I think swimming is consuming my life and I've been doing it for less than 3 weeks
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At first, I was on vacation and I saw my girlfriend swim a few laps and thought, "Gosh, I should really take some lessons and learn how to do that."
Then it was, "I should really do some online research to complement my lessons."
Then, "I might as well start participating in some of these swimming forums."
Then I needed more time to practice, so I started going to rec swims. I'm now getting a SECOND instructor for a different perspective in addition to my on-my-own rec swim time.
And all the time I'm not in the pool, I'm watching videos, reading forums and articles, learning about top swimmers, going out to buy goggles (tonight), and generally wanting to get back in the water and practice...
All this and I can barely frakken swim a length in anything other than backstroke! Jesus. I'm taking "addictive personality" to new levels here. What on earth did I do with my life before three weeks ago?
And what implications does this have for the rest of my life? The first 23 years on dry-land are looking more and more like a write-off in comparison to the satisfaction I get from being in the water -- when it isn't in my nose, ears, mouth, and eyes, that is.
I spent a lot of time on dry land practicing my dancing and these days, I teach it. Because my dancing is automatic -- I "just do it" without thinking -- I can't really remember what it was like NOT to be able to do it.
In the same sense, I've had a lot of people say to me, "You're just learning to swim now? I can't imagine what it would be like NOT to be able to swim." I think I can relate.
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I was a runner/racewalker/coach before injuring myself in a fall and having to learn to swim at a late age to keep active. I'm also a voracious reader for things I am interested in, like training theory. (Right now it's particle physics...)
posted by Leonard Jansen
Particle Physics eh? Another Dr. Mattson type I suppose.....Maybe its time you found an interest that presents some kind of a mental challenge instead of all these mindless endeavors you keep falling into LBJ....Just a thought thats all.
BTW Have they found the ever elusive graviton yet??....LOL!!....Particle colliders just aren't powerful enough yet I guess??
I was a runner/racewalker/coach before injuring myself in a fall and having to learn to swim at a late age to keep active. I'm also a voracious reader for things I am interested in, like training theory. (Right now it's particle physics...)
posted by Leonard Jansen
Particle Physics eh? Another Dr. Mattson type I suppose.....Maybe its time you found an interest that presents some kind of a mental challenge instead of all these mindless endeavors you keep falling into LBJ....Just a thought thats all.
BTW Have they found the ever elusive graviton yet??....LOL!!....Particle colliders just aren't powerful enough yet I guess??