Inspiration

I was back in the pool all week this week. The first two days, I suffered from really stiff back muscles. So, I kept the yardage low and swam slow. Yesterday, I was back at practice. I got there about 30 minutes early, and put an easy 1000 in to get warmed up. I completed the workout with a couple of substitutions just fine. I ended up with over 2500. I found that the longer I worked, the looser my back muscles became. My back feels great today! I'm glad that I'm finally to the other side of this. Now, hopefully, I can work on training for our first meet, which is November 21st. I plan on swimming the 100 and 50 back.

I got the link for this video this morning. It's just the inspiration I needed for my training.

Fall Swim Practice

Our team practice starts today at 4:30 p.m. I'm already having a case of anxiety. We only have 2 lanes for the whole team, and that makes me nervous. I worry that I won't swim fast enough for the others, and I know with the anxiety today that I'm not EVEN trying the flip turns!! Open turns, here I come!! Anyway it was such short notice, that I may be the only one there. It may not even be an issue today. Our coach, Erica has seen me swim many times, so I should do fine with her. I do have my video camera today to video any teammates' strokes, if they need it. This should be interesting and hopefully fun by the end. Here's to fingers crossed and thinking good thoughts!!