Hello Everyone,
B.J. Bedford says: For me, I never forget how it used to feel. And I know what it takes to get there, and I just don't have the time or the drive to get there. Anything less leaves me feeling a little dissatisfied, so I just don't do it much.
I think anyone who has started back from a prolonged absence can relate to this. What I remember is a Zen like loss of consciousness that felt transcendental kind of like being out of the body. Like being so automatic you didn't have to be there. I was asked once "how far can you swim?" I had to think about it because I was used to thinking how fast. I said "I don't know. It feels like forever."
I'd love to hear what others feel like in the water or what they remember.
Now I feel like a slow moving blob. Like I'm kind of stuck.
Is there a quick fix that anyone knows ?
Mary W
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Wow ! Thank you for the encouragement. The thought of doing anything near like the 12K in two workouts when I was at my best is not something I want to do. While feeling great in the water is wonderful to me it's not worth that much. I don't want to give it up though so I am doing stuff like working with weights and yoga, running stuff that lots of top swimmers today have incorporated.
No one has answered my question though. What does it feel like when it feels great ? How would you describe the sensations ? Do you feel like you are cruising through the water, floating, ect. For me I loved the feeling of feeling disembodied, like I could daydream away a 1000. Of course when it got too painful to do that I was there in my bosy with the pain.
Anyone experience something similar or something different ?
Thank you for the responses
Mary
Wow ! Thank you for the encouragement. The thought of doing anything near like the 12K in two workouts when I was at my best is not something I want to do. While feeling great in the water is wonderful to me it's not worth that much. I don't want to give it up though so I am doing stuff like working with weights and yoga, running stuff that lots of top swimmers today have incorporated.
No one has answered my question though. What does it feel like when it feels great ? How would you describe the sensations ? Do you feel like you are cruising through the water, floating, ect. For me I loved the feeling of feeling disembodied, like I could daydream away a 1000. Of course when it got too painful to do that I was there in my bosy with the pain.
Anyone experience something similar or something different ?
Thank you for the responses
Mary
