HEY SWIMMING!
Ya you, I’m talking to you.
No, not that other guy. I like cycling, I love running and they’ve both been fairly decent to me.
I want to talk to YOU because you and I, we’re having issues.
I don’t get you, seriously, WTF man? You and I both know that our relationship is still new and we started out slow. I gave you time to grow on me, got special gear for you, and even shoved my oversized head into too small of caps for you. I’ve been hitting the pool more often than ever and by this point in the game, I was hoping you could reciprocate some of the love?
I’m not asking for Michael Phelps-like performance. I’m realistic. But at least we could be moving our relationship in the FORWARD direction. When I plug my data into Training Peaks and it spits out such hateful and negative paces, I seriously want to kick you in the knees.
So what gives? I know I’m not a fast swimmer and it’s likely due to my gangly chicken arms, but for the love of all that’s wet, can we puh-leez just get past this swimming hump and produce some semblance of paces that we had last season.
Yours truly,
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Swimming is the number one deterrent for triathlon.
Not for me. Biking is super intimidating, and then there’s the cost factor of having to buy a bike. But then again, I was a competitive swimming from my childhood through high school.
Ya, if you have the swimming background, you’re golden. If not, you end up writing posts like these 😉
Haha, great post!
How do you manage to keep your ‘oversized head into too small caps’? I’ve just started swimming again and find that my cap keeps working its way off my head – frustrating and stupid looking, and I can’t figure out how to keep it on!
You know, I haven’t really mastered that one either but I do wear a long hair swim cap (made by Speedo) which seems to help a bit!
I truly laughed out loud when I read this post. This is me and how I too feel about swimming. Everyone keeps saying it will get better. I call them….. liars. Eh, I guess we just keep going until we figure it out or drown!
Bahaha, glad someone else could relate. LIARS! 😉
I love this. First – I bought a swim cap for long hair – seem to fit my big head better than normal ones – just some food for thought.
Second – I had a hip injury from training last year and I ONLY could swim – no running or biking, but once I could start doing other things – I couldn’t find the same zealous for the pool. I wonder if there is some mental component there? Anyway it took me all fall and some of the winter, but I’m starting to LOVE the pool again. I bet you’ll turn the corner soon!
I have the long hair swim cap too!! I think that helps! And I definitely think a good portion of it is mental, especially when you don’t quite enjoy the pool 😉
Like I said to you yesterday on twitter, swimming does not offer a clear linear progression like running does. You don’t get out of it what you put into it, at least not in a 1:1 ratio like you do when you run more/harder. It takes a lot of time and a lot of work, so keep pushing through. I promise that, in a race, your confidence in your abilities is more important than your actual ability. Plus you’re a speedy runner and I’m pretty sure you’re a beast on the bike, so don’t worry about your swim speed too much!
Boy isn’t that the truth! I’ll keep on keepin’ on, but thanks for all of your support!
I can relate! At least it won’t take you 1 hour 50 minutes to complete your Ironman swim. 😉 YOU GOT THIS!
I LOVE swimming, but yeah, it can be a serious punk sometimes. That being said, I am hitting it today.
Right there with you sista!
Especially frustrating when you FINALLY have a positive swim…. and you think you are going to move up the food chain from prawn to at least a freaking guppy – then Mr. Swim reminds you who wears the pants in the relationship.
When you figure out the secret love potion to seeing fruits of your labor, let a fellow pal know ok? 😀
Ha! Stupid Mr. Swim and his pants-wearing!!
Competitive swimming became popular in the nineteenth century. The goal of competitive swimming is to constantly improve upon one’s time(s), or to beat the competitors in any given event. However, some professional swimmers who do not hold a national or world ranking are considered the best in regard to their technical skills. Typically, an athlete goes through a cycle of training in which the body is overloaded with work in the beginning and middle segments of the cycle, and then the workload is decreased in the final stage as the swimmer approaches the competition in which he or she is to compete in. This final stage is often referred to as “shave and taper”;’
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I can relate (it kept me from even doing a tri until last year!)! But, keep swimming! One day it will click and then, BAM!, you’ll be sailing through the water 🙂
Just trying to get some Erin speed 🙂
I could never figure out swimming. I think you’re doing amazingly well! Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing – it’s all very inspiring. Maybe I’ll write a slow-poke blog about my really poor running efforts.
Nothing is ever “really poor.” It’s just the start of the next adventure. Thanks for the kind words!
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