Well, it didn't work out volunteering with the oil spill. It's a long story- see my other blog... but mostly, the oil has not made it to Pensacola yet- which is a good thing! I did have a nice little sunshine-y vacation though.
Now I am back in IL and trying to get back into the swimming habit!
Tonight I did the elliptical for 20 minutes going 1.5 miles and then swam.
Since I worked out before I went swimming.. I forgot something very important. MY POOL SHOES! I had to walk through the locker room and onto the pool deck barefoot. Ewww. I can't stand that. 10 years of competitive swimming has made me obsessds with this. When I see kids or other adults doing it, it makes me cringe- and tonight I had to do that "walk of shame." I had decided that I was just going to suck it up and still shower once I got out of the pool. That was until I fished a giant hairball out of my swimming lane. Double eww. I decided to shower at home to avoid the risk of getting hair on my toes.
Oh, and getting back into the pool felt very weird today. Just off- like I was pulling air and not really swimming. I hate those kind of days. It did get better the longer I swam though. Better luck tomorrow!
Total: 1500yds
500yd warm up
10 x 100s on the 2:15 alt 100 free with 25fr/25bk/25br pull/25 free
About Me
Hi! I'm Stacey... I have started swimming again. I swam competitively for 10 years- YMCA, high school, and then for 4 years in college at Grand Valley State University. I really have not been in the pool all that much since my last college season ended (tear) in Feb 2004. I love swimming. I always have, and I always will. I feel a special "oneness" with the water. It is both a stress release and a challenge. In its basic form, swimming is pure joy for me. However, over the years, unachievable goals, disappointments, and health problems would sometimes get in the way. Despite my love of the water- the way you can sometimes feel every little water droplet when you push off of the wall (the best feeling in the world)!, I have had a hard time getting back into the pool and sticking with it. I know that in recent years, my life has been missing something. I am pretty sure that something is the smell of chlorine! So, I am going to try again, and I am using this blog as a form of accountability! My goal will be to participate in an open water race this year.
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