the water? I literally smell and taste chlorine. Even as I sit here I feel like I'm in the pool or near it...weird!****
Friday was my day off I chose to relax and take it easy. A group of my co-workers decided to hangout after work and catch a play called Girls only?! It was pretty funny and cute! However all I could think about was getting enough sleep in order to run with my group at 5 am followed by an OWS training at the beach. So I felt...ok during my 6+mile run. I had an incredible group running with me but I seemed to be the last one in the back. My endurance has not been the same,I slow down and fatigue very easily. As i'm running i'm thinking of possible issues that could be the problem. I've been training and doing speed work, why can't my pace increase on my runs? Why am I so slow? it's so discouraging! I completed the run and I felt great. I headed home to quickly shower and prepare for the OWS hosted by Rich. I have to say, I was freaked out in the beginning. The water was choppy, lots of waves. Remember I was never an ocean swimmer! I pretty much said to myself how will i do this? How can I swim in this today? Rich immediately saw the issues I was having and provided some much needed advice. He said not to think so much about the chaos but understand the ocean is our friends. Not to freak out about it, but just swim. So I did, I kept on stopping to adjust my body and my breathing techniques but I tried it. I got out and rich got back in with me again. This time to help me with my form. Towards the last portion of our session I finally swam without stopping. Why? He threatened me with burpees. Ok...Ok for those of you who don't know me I hate freaking burpees!!! Motivated the heck out of me to just relax and take it easy, so I did and boy was I happy!
It's amazing what we put our minds to can be accomplished! I'm excited but seriously not looking forward to the lake swim! People have said too often nonchalantly " oh just take some pepto to kill anything that you swallow" or "if there is an alligator in the lake, there are so many people it will just sit at the bottom" oh and "if something brushes against you just swim on your back and start singing" I mean come on!!!! WHAT IN THE WORLD!! I understand that they "clear" out the water etc... but this is crazy! I honestly can't believe i'm doing this in a lake. May God be with me!
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