Wow Sue! A mile and no face in the water?

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Correct. I don't like to put my face in the water because my eyes get

inflamed etc. Some years ago, I decided I was not going to deny myself the

pleasure of swimming because I don't like to put my face in the water. I

figured that was how they USED to swim years ago (for example, the trudgeon

was done - in the 1920's no face in the water). So I weight trained my

upper body and trained in swimming and voila. That is kind of the reason I

came in last in my age group in that meet - because I did it all with my

head out of water and everyone else was swimming the regular way.

And I already DO look like Arnold... *LOLOL*

Sue

To Danskin or Not to Danskin

> > >

> > >

> > > I am going to do the Danskin. I'm nervous, but what's the

> > point if

> > > you

> > don't

> > > challenge yourself? I'm swimming every day up until I leave for

> > > Norway

> > on

> > > the 27th, and getting two a days in when I can. I know

> > there are swim

> > > angels...and I'm working on my breast so I can alternate crawl and

> > breast

> > > for sighting, and also sighting on my back just in case I get the

> > > " Oh

> > no! I

> > > can't put my face in the water " problem again. Tomorrow night I'm

> > > going

> > out

> > > to swim the lake we'll be doing the Danskin in. A great friend is

> > helping

> > > me. She's swam with me twice so far. Monday she took me

> > out into the

> > middle

> > > of a lake (ack) and we jsut worked on being comfortable

> > out there and

> > > trusting that our bodies would hold us up. Last night we worked on

> > strokes

> > > and being more efficient. Tomorrow night we'll swim Lake

> > Washington.

> > (Well

> > > not the ENTIRE lake, I mean come on.)

> > >

> > > I got my placements:

> > >

> > > Swim: 109/109 (no surprise there)

> > > Bike: 83/109 (kind of surprised. I obviously did better

> > than I thought I

> > > did, although my avg. pace was only 13.7 mph)

> > > Run: 39/109 (kicked some SERIOUS booty on the run...woo hooo)

> > >

> > > My goal for Danskin is to remember why I'm doing it,

> > relax and not

> > > panic

> > in

> > > the water, and come out feeling victorious. My goal for

> > next year is

> > > to

> > hit

> > > some personal bests. Between now and next year I plan to take a

> > > Masters

> > Swim

> > > class and get a better bike. I also want to do the Seattle to

> > > Portland

> > Bike

> > > Ride next year.

> > >

> > > So I'm feeling GREAT! I swam 1000 meters this morning

> > without stopping,

> > > touching, or using the walls in the pool at all. I could have kept

> > going,

> > > although my delts, tris, and pecs are all VERY sore (must

> > take aspirin

> > > before going to work). I wasn't elegant because I actually

> > > intentionally

> > did

> > > some work on dunking deep and bringing myself back up, swimming

> > > blind

> > and

> > > only opening my eyes above water, moving between breast and crawl

> > > and

> > then

> > > crawl and breast. I'm sure the lifeguard thought I was nuts out

> > > there,

> > but I

> > > figure the more I can simulate things that MIGHT happen

> > on the swim, the

> > > better prepared I'll be.

> > >

> > > I also concentrated a LOT on singing music that soothes

> > my soul (in

> > > my

> > head,

> > > of course), rolled a few bible verses that soothe me

> > through my head, as

> > > well as a few sayings, said a lot of gratitude prayers (I

> > still LOVE

> > that

> > > idea) and a lot of prayers for people I care about.

> > >

> > > Danskin here I come!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'

> > > Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

> > > Career and Technology Educator

> > > www.teechur.com

> > > www.msteechur.com

> > > -The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful

> > > person

> > will

> > > not.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >