Posts Tagged With: training
Getting Stronger
It’s crept up on me, this “getting in shape” thing. My body is kind of odd. It gets stronger, develops more stamina, feels a bit firmer, but clings to its poundage like nobody’s business. When I went to the doctor a few weeks ago to have my shoulder looked at, the scale jeered at me [...]
Bike Morning
My alarm clock broke last night. That is, as I was setting it for the time I wanted to get up this morning, the button that advances the minutes forward quit working at :23. I wanted to get up at 5:15; 5:23 would be too late, so I ended up setting the alarm for 4:23. [...]
Up And Downs
Went for my first morning swim at the reservoir today. Got there around 8 am. Wanted to get there earlier, but it just didn’t work out. Swam 2 “laps” of my chosen distance, maybe 20 or so minutes in the water. The ups: 1. Getting dressed is not such a pain and I’m getting more [...]
Hurdle Cleared
Yesterday, I took the plunge. Had the wetsuits for a week, so I had to work up the guts and finally get into the reservoir also known as Lake Pueblo. After work, we took off to the place where friend Peggy showed us. Unfortunately, that particular place was full of afternoon fisher folk; not a [...]
Thursdays
Thursday has always been my favorite day of the week. I’m not sure why that is. When I was working a regular work week, with weekends off, I think it was because it was close enough to the weekend to see it, without the frantic feel that Friday in an office often had with too [...]
Learning Curve
Well, the open water swim was good, but not as good as I had hoped. However, I learned a TON of stuff, and that is a big thing. First of all, even though I had a hard time finding it, the facility is wonderful. The lake was clean (as far as lakes go), small and [...]
First Swim
I’d forgotten. I’d forgotten how much I love the feeling of sliding (splashing) into the water, letting it close over my head, the muffled sounds of everything else in life going soft and padded. I’d forgotten how much I love the buoyant feel of being supported by the water, the way I feel weightless, not [...]
Winner – week of 04/30/12!
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