Another "tri" day

So I rode and ran this morning and then headed out to my swim lesson. Another multisport day!

Today we started in the pool and worked on my stroke. A lot. It needs help admittedly, and we worked on it quite a bit. After about 40 minutes, we went outside and swam Thursday's course. This time I did it in 9:14. That's quite an improvement over last week. I tried really hard to concentrate on my stroke. I wasn't doing that great a job, as John stopped me in the middle to remind me to bring my left hand out of the water.

The good news is that I wasn't worrying about finishing the course, and I wasn't worrying about being out in the water, although I did have fleeting thoughts about it that made me feel a little anxious. I kept telling myself that I was OK and to just keep swimming correctly and I would be fine.

John says that I've swam this course more than anyone else so I should be in great shape for Thursday. If I concentrate on my stroke I should have a great time, both a fun time and a fast time. If I don't think about my stroke, I am going to get sloppy and do things that will create drag which will make me more tired and slow me down even more and things will spiral down from there. It makes sense. I just hope I can put it into practice Thursday.

I also need to remind myself that not everyone who is doing this is an excellent swimmer. I may not be the worst of them. More than likely I'm going to be out there with the "weekend duffers" not with IronMen (IronMans?). It is going to be GREAT!

After everything, John and I sat down and looked at the schedule. We can only find time for another five lessons, so I signed up for that package and booked them. I never thought I'd say this, but I will be sad when the lessons are over. I am actually enjoying them!