Swim, bike, run another day

For personal reasons at this time my July tri is or was just that a tri. But I do plan on trying to keep up with swimming, biking and running, but at this time I have left the training plan and need to take care of other matters.

sometimes you just go

There are times you just go and do it. It is not a matter of time concern, heart rate, distance and any factor, but if someone is willing to do a training day you take them up and go. So speed, heart rate and all that is thrown out the window, even if a one hour training ride day is just shy of two hours. So when an opportunity arises, jump on it.

It's all about finishing

I know I have talked a lot about swimming, but really it is all about finishing. I bike and run, even mix the two together and I feel fairly comfortable about those two events right now. By no means are they at first place times, but my goal is to finish, not first, but in order to that, I must complete the swim. Once I start swimming in Webster and get more comfortable, it will easier to add in biking and running into the swimming mix. If I'm unable to complete the first event, it will be impossible to finish. Swimming is first, than biking and last the run. I classify it is as the most dangerous to least with the ability finish by walking.

water levels

I have been patiently waiting for the pool to open so I do not need to drive an hour to drink chlorinated water. I still am amazed that the day after swimming if I'm running, I smell chlorine. It's not from my hair or that I did not shower good enough after swimming, it is from the intake. Remember my breathing, I'm a land animal. So after June 7 I will appreciate that I will not have to drive an hour, but just a couple of blocks. There have been reports that Webster pool loses large amounts of water, but nothing after I get in. No I don't do the cannon ball or belly flop any more, I'm to old for that. I slowly get in and get accustom to the water and temperature. The water stays in Webster, at least for awhile, but the level may even go down more. It's just my attempt at breathing. I call it the suck swim. As I swim I suck in the water along with a little air that gets into my lungs. But serious unless you are swimmer, get use to the taste of chlorine. I know a lot people would rather see me swimming in Blue Dog and knowing each time I leave the water, a good portion of the lake would go with me. I know one of these days I will need to head to open water, but don't worry I plan on bringing an experienced swimmer along, in a boat, with a life jacket, cell phone with ICE programmed in as well as emergency personnel.