(I somehow lost my post in the middle of reviewing it--sorry if this ends up posted twice! Now let's see if I can remember what I wrote.)
I was talking with a friend about swimming and she said she started "swimming for life" x number of years ago. I got the sense that she meant that it was more than a good workout--it kept her "alive." I have to admit that it has that kind of effect for me, too. At the risk of sounding too new-agey, it's nourishing in more than a physical sense.
What does swimming mean to you? How does that compare to other sports or activities you do? How does that meaning influence your goals and performance?
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So I'm turning in my entry sheet for the 400 open water swim tomorrow. The race itself is on Saturday. I'm getting nervous now!!! What about algae and stuff grabbing on your legs, I don't do well with that either. Maybe I should have signed up for the escorted 400. :p I just have to remember it's only 400...I can be done in less than 10 minutes...hopefully....unless I get nibbled to death by a pack of wild piranhas....or an alligator (and there has been one sighted at this lake).....or some curious trout who happened to wonder what human tastes like.....or I get my legs tangled in lakegrass and it pulls me down to bottom and I can't escape...and I havent' even touched on the creature of the black lagoon making me his slave after using his claws to give me gills. I think I'm going to swim this race faster than anything I've swam before because I just want it to be over!!!
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So I'm turning in my entry sheet for the 400 open water swim tomorrow. The race itself is on Saturday. I'm getting nervous now!!! What about algae and stuff grabbing on your legs, I don't do well with that either. Maybe I should have signed up for the escorted 400. :p I just have to remember it's only 400...I can be done in less than 10 minutes...hopefully....unless I get nibbled to death by a pack of wild piranhas....or an alligator (and there has been one sighted at this lake).....or some curious trout who happened to wonder what human tastes like.....or I get my legs tangled in lakegrass and it pulls me down to bottom and I can't escape...and I havent' even touched on the creature of the black lagoon making me his slave after using his claws to give me gills. I think I'm going to swim this race faster than anything I've swam before because I just want it to be over!!!