Swimming without the peanut.
For all the bitching and moaning I've done about Peanut lately... I realise swimming with him is SO much easier, than to swim without him.
Asides he's kinda become like part of the family:
This morning I did 750mtrs with peanut, and 750mts sans peanut.
Sans peanut = sucks, or very hard - take your pick.
So here I am thinking would it be?:
1. embarassing
2. cheating
3. appropriate
... for me to wear floaties during my first triathlon race.... humpf.
Well firstly it would not be the MOST embarrasing thing to ever happen to me, I am all over embarrasing myself, especially in public & definitely during an event where there are LOTs of peeps. Secondly, cheating? really... yeah, well probably! Thirdly, appropriate? well yes if you have a swimming ability of a near one year old**... which if, this morning's performance (?) is any kinda indication, that's about where I am at.
** I might add here that none of my three kidlets have ever had floaties, so that takes me back to point 1, embarrassing... yes probably - if your kids never wore them, and you are thinking about it, that's perhaps a little embarrassing!
This mornings workout again reinforced that certain things are just MEANT to be... like me having to swim with peanut... and working up my strength and ability.
If I had just hopped into the pool and tried to crack out a 1.5km workout straight up... hello there lung on the floor right there at my feet. OUCH!
So YEAH to the whole taking-the-good-with-the-bad, seeing challenges as blessings and appreciating all that the universe is trying to teach me.
Life is very very good!
Oh, and once my injury is cured enough to enable me to do so, I've been challenged to do a swim with my ankles strapped, and using these. Far OUT. That's gonna hurt!! Like buggery!
There are a few ideas for drills here and here that you may enjoy.
Love out
Bxo
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