Got up at 5am.
The original plan was to go to Crossfit and try and squeeze in a swim to get a feel for tonight. When I woke up, it dawned on me I could go for an early swim, forgo Crossfit for today and fit in a social visit with family before the big Tri 102 practice.
So there I was, thinking I was going to have to throw some 'bows to get a lane at the YMCA. It was peaceful. There were 3 others swimming at 5:45am (when I actually got in the pool). a couple others came and went but it was quiet. Once I got in my lane I did my drills(Thanks Lisi Bratcher!). After 35 minutes I decided to actually try to freestyle. I managed to get it going (ok... so it was 100m). Not as strong as 2 months ago, but I could do it. I'm interested to see how it all reconnects for tonight's swim. My Goal is to take it slow and easy. My Pace. I've been out of all sports for 2 months. I have to give myself permission to be tired or strong, make mistakes and relearn what was once tackled.
I got out at 45 minutes. That was long enough for this woman! I headed home to a very awake house. I made a quick breakfast of eggs and grabbed a banana, took my new GNC fish oil (never again - GROSS!) and headed up to the computer. After sitting down for 10 minutes, I knew I was exhausted. I set the kids up, laid down and took a nap... yes.. a nap at 7:30am -9:00am... like a baby... it felt good though. And I was off (though late) to the park where the kids road their bikes and played at the playground.
I've been tired through the day. It's been great to have family in town but fatigue in the beginning is tough. I know why I have given up goals in the past. Who likes feeling tired? Who likes feeling like it's going to hurt tomorrow? Not I. Alas, I want to live to see my great great great great grandbabies. I want to look good and feel good. I want to achieve goals set before me - until this year, I haven't had concrete goals in a long while. I want to succeed daily at making healthy and sound decisions for myself and my family.
The Tri 102 Class was interesting. First I forgot my goggles and a kind friend let me borrow his extra pair- SO GRATEFUL! The water at the "cement pond" at Aviation Challenge was questionable but chlorinated. It had a level of rocks and silt at the bottom with bats flying above our heads for ambiance. We started off learning the basics of treading water, talking about how to stay calm while waves or people distract you from your goal. We practiced adjusting and cleaning our goggles while treading. Basics, but I imagine if your goggles get knocked around in dirty water, it's something to feel comfortable with. It was followed by learning to sight. I didn't do too bad considering, my strokes are much shorter than others though.
Then it was on to freestyle 200m triangle (3 spots to learn to sight). I didn't have the confidence to freestyle 200ms. I think I "could of" but took the easy route and breast stroke. Part, because we were learning how to sight and I'm only "ok" at it and part because I could catch my breath. I think I talked about changing my breathing from inhale/exhale through the mouth to inhale through mouth, exhale through nose. It has made a huge difference but has been pretty deliberate. Last night it came naturally. GOOD NEWS. I was still winded though. I forgot to go my own pace. CRAP. I get excited and want to swim with the big kids and then I get tired and disappointed. That competitive nature in me WANTS to swim with the sharks. However, I'm a minnow.... at the moment.....
We were suppose to immediately go for a run... well... trying to hydrate all day caught up with me so I had to go potty... And this is where I had problems. When I wear my tri gear, I've been wearing my swim suit underneath. Security reasons I guess. Well, trying to get out of it fast to go potty wasn't happening. Tough, when you have to go. I guess I'll have to accept that Tri kit as my uniform and forgo the swimsuit next time, not worth the hassle.
After the potty incident, I hit the road. The course was a long the edge of the Cement Pond. I have no idea the distance, nothing too crazy. The first loop I felt strong. I was surprised. After being rattled from swimming and then fighting my swimsuit to go potty, it felt good. The second I was tired. I started walking 1/8 of the loop to catch my breath. I was so upset with myself for being so out of shape. I could DO this 2 months ago. Loop 3 I finally got myself together. I felt great! I was reminded that I couldn't even do this much 6 months ago - I have made a little progress. I still walked a spot here and there but I felt so much better. Loop 4 I felt strong. When it can to the sprint (there was a part where we had to run a little faster each time we looped) I felt like I had a little gas to give.... After that I just shut down. Not sure the deal - I got to the end and I walked it. NO REASON.... when people started running to the finish, it dawned on me I should be sprinting to the end, not walking a cool down! I totally went back to my old habits of not pushing myself. GRRR.... After beating myself up a moment, I remembered, again, this is a new adventure and I'm making more changes than just moving - I'm breaking habits and beliefs I've had my whole life... I am literally shocking my system - my automatic pilot still says, "Take it easy! Don't push yourself too hard!". And while those are sound words in the past, in THIS situation, I want to push myself into a place I've never been. Here's too a new world!
After a run we did stretching. OMG. Our Instructor is amazing! Apart from giving clear cut instructions I could understand when I couldn't see her, she was fighting with the volume of a group of Japanese students, coming in from their swim and a group of kids being trained to "follow the line" (one kid asked for a drink of water and the militant leader said, "no!") Between the echo of the canopy and the volume at which the other groups were speaking, she was AMAZING! We ran though lower body, upper body and full body stretches ( I hope I can remember a few of them! I felt great when I got home!).
I didn't stay after for social time as it's our anniversary- 8 years of marriage - we made it! Not that we did anything out of the ordinary. Food (I hadn't eaten since noon - maybe that's why I got tired?), laundry (the silt from the lake was in every bit of tri gear I had), shower, and then in bed. I got home at 8:30pm and was sleeping by 10pm. No joke. I was exhausted from the day.
Here's to another great day of training!
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