The Journey has begun ...

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step ...
Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzuChinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)

I did it!

Arrived at the pool at about 3:30 pm. All lanes were full - mostly of older guys - one had someone wo was working w fins & paddles. I guess they have all afternoon to workout/swim. As I watched some of the older guys, I became very appreciative of my coach's input from the last year and a half that has improved my swim!

As I waited on deck, the thought of sharing a narrow lap lane was not great and it was looking bleak in terms of having a nice workout when one gentleman offered me his lane. No time like the 'NOW' - that is all there is.

The first 200 yards felt horrible. All I could think was that I was going to drop like a rock to the bottom of the lap pool. It was tough, but I gutted through the warm up and moved into the drills.

Midway through, I looked over at the guy in the next lane as he was finishing up. It was one of the guys from my tri club! The guy w. zoomers and paddles - he's finished several IM events and is a hammer on the bike & run. Wow.

We chatted a bit until some other swimmers asked if we were done. Back to work! I was amazed that the lap pool emptied out - I guess some people only need 15 minutes of swimming or I'd timed it right! Continued to fill 70 minutes and complete 1750 yards. Not stellar, considering that there are 4 224 yards in an IM swim! However, it is a start.

I slept very soundly last night, in spite of stiff shoulders. A visit to my incredible chiropractor, Stacey Francis, should straighten things out (no pun intended). Fortunately, I planned it for tonight, just before tonight's turbo bike workout and transition run.

Until then ... ciao!