I have been having a hard time sleeping lately. I just can't seem to get to bed at a decent hour, or I can't stay asleep, general insomnia issues. I'm fine if I take Tylenol PM, but I don't like to do that too much. This morning I completely missed my first appointment because I overslept. This did not start my day out on a good foot.
One thing that was pretty positive to note however was that my legs feel pretty good; better than they normally do after a run. I'm thinking the biking first actually was really good for me!
I packed my swim stuff last night and did remember to grab my gym bag. (I failed to bring my ipod for work, and didn't know where I put my regular set of keys.) I was a little worried about how I was going to get into the gym, since it's key-card access only. I had a workaround all figured out but then I found my keys in my gym bag! Crisis averted.
This was my first time in the pool where the purpose was to actually swim and not just cool down from sunbathing. Bought a new silicone swim cap, and new goggles too. I was hoping these items would help me magically be able to swim laps, but alas this was not true. I don't know how many times I actually managed to make it back and forth in the 30 minutes I stayed in the pool. I do know it got my heart beat going, even though I don't yet have a HR monitor, as I had to stop for a bit until I could catch my breath several times. Some laps I did freestyle, and some were breast-stroke, or doggy paddling to get from one end to the other. I was really grateful there weren't many people around to see me splashing and gasping like a fish out of water.
There's a swim workshop I would dearly love to do next weekend, but it's $500! At the moment I can think of better things to be doing with my money than that. I am contemplating getting the swim dvd, drill cards, and book package though. I'm also hoping to maybe get some cheap swim lessons from one of the students, or maybe the swim coach can help me out at least once or twice.
There are so many areas I need to work on before July. On the one hand, isn't that what this process is all about? On the other, it's so discouraging to be starting from zero for everything. I need to watch more of those inspiring Iron Man competitions; if amputees and legally blind people can do this I need to suck it up and stop whining!
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My local library has a copy of the Total Immersion book and DVD. It's ok, but you really need a swimming partner to get the most out of it. That's true of a lot of drills, actually, particularly things like swim golf.
Good luck with your training, it sounds like you have a really good training plan.
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