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November 17, 2008
LCM
Geez. As expected masters practice kicked my butt this morning! It was great though. Oddly enough, I've always felt that after getting OUT of shape, getting in shape again is pretty fun. Yes you are sore but you just keep improving! Things get easier and you get faster each time out. That's good stuff.
Let it be known - I surely did get out of shape!
Nevertheless, my lane made me lead at masters this morning! That's just not fair. I pleaded and told them of my lack of swimming for the past 3 weeks but they didn't seem to care. I was so ready to hide in the back of the lane and just hang on for the ride. Not happening this morning though. I had to work hard AND do math! It all turned out okay though and in the end we hit all the intervals (although someone had to take over the lead on the last 4x100 because I was dying fast... :)
I was excited to see the pool set up this morning for LCM! And I was just excited to be back at masters. I can't get enough of this stuff. I often wonder what it would be like to have someone to train with ALL the time, like those pro triathletes that train together in camps. But I'm guessing there is also some benefit to toughing it out on your own sometimes too. Just you and you and nobody to hide behind. Regardless, I still do like training with people on occassion!
And now it's time for bed. The alarm will be going off early tomorrow!
Posted by beth at November 17, 2008 9:20 PM
Comments
I love having people to train with, but sometimes it is nice to do your own thing too.
Great job getting back in the pool and leading you're lane!
Posted by: maija at November 18, 2008 5:35 PM
Glad you are better and going after it in the water! I despise LCM, so happy that some people like it. :)
Posted by: Laurie at November 19, 2008 10:41 AM
Yeah, it is good to train on your own and at times with people. I did almost all my swim training on my own leading up to IM Lou and had my best swim ever. There are positives and negatives to solo training though. Great job getting up early for LCM. It takes dedication for sure ;-)
Posted by: at November 19, 2008 3:38 PM