And so it starts, another school year. In July. Last day in June, first day in July. Not even one month left unblemished by work. Ah, to relive the days wherein summer vacation began before Memorial Day and lasted until after Labor Day. Oh, the injustice of it all.....
I guess it's best to embrace it. And I will. I am excited to get the year underway if only to see what the upcoming cross-country season has in store. This will be my third year coaching here and my first as head coach. I have a solid group of boys who will now be juniors, so it's my opportunity...finally....to really get back into coaching the way I feel most comfortable. Pair the experience of the runners with my new-found freedom to be the type of coach I am most accustomed to being, and I'm ready to get rolllin'. They ain't gonna know what him 'em!
I have truly been enjoying swimming, and I'm continuing to see improvements both in my stroke and in my speed. Don't get all excited, I'm still painfully slow, but I DID swim a mile straight this weekend. I didn't time myself as I didn't want to set myself up to just be disappointed that I didn't do it as fast as I thought I should have. Instead, I began at the same time as the aqua Zumba class, simply hoping to finish before they did....giving myself an hour. I did it, so I felt successful! It's interesting that the longer I swim during a workout, the more I notice little idiosyncrasies in my stroke, my glide, or my breathing. I feel more comfortable the longer I swim, kind of like running. And, just as in running, there reaches a distance where it turns from comfort to pain. Right now, that's around 1200 meters for me. However, it's all in the "not quitting" where the progress is made. Just like during a training run, pushing past that limit is where the good stuff is. And that bit of pushing on Saturday made masters swim much easier this morning. I'm getting better...and I'm downright giddy about it! |
| Just....Keep....Swimming! |
See you on the road!
2 comments:
It's crazy to think that school's starting back up. I feel for you teachers!!! :(
Yay for the swimming. I'm painfully slow too, but I enjoy it so that's all that matters!
I know, Colleen. It disappeared right before my eyes :(
Hope things are getting better for you, and I'm so very sorry about your grandfather. I was extremely close to my gramps, too, so I can feel your sadness.
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