Week 8: After the Storm

Date: 7/16/13

Open water at Smith Lake: 4 laps (out to buoy and back)

Yards: 1000

Strait #1 Progress: 7.1 of 9.7 miles

Time: 30 min.

Stroke count: N/A

Felt: Challenging

Challenges: 

1) Breathing more difficult in open water, even when just a light current.

2) Sighting very difficult. Goggles somewhat foggy. At times couldn't see buoy.

3) Staying on course a bit difficult.  Never realized how dependent on the black line I have become.

4) Having to pull Charles back on my inner tube, because he could swim out to the buoy each of the four times, but didn't have the endurance to swim back on the same leg. 

Fears: Snakes. Stayed well away from vegetation.

Emotion: Peace.  The lake was beautiful, just after rain storm. Sun breaking through clouds. Quiet.

Learned:

1) Smith Lake has a really large outdoor pool in walking distance to swimming section of lake.

2) I need to come here at least once every two weeks.

Date: 7/19/13

Yards: 1400

Strait #1 Progress: 7.9 of 9.7 miles

Time: 48 min.
Stroke count: 18 -20

Felt: Wonderful. Much needed.

Challenges: Learning how to do fist drill. Don't really like it!
Fears: None.Emotion: Triumphant, because just began 8-week-long endurance training.
Learned:
1) How to do fist drill.  Need to buy two whiffle balls for this.
2) I wish I could move this lap-only, saline pool to Decatur.