Its funny how dedicating yourself to trying something new can be so rewarding. During Wednesday mornings swim workout, I actually felt like a swimmer .. it was kind of like that moment when I started running so many years ago when it stopped being work and started being enjoyable. I still have a lot more […]
A sore week …
The week has been a rough one so far, I started out the week by straining an abdominal muscle while doing pull-ups during boot camp on Monday morning. I kind of felt a little pain in the same spot last Saturday when I was doing my interval work, but it went away so I thought […]
Swimming is getting easier …
Its been about 3 weeks since I started swimming and I think i’m starting to like it. I can’t say that its the favorite thing I do, but after you start to get some form and figure out some of the some basics, it does start to become fun. Many years ago when I first […]
I finally hit the pool
I’ve officially kicked off base-training for my first triathlon this past week … I took advantage of the fact that I’m in recovery from the Hartford marathon, so I decided to try to get a schedule together for mixing it up. As most newbie triathletes would agree, swimming is the biggest training concern I have […]