Feeling down....
So for the 6 weeks or so I have been trying to swim a couple times per week. My goal for next year is to do a sprint tri. The biking I can do, the running I can survive, but none of this matters if I drown first. I am a very impatient person, and I want my training to move along faster than what it is, therefore I am feeling very defeated about this whole swimming thing. I suck at it. Last night I did a 1000 meters, and it took me 50 minutes and all except 100m of it was with a pool buoy. I vowed some time back to never wish that something was easier, just that I was better at it. I wish I was better at it!
I know I am whining, and I am so thankful for the progress I have made in the past year. I'm starting to get the winter blues I think. I want to get my new bike ordered, get back on a bike, but with the highs around 15 degrees everyday, well, too cold for me. I need to pull up my big boy pants and get on with it.
Thanks for letting me vent.
ROY
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I know I am whining, and I am so thankful for the progress I have made in the past year. I'm starting to get the winter blues I think. I want to get my new bike ordered, get back on a bike, but with the highs around 15 degrees everyday, well, too cold for me. I need to pull up my big boy pants and get on with it.
Thanks for letting me vent.
ROY
www.roytyson.com
we're all there at some point, keep your head up. have you considered getting a coach to evaluate your stroke etc.? It may pay dividends just for a couple of 1 hour sessions with a coach. just my $0.02. hope you are feeling better.
Where are we going?? And why am I in this handbasket??
right now. somewhere. somebody is working harder than you.
right now. somewhere. somebody is working harder than you.
I am in the same boat learning to swim.. and like an idiot I already am signed up for a half iron man in May and a full in August..
What I have found so far is its really all about the breathing. Below is a pretty cool site with a lot of really good info. As I have gotten the breathing down, everything else improves exponentially.
Anyway.. long story short.. try not to get too frustrated and focus on form, especially the roll and the breathing - a coach is probably the best idea, I looking myself for that, but just researching, watching others and practicing on form, without focusing on speed or distance is probably the best bet.. that's what I am doing anyways, and it seems to be working.
I'm with you on the bike, I really wan to get out and ride, but without all my flubber, I really can't deal with the cold...
This site is pretty awesome too:
http://www.swimsmooth.com/
What I have found so far is its really all about the breathing. Below is a pretty cool site with a lot of really good info. As I have gotten the breathing down, everything else improves exponentially.
Anyway.. long story short.. try not to get too frustrated and focus on form, especially the roll and the breathing - a coach is probably the best idea, I looking myself for that, but just researching, watching others and practicing on form, without focusing on speed or distance is probably the best bet.. that's what I am doing anyways, and it seems to be working.
I'm with you on the bike, I really wan to get out and ride, but without all my flubber, I really can't deal with the cold...
This site is pretty awesome too:
http://www.swimsmooth.com/
Roy, my fellow non-buoyant friend. I'm sorry for your swimming troubles and as I've had just as much difficulty the few times I've gotten into the pool, I have no advice. Well, I could channel Dory and say, "Just keep swimming."
I know you feel like you're being whiny, but I have to thank you for sharing your whine. I'm having difficult time right now. December blues like I've never experienced. I've gone for a few runs in the snow and cold while all bundled up and it is painful on my extremities, face, and lungs. I used to be one of those that would say, "suck it up and go - it's not that bad!" Well. I shouldn't have judged. I had no idea how uncomfortable it could be until my most recent run.
There have been some recent issues that have thrown a monkey wrench into my workout schedule and I still haven't sorted them out. It's frustrating and feels slightly overwhelming as well as depressing.
I had a very honest conversation with a friend tonight about this and have made a plan - we'll both workout first thing in the morning and I'm going to stay off of the scale (a source of mental anguish lately). I have to act on the things I have control over (ie working out indoors instead of skipping working out all together) and let go of the things I don't (snow). Babysteps.
Anyway, thank you for sharing and helping me to feel a little less alone. I hope we both get to feeling better soon.
I know you feel like you're being whiny, but I have to thank you for sharing your whine. I'm having difficult time right now. December blues like I've never experienced. I've gone for a few runs in the snow and cold while all bundled up and it is painful on my extremities, face, and lungs. I used to be one of those that would say, "suck it up and go - it's not that bad!" Well. I shouldn't have judged. I had no idea how uncomfortable it could be until my most recent run.
There have been some recent issues that have thrown a monkey wrench into my workout schedule and I still haven't sorted them out. It's frustrating and feels slightly overwhelming as well as depressing.
I had a very honest conversation with a friend tonight about this and have made a plan - we'll both workout first thing in the morning and I'm going to stay off of the scale (a source of mental anguish lately). I have to act on the things I have control over (ie working out indoors instead of skipping working out all together) and let go of the things I don't (snow). Babysteps.
Anyway, thank you for sharing and helping me to feel a little less alone. I hope we both get to feeling better soon.
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Roy,
I can relate in some ways. Feel free to whine or vent away. We all need to get it off our chest so we can move on. We also need each other to give us a little tug along the way too. I too, would love to do a tri, but when it comes to water " I do the relax/chill and I don't want to get my face wet kind of swimmer". I know I would have to take lesson and I would probably really stink at it. However, this is how I see it...the challenge makes the reward that much more awesome to achieve. If it were easy, it probably wouldn't be fun to achieve and it would seem like it was no big deal. You knowing that swimming at one time, wasn't your "thing" will make that event all that much more awesome!! This event is you and all you. Treat yourself to an amazing triumph at the end and keep on pushing yourself. Take one stroke at a time and keep on swimming.
You can do it Roy and I can't wait to read about it on OH!!!
I can relate in some ways. Feel free to whine or vent away. We all need to get it off our chest so we can move on. We also need each other to give us a little tug along the way too. I too, would love to do a tri, but when it comes to water " I do the relax/chill and I don't want to get my face wet kind of swimmer". I know I would have to take lesson and I would probably really stink at it. However, this is how I see it...the challenge makes the reward that much more awesome to achieve. If it were easy, it probably wouldn't be fun to achieve and it would seem like it was no big deal. You knowing that swimming at one time, wasn't your "thing" will make that event all that much more awesome!! This event is you and all you. Treat yourself to an amazing triumph at the end and keep on pushing yourself. Take one stroke at a time and keep on swimming.
You can do it Roy and I can't wait to read about it on OH!!!
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