I haven't done any form of exercise since the 8 mile with Galloway on Saturday. That was 5 days ago. OMG I can tell it. I was in recovery mode ever since Saturday. I needed the rest. My body needed the rest. I also had some thigh chaffing that results in bruises that have been very irritating and painful. Because they are in a place that does not see air, the healing will take forever.
Let's go on to tonight's bike ride. There was 2 options for the ride. Those who wants to do 2-3.8 mile loops, those who wanted to do 1 3.8 mile loop and those who wanted to do 1.8 mile loop. I opted for the 1 3.8 mile loop. I had done the same route last week and made it. I know I need the hill training. I'm told ramblin rose is hilly so I need all the hill training I can get in before may 18.
Every time I'm out with TIFL I see some new gadget on someone's bike. Last week it was a cool as ice iPhone bike holder. That's exactly what I need to let runkeeper run without any issue. I got a text message from amazon that mine had been delivered today. Now I need to get it mounted and take the bike for a spin.
We are off for our 1 loop. The loop is come until we get to Globe and we make a left and head down the hill. Downhill is awesome. I kept thinking about toy story 2 "ride like the wind bullseye" that's exactly what I was doing. I get scared that I'm going to fast so I am quick to hit my brakes. We make it to the dead end. You know what's next. What goes down must go back up. I make my way one pedal after another up "that hill". Karen, the TIFL mentor, who was riding with me talked to me about gears. I experimented with my gears being in 3 and using that to pedal and then going to 1 or 2 for the inclines and hills. I still get the adjustments backwards. I'm still learning. We make our way back around back to the parking lot. Karen tells me I have the option of going out for another loop or not. I chose not. I hung out with my other TIFL chicks who were doing loops in the parking lot. That was fine with me. I have survived another TIFL bike run. According to runkeeper it was over 4 miles. 5 more miles and I will be at the ramblin rose distance. Slow and steady I'm getting ready for Ramblin. I need to knock out rock on roll next month and then I can fully concentrate on ramblin all by itself.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
8 miles with Galloway winter training program
I've been MIA with Galloway since before myrtle beach. With 4 weeks left to rock n roll I know I need to get out there and get some miles in before race day. I signed up for rock n roll about a year out before the race. I was committed to the race way back in 2013. I mentioned to my partner in crime that we need to go out Saturday and get 8 miles in. She agreed. I would like to give a special shoutout to my partner in crime, Sharon "I don't take pictures and don't tag me on Facebook" Mincey.
We started out with the 14-15 minute pace group, the honey badgers. I love them to pieces. Of course I do what my body tells me and we started to fall behind them about a mile into the route. We ran the house creek trail from Fleet Feet on wade avenue. I tend to get in my head when it comes to races and training runs. I tend to stress over the distances and the hills. I knew from experience that this run was hilly. Last year another partner in crime and I took the same trail from Crabtree. When there's a sign that steep slope ahead you better believe that the sign is not just there for show. It's the REEL deal. That sign is on the trail a few times. Sharon hadn't been on the trail before so she kept saying "Jo where are we". :-)
That's what I do like about all these groups I've done. They expose you to trails and greenways and parts of wake & Durham county that I probably wouldn't have never seen. It's truly a sign that I've been around the running community for awhile because I kept running into fellow runners I know. Sharon said "dang Jo who don't you know" lol. There was one lady who yelled out "Johanna. I see you everywhere" I recognized that chick but I can't tell you her name to save my life. She was in Fit-Tastic that I do remember. We even ran into some TIFL mentors who were out doing their long run, 12 miles. Bless their hearts. I was so excited when we got to the crossed the street and you could see Mickey D's because I knew we were at CRABTREE baby, close to the turnaround. Sharon said "Jo I know where we are now" I told her we had been on this part of the greenway with Galloway by coming from the opposite side down from new balance. As we continues on the greenway, past Mickey D's we run into Meri Meri & the honey badgers. I told them "we must be going the right way since we found them". Sharon and I check our farming and we are close to 4 miles. We decide once we hit 4 miles, we are turning around.
Once we turn around, I tell Sharon we have to make a pit stop at Mickey D's because I have to GO GO :-)
After our pit stop, we head back. We are walking through the drive thru and Mickey D's employee who's out taking orders in the drive thru tell us "I need to join y'all" we tell her to come on but she is at work lol. We are back on house creek trail, slow and steady back to wade avenue. I'm beyond toast at this point. Just dragging through. Sharon says "Jo how we are going to celebrate when we get done" I replay "pancakes" she talks about what will go with them. She tells me to use that as my motivation to get through. I keep thinking about hot pancakes, bacon, eggs and hash brown. After 3 and half hours out on the greenway, we make it back to the parking lot. I tells Sharon "why is my car parked so far away". The very first thing I do when I get to my car is I strip out of my shoes and socks and put on my slides and pop the water bottle that I brought with me because I am way past dehydrated at this point. 8 miles is done and I'm sore and tired all over. Like Sharon said "Jo you're going to be so glad you did it" deep down I really am.
We started out with the 14-15 minute pace group, the honey badgers. I love them to pieces. Of course I do what my body tells me and we started to fall behind them about a mile into the route. We ran the house creek trail from Fleet Feet on wade avenue. I tend to get in my head when it comes to races and training runs. I tend to stress over the distances and the hills. I knew from experience that this run was hilly. Last year another partner in crime and I took the same trail from Crabtree. When there's a sign that steep slope ahead you better believe that the sign is not just there for show. It's the REEL deal. That sign is on the trail a few times. Sharon hadn't been on the trail before so she kept saying "Jo where are we". :-)
That's what I do like about all these groups I've done. They expose you to trails and greenways and parts of wake & Durham county that I probably wouldn't have never seen. It's truly a sign that I've been around the running community for awhile because I kept running into fellow runners I know. Sharon said "dang Jo who don't you know" lol. There was one lady who yelled out "Johanna. I see you everywhere" I recognized that chick but I can't tell you her name to save my life. She was in Fit-Tastic that I do remember. We even ran into some TIFL mentors who were out doing their long run, 12 miles. Bless their hearts. I was so excited when we got to the crossed the street and you could see Mickey D's because I knew we were at CRABTREE baby, close to the turnaround. Sharon said "Jo I know where we are now" I told her we had been on this part of the greenway with Galloway by coming from the opposite side down from new balance. As we continues on the greenway, past Mickey D's we run into Meri Meri & the honey badgers. I told them "we must be going the right way since we found them". Sharon and I check our farming and we are close to 4 miles. We decide once we hit 4 miles, we are turning around.
Once we turn around, I tell Sharon we have to make a pit stop at Mickey D's because I have to GO GO :-)
After our pit stop, we head back. We are walking through the drive thru and Mickey D's employee who's out taking orders in the drive thru tell us "I need to join y'all" we tell her to come on but she is at work lol. We are back on house creek trail, slow and steady back to wade avenue. I'm beyond toast at this point. Just dragging through. Sharon says "Jo how we are going to celebrate when we get done" I replay "pancakes" she talks about what will go with them. She tells me to use that as my motivation to get through. I keep thinking about hot pancakes, bacon, eggs and hash brown. After 3 and half hours out on the greenway, we make it back to the parking lot. I tells Sharon "why is my car parked so far away". The very first thing I do when I get to my car is I strip out of my shoes and socks and put on my slides and pop the water bottle that I brought with me because I am way past dehydrated at this point. 8 miles is done and I'm sore and tired all over. Like Sharon said "Jo you're going to be so glad you did it" deep down I really am.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
The coldest bike ride EVER
The temperate was in the 40s I believe. I had on a total of 4 layers. My top half was fine. It was my lower half that was ice ice cold. Even with the cycling gloves, my hands were cold as ice. This was my first bike ride with TIFL in brier creek. The ride started off great leaving the neighborhood and then we went up a slight incline. We hit globe and go down a hill. Did I mention I love downhill. What goes down must come up. O-M-G going back up that hill was the hardest part of the entire ride. The TIFL mentor whose name I do not remember at this time said to me "You've done a half marathon right so you can make up this hill with no problem" I shall not say what I was thinking. Lord have mercy I made it up that hill and I swear I breathed the hardest I have ever done in my entire life.
To think there was a mention of doing 1-3 laps of the route. I knew when we started and it was announced the route was 3.6 miles that I was only doing 1 loop. Yes I finished the entire route and survived. I even road around the parking lot one good time and then my tummy said "time to eat" and I wrapped it up.
Each training session is different. I just can't wait for spring when the weather will much more enjoyable.
Did I mention that I love cycling and I have fallen out of love with running. I'm already signed up for Rock 'N Roll next month. The bling looks so cool.
Galloway run on Saturday, 8 miles. Why do I get nervous like a first date when Galloway runs are coming up. When a bike ride is on the calendar, I'm all in. Go figure 😍😍😍
To think there was a mention of doing 1-3 laps of the route. I knew when we started and it was announced the route was 3.6 miles that I was only doing 1 loop. Yes I finished the entire route and survived. I even road around the parking lot one good time and then my tummy said "time to eat" and I wrapped it up.
Each training session is different. I just can't wait for spring when the weather will much more enjoyable.
Did I mention that I love cycling and I have fallen out of love with running. I'm already signed up for Rock 'N Roll next month. The bling looks so cool.
Galloway run on Saturday, 8 miles. Why do I get nervous like a first date when Galloway runs are coming up. When a bike ride is on the calendar, I'm all in. Go figure 😍😍😍
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
First run in 3 weeks
When you haven't ran in 3 weeks, your body feels it. Technically I haven't run in about 3 weeks. Tonight was a training run with TIFL. We met at Crabtree and hit the greenway. The groups are split up with runners 3:1 intervals yeah that's not me. Then there's 2:1 internal yeah that's not me either. Then there's 1:1. 3 weeks ago I started off with them and my heart beat so fast I thought it was going to jump out my chest. There's 30:1, that's 30 seconds. That's what I'm talking about. Then 1 of my fellow TIFL members asked could they make it 15:1. That sounds like the FUN group. I'm rolling with the 15:1. Who knew 15 seconds could be so long. When that 1 minute rolls around I'm so happy I could kiss the ground. During every race or training run, my shins/always start to ache. I call this my warm up time. I used to wear compression sleeves because I would get real bad shin splints. During OBX, those things rolled down to my ankles during the race. So I don't wear them anymore. I probably should just buy another pair. I'll add it to Jo's TIFL grocery list.
I would like to give a special shoutout to 1 of my fav TIFL mentors Sharon who lead us in a chant that I love: What are we? Triathletes What do we do? Finish Strong!!!
I would like to give a special shoutout to 1 of my fav TIFL mentors Sharon who lead us in a chant that I love: What are we? Triathletes What do we do? Finish Strong!!!
Sunday, March 9, 2014
TIFL bike clinic & ride March 9, 2014
Today was another brick training with TIFL. I opted out of the swim. Due to ....
I made it for the bike clinic by Performance Bike. They have a store near the house. Who knew? The 2 guys went through all kids of bike maintenance tips and stuff. Most of it went right over my head. I will have to YouTube it when I need it. I do know I need a bike pump, bag for the bike to hold my car keys and a small toolkit STAT. Downside to the clinic for me, is standing for 45 minutes which made my feet hurt and my backside started getting a nice suntan. One of the clinic guys was able to adjust my gears which apparently got out whack last week and was making some weird sound.
Then we were off to the ride. To get to the meetup spot, I had to get back up to the top of the parking lot. I made it up the hill, woo hoo. We headed out on the same route from last week. The loop was 1.98 according to RunKeeper. I'm still figuring out my gears. I keep hitting the up instead of down. I will get this together soon. Practice makes perfect. Since I had my gears straight I was ready for the hills baby, you still have to pedal your arse off. Downhill is still my FAV. I made it up all the hills without walking, progress baby. I even biked up the hill back to TAC. Yep that was me. Each week it gets better. I'm discovering I love cycling maybe even more than running 😍😍😍
I made it for the bike clinic by Performance Bike. They have a store near the house. Who knew? The 2 guys went through all kids of bike maintenance tips and stuff. Most of it went right over my head. I will have to YouTube it when I need it. I do know I need a bike pump, bag for the bike to hold my car keys and a small toolkit STAT. Downside to the clinic for me, is standing for 45 minutes which made my feet hurt and my backside started getting a nice suntan. One of the clinic guys was able to adjust my gears which apparently got out whack last week and was making some weird sound.
Then we were off to the ride. To get to the meetup spot, I had to get back up to the top of the parking lot. I made it up the hill, woo hoo. We headed out on the same route from last week. The loop was 1.98 according to RunKeeper. I'm still figuring out my gears. I keep hitting the up instead of down. I will get this together soon. Practice makes perfect. Since I had my gears straight I was ready for the hills baby, you still have to pedal your arse off. Downhill is still my FAV. I made it up all the hills without walking, progress baby. I even biked up the hill back to TAC. Yep that was me. Each week it gets better. I'm discovering I love cycling maybe even more than running 😍😍😍
Sunday, March 2, 2014
First weekend of March is very active
March 1, 2014. I was going to meet a friend who wants to get back on track with being active. They ended up not meeting me Saturday morning. I opted to take a different route instead of doing laps at Spring Forest Park. I hit spring forest road and turned right on Capital. I love walking around my neighborhood especially when there are sidewalks. I can tell you exactly where there are none. There is a sidewalk that ends right in front of NTB. I discovered this in 2012 when i was training for City of Oaks. When there is no sidewalk, you are forced to walk on the grass. I continue on Capital until I get to Old Wake Forest Road/Fox Road. Of course I am smelling breakfast from Mickey D's. Good thing i didn't have any cash. Then again I would still have to walk home afterwards. I also notice the K-Mart has store closing signs posted. I noticed earlier in the week someone standing on a corner holding a similar sign. Sad that another store bites the dust. This particular K-Mart i remember well as i found it in 1998 when i first moved to Raleigh and bought a 19' tv from them. I remember carrying it up the 3 flights to my 3rd floor apartment. Well i've digressed enough.
I head up fox and pass triangle towne center. I cross triangle towne blvd and head towards Poyner Place. The road that leads besides Super Target is a straight incline. I take it slow and steady. I turn right on Fox road and i think home is almost there. There is small length of sidewalk on Fox and then it ends. It's a 2 lane road. I stick to the grass. Can you believe some asshole honked at me like i was in the road?? Trust me i was not. I make it to the corner of Spring Forest and Fox. I'm thinking there needs to be a crosswalk here because trying to cross that intersection is really playing with your life. I walk down Spring Forest across the entrance to my subdivision which is much more SAFER to cross. I check RunKeeper and I'm at 3.85 miles. The goal was 4 miles. I walk and back forth down my street. I'm at 3.95. I walk up and down my driveway to make it up. Can you same DETERMINATION!!! 4 miles is done.
I love supporting local races. I have signed up for St Paddy's RunGreen kilt run. Race starts at 2pm. Since it's downtown, I know to head there EARLY around 12. I must not have been the only who had that same idea. Because traffic was heavy. I was able to get into the parking deck on Blount right across from Marbles, SCORE. I had no idea that deck went to 7 levels. I was on level 5. I run into a few NCRC peeps, Galloway peeps and TIFL peeps. We really do all run in the same places. We line up for the kilt run around 1:30pm. The line was HUMUNGOUS. They are checking kilts, belts and buckles and taking the release form. Then we line up in the starting corral. People are still coming in. I am thinking they have a good chance of beating the record. I heard today they had 1455 kilts runners short of the record of 1700. Race starts about 2:15. It's 200 meters which is 2 turns around Moore Square and we're done. People are running like they have $$ on this race. I take my time as it just 2 blocks. We make the final turn towards the finish line and i love my time it's about 3 minutes. I shall call it a PR :-)
March 2, 2014 Sundays are swim days with TIFL. Today is a brick day. Today's brick is swim/bike. I am the new proud owner of a bike. I was very excited to get out and ride today. In my haste yesterday at the bike shop i forgot to buy a lock. I'm nervous about leaving it unlocked while we're swimming. I bring it inside TAC. I'm told by the mentors to leave it in the locker room. Swimming was another great workout. My favorite drill is 3 strokes and come up on 1 side for air. LOVE it! 3pm shows up fast. We are out of the pool. Changing clothes and headed out for a bike. I am a straight up bag lady because i have napsack that i plan on riding with, backpack with change of clothes. Friend of mine is not riding, i get her to watch my bike. I make a quick drop off the bags at the car. Then get all i need for the bike ride and head back over. I get on my bike and oh my goodness it feels totally different than it did yesterday. I get on and start pedaling. I need to wait on the next group. I'm told to go in a circle. I don't really see that happeing so i ride around the entire parking lot and then come back. I crack myself. Our group takes off, there's a path that runs the side of TAC and into a neighborhood. That's downhill mind you. the bike takes off so fast i'm hitting the brakes like crazy. We head out into the neighborhood. the flat roads are great. then we hit a hill and we're told to move into the low gears. i'm still learning my gears and i'm in the high gear and end up walking my bike up the hill. once we get to the top i hop back on and get my gears right. i'm feeling soreness and pain i have never felt in my life. we continue through the neighborhood. more hills. this time they are much more easier to handle. they are still rough. we head back to the beginning and it's downhill i am FLYING. i'm going so fast it's scaring the H-E-double hockey sticks out of me. We make it back to the entrance to the path. wouldn't you know it's uphill. I opt to walk my bike up to flat ground. Then I get back on and pedal to the starting point and see the rest of TIFL. I think to myself I SURVIVED and why is my car parked so far away and what's for dinner because I'm STARVING like marvin.
I head up fox and pass triangle towne center. I cross triangle towne blvd and head towards Poyner Place. The road that leads besides Super Target is a straight incline. I take it slow and steady. I turn right on Fox road and i think home is almost there. There is small length of sidewalk on Fox and then it ends. It's a 2 lane road. I stick to the grass. Can you believe some asshole honked at me like i was in the road?? Trust me i was not. I make it to the corner of Spring Forest and Fox. I'm thinking there needs to be a crosswalk here because trying to cross that intersection is really playing with your life. I walk down Spring Forest across the entrance to my subdivision which is much more SAFER to cross. I check RunKeeper and I'm at 3.85 miles. The goal was 4 miles. I walk and back forth down my street. I'm at 3.95. I walk up and down my driveway to make it up. Can you same DETERMINATION!!! 4 miles is done.
I love supporting local races. I have signed up for St Paddy's RunGreen kilt run. Race starts at 2pm. Since it's downtown, I know to head there EARLY around 12. I must not have been the only who had that same idea. Because traffic was heavy. I was able to get into the parking deck on Blount right across from Marbles, SCORE. I had no idea that deck went to 7 levels. I was on level 5. I run into a few NCRC peeps, Galloway peeps and TIFL peeps. We really do all run in the same places. We line up for the kilt run around 1:30pm. The line was HUMUNGOUS. They are checking kilts, belts and buckles and taking the release form. Then we line up in the starting corral. People are still coming in. I am thinking they have a good chance of beating the record. I heard today they had 1455 kilts runners short of the record of 1700. Race starts about 2:15. It's 200 meters which is 2 turns around Moore Square and we're done. People are running like they have $$ on this race. I take my time as it just 2 blocks. We make the final turn towards the finish line and i love my time it's about 3 minutes. I shall call it a PR :-)
March 2, 2014 Sundays are swim days with TIFL. Today is a brick day. Today's brick is swim/bike. I am the new proud owner of a bike. I was very excited to get out and ride today. In my haste yesterday at the bike shop i forgot to buy a lock. I'm nervous about leaving it unlocked while we're swimming. I bring it inside TAC. I'm told by the mentors to leave it in the locker room. Swimming was another great workout. My favorite drill is 3 strokes and come up on 1 side for air. LOVE it! 3pm shows up fast. We are out of the pool. Changing clothes and headed out for a bike. I am a straight up bag lady because i have napsack that i plan on riding with, backpack with change of clothes. Friend of mine is not riding, i get her to watch my bike. I make a quick drop off the bags at the car. Then get all i need for the bike ride and head back over. I get on my bike and oh my goodness it feels totally different than it did yesterday. I get on and start pedaling. I need to wait on the next group. I'm told to go in a circle. I don't really see that happeing so i ride around the entire parking lot and then come back. I crack myself. Our group takes off, there's a path that runs the side of TAC and into a neighborhood. That's downhill mind you. the bike takes off so fast i'm hitting the brakes like crazy. We head out into the neighborhood. the flat roads are great. then we hit a hill and we're told to move into the low gears. i'm still learning my gears and i'm in the high gear and end up walking my bike up the hill. once we get to the top i hop back on and get my gears right. i'm feeling soreness and pain i have never felt in my life. we continue through the neighborhood. more hills. this time they are much more easier to handle. they are still rough. we head back to the beginning and it's downhill i am FLYING. i'm going so fast it's scaring the H-E-double hockey sticks out of me. We make it back to the entrance to the path. wouldn't you know it's uphill. I opt to walk my bike up to flat ground. Then I get back on and pedal to the starting point and see the rest of TIFL. I think to myself I SURVIVED and why is my car parked so far away and what's for dinner because I'm STARVING like marvin.
Monday, February 24, 2014
The beginning of my TRI journey
Sunday February 23 marked the beginning of TIFL(Tri It For Life) training season with the Raleigh chapter. Sundays are swim training days. This was also FIT FEST. That means athletes will be able to try on TRI gear that they can order for the upcoming Ramblin Rose on May 18 or for upcoming training sessions. Being a fluffy girl I'm always "concerned" about sizes. When it came my turn to try on, i ask about the larger sizes and they did not have any available. I was given sage advice of heading to local athletic/sports/running stores i.e. REI, Dick's, Fleet Feet or Inside Out. My experience with Dick's and their non-existent plus size section is not good. I won't even waste my time. I will call the other stores before i get in the Max to see if they have the avaialble sizes i'm looking for. The geek in me went and asked google. I LOVE google. Google rocks. Google directed me to an old fav site of mine that was a go-to for running gear years ago, Juonia. They have tri suits in "real" plus sizes. The prices are $$. I wasn't sure what a tri suit will cost. OMG this sport is expensive.
We met at TAC (Triangle Aquatic Center) in Cary at 1pm. Swim was from 2-3. Part of the requirement for TIFL with swimming is you MUST wear a sports bra under your swimsuit. Initially I thought that was odd. After several laps yesterday, i told get why it is a requirement. First drill involved floating and kicking while holding onto the kick board for 8 laps. Yes I said 8. this was not my favorite drill. it didn't matter how much i kicked i felt like i was not moving anywhere. i used my left arm for freestyle stroke and then i was booking. Laps were cut down to 4. thank goodness. Second drill involved going down one lane with 1 arm raised and kicking from the hips. this drill proved to me a lot better. i discovered one side is easier than the other. This drill was also for 8 laps. It was cut down for 4 laps. HALLEJUAH. The last drill was 3 strokes and then come up on your side for for 8 laps. This was my far my FAV. I got so caught up i was doing 5 strokes and overworking myself :-). Then it was cool down time. This involved going down the lane with fresstyle and coming back with elementary backstroke. I love floating on my back or swimming. I was more concentrated with my arms and not moving my legs. 1 of my fellow TIFL beginner swimmers came behind me and said "kick your legs" She even started moving my legs for me. Which caused me to laughing and spitting up water. I crack my own self up sometimes.
Then it was quitting time. Everyone else started getting out the pool on the ledge. I was determined to do the same. This was quite a feat. It took AWHILE. After several hundred attempts I finally got up on the first ledge and after another hundred attempts i got up on the final ledge. I literally laid there on my back. I told someone "just bring my car to me right here".
I survived my first TIFL swim training. A day later every muscle is talking back to me. I know it's a good thing. It's what happens every time I do some form of exercise I have not done in a long time.
I am TRIing this TRI thing. :-)
We met at TAC (Triangle Aquatic Center) in Cary at 1pm. Swim was from 2-3. Part of the requirement for TIFL with swimming is you MUST wear a sports bra under your swimsuit. Initially I thought that was odd. After several laps yesterday, i told get why it is a requirement. First drill involved floating and kicking while holding onto the kick board for 8 laps. Yes I said 8. this was not my favorite drill. it didn't matter how much i kicked i felt like i was not moving anywhere. i used my left arm for freestyle stroke and then i was booking. Laps were cut down to 4. thank goodness. Second drill involved going down one lane with 1 arm raised and kicking from the hips. this drill proved to me a lot better. i discovered one side is easier than the other. This drill was also for 8 laps. It was cut down for 4 laps. HALLEJUAH. The last drill was 3 strokes and then come up on your side for for 8 laps. This was my far my FAV. I got so caught up i was doing 5 strokes and overworking myself :-). Then it was cool down time. This involved going down the lane with fresstyle and coming back with elementary backstroke. I love floating on my back or swimming. I was more concentrated with my arms and not moving my legs. 1 of my fellow TIFL beginner swimmers came behind me and said "kick your legs" She even started moving my legs for me. Which caused me to laughing and spitting up water. I crack my own self up sometimes.
Then it was quitting time. Everyone else started getting out the pool on the ledge. I was determined to do the same. This was quite a feat. It took AWHILE. After several hundred attempts I finally got up on the first ledge and after another hundred attempts i got up on the final ledge. I literally laid there on my back. I told someone "just bring my car to me right here".
I survived my first TIFL swim training. A day later every muscle is talking back to me. I know it's a good thing. It's what happens every time I do some form of exercise I have not done in a long time.
I am TRIing this TRI thing. :-)
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