SubscribeMore precisely, “Swimming like a fish who has trouble breathing.” Or, “Swimming like a fish who gets tired really quickly.” It is a little know fact, but not all fish are good swimmers. Some fish start off pretty good for a couple laps, and then wear out. Others just find a spot a wait for food to float by their mouth. At this point, I’ve got a lot in common with that kind of fish.
As expected, swimming is the hard part of this triathlon training. It is getting better, by degrees. Tonight was the group swim at PSU’s Stott Center. I was able to swim enough that I actually have tired muscles, which is a nice improvement. The previous 2 weeks, I spent more time at the ends of the pool recovering. Waiting for my breathing & heart rate to return to close to normal. And waiting for my nerve to build up. There was still a fair amount of lengthy, um, pauses, but shorter than last week. I believe, in my head, that the training is going to work out in the end. It’s just hard to believe that I’ll be able to improve from swimming 25 m at once to swimming 1500 m at once.
The post swim sushi was easily the most enjoyable part of the evening 
by Dena, on February 9 2010 @ 5:44 am
I would be a great swimmer if I could breathe underwater.