Week 1 - Now I'm serious!

Set my alarm for 5am today to go swimming....and didn't even hit snooze. I do admit that I debated in my head for a few minutes "is this really going to be the week that I start"....well, after about 2 minutes of arguing with myself in my head...I figured today was as good as any day!

I jumped out of bed...grabbed my swimsuit and was out the door...less than 7 minutes later I was at the YMCA. With a minor hitch, I forgot my lock in the car...I was in the pool only a few minutes later. Of course, I rinsed off before getting in the pool and debated again "maybe I can just stay in this shower for 20 minutes and convince Rich that I swam?"...well, it's not Rich who is doing the Triathlon and if I don't start now, I WILL NEVER BE READY!

I got in the pool...and swam for 25 minutes. WOO HOO!

.25 mile breaststroke
.25 mile freestyle
.125 mile cool down breaststroke

I even swam over .25 miles without stopping. For not being in a pool in years...and being where I am physically...I am excited.

Pretty soon...I'll be doing the whole .50 mile and laughing at how hard it was in the beginning.