One Mile Swim

I was originally going to try to run every other day.  With the return of the Pain I decided to give myself two days off.  That did the trick.  This morning I was back to baseline of 1) no pain when walking  2) no pain when jumping  3) no pain with pressure on Pain spot.  So I decided to go for a run!  Only 1.5 miles this time.  Partly because I was trying to be a Smart Comeback Runner, but also because I like getting to lap swim as soon as it opens to get a lane.  Once again, the 1.5 miles were pain free though I can tell I've lost a lot of endurance.

My swim today went really well.  I'm not sure what was different, but no seasickness!  I think it does have something to do with water in the ears because I didn't have the sensation of water falling into them nearly as much as I have recently.  As noted before, I once spent a summer swimming and running with the goal of swimming one mile.  Well, I did it again today (1.1 miles of swimming!).  I meant to do it before the triathlon and since the queasiness was absent figured this was a good day to get it done.

I also developed a rhythm for sighting.  I'm not sure if most people pull their whole head out of the water, but I find if I do that my body drops and I struggle.  So I have a rhythm where I breathe on the right, stroke, look forward with just my eyes above the water, stroke, breath on left.  I tried to close my eyes and do this every few sets of strokes.  I'm sure it'll be totally different on race day, but at least I have some sort of game plan to see where I'm going.

So I've definitely got the endurance to swim 400 yds.  For me it will be more of a mental challenge.  I can't freak out.  If I freak out it's over.  There are tons of things to freak out about (Can't touch the bottom!  Can't see the bottom!  Getting kicked in face!  The water's cold!) but I have to remain calm.

In regards to the debacle with the shirt, the manager has not gotten back to me (Boo!) so I went ahead and purchased it online.  I'll have to swing by the store sometime to return the original.  I will never buy anything again in the physical store, that's for sure!