Well a new year has begun and life will be more chaotic than ever. During the day I look after my two beautiful girls while my wife is at work. My oldest daughter is in French immersion in the afternoons so that give me a few hours with just my 3yr old. At 4pm my wife comes home from work, we tag in the hallway and it’s my turn to go off to my real job. On a good night I could be home by 11pm, but on most nights it’s around 1am. Let the chaos begin! Kids are up at 6, wife makes coffee, I get up after a “full” night’s sleep…LOL…ahem…and she leaves with a smile wishing me luck everyday. Somewhere in there I’m going to have to fit in my training.
We have about a foot of snow right now so riding outside is nearly impossible…I’ve been running some, but its more like skating than running…Swimming has not been a challenge at all…I mean getting there not being a challenge…the actual swimming has been less than medal performance. It’s a funny thing swimming. I’ve run a 36 minute 10k, attempted a 3:15 Boston marathon qualifier (finished in 3:54….broke my big toe on the baby gate a few weeks before the race), climbed countless miles on my mountain bike…ridden hundreds of kilometers (indoor and out) on my black Cannondale tri bike…and can’t seem to make it across the stupid pool without my heart rate reaching maximum within 50m! I’ve read all there is to read online…I’ve bought all the books one can by….I’ve done drill after drill but I still can’t seem to get to the air….maybe I expect to much too soon. I’ve only been swimming for 2 months and still get passed by the 4 ½ foot tall 12 year old school girl in the slow lane. Kidding, she’s at least 14. Oh well I know that if I stick with it, it will come. I have to remember that swimming is more related to golf and tennis than it is to running and biking. So watch out all you slow laners…I intend to kick some 12 year old girl butt…I mean 14 year old…
We have about a foot of snow right now so riding outside is nearly impossible…I’ve been running some, but its more like skating than running…Swimming has not been a challenge at all…I mean getting there not being a challenge…the actual swimming has been less than medal performance. It’s a funny thing swimming. I’ve run a 36 minute 10k, attempted a 3:15 Boston marathon qualifier (finished in 3:54….broke my big toe on the baby gate a few weeks before the race), climbed countless miles on my mountain bike…ridden hundreds of kilometers (indoor and out) on my black Cannondale tri bike…and can’t seem to make it across the stupid pool without my heart rate reaching maximum within 50m! I’ve read all there is to read online…I’ve bought all the books one can by….I’ve done drill after drill but I still can’t seem to get to the air….maybe I expect to much too soon. I’ve only been swimming for 2 months and still get passed by the 4 ½ foot tall 12 year old school girl in the slow lane. Kidding, she’s at least 14. Oh well I know that if I stick with it, it will come. I have to remember that swimming is more related to golf and tennis than it is to running and biking. So watch out all you slow laners…I intend to kick some 12 year old girl butt…I mean 14 year old…
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