Since my last tri of 2006 in late October, I have swum a grand total of once until last night. Taking the break helped let some stuff going on in my back and hip ease up, plus the chlorine in those pools really aggravates my asthma and skin. In fact, I hadn’t been in a pool since perhaps August. Late season, I did all my swim training in open water.
Last night, after my post 5k run nap (I was pooped), I headed to the gym for that first swim back. I was a bit nervous about it. Would I be weak? Would I be slow? Would I remember my good form? Would it be any fun or would it just plain suck? I expected the worst and hoped for the best. I honestly expected it to suck.
I was pleasantly surprised. Of course my fitness was off, but I wasn’t all that slow. I felt smooth in the water. My technique was spot on– my catch, my flipturns, my streamline. As if I never stopped. It was just quite a bit more taxing to keep it up, but that will come back quickly. The important stuff is all there. Thank goodness…
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