Signed up for my first long swim and after hearing the reaction from family and friends (haven't told anyone at work yet), I'm wondering how other people respond when you tell them that you're going to do a swim.
Here's some of what I got:
"Why on earth would you want to do something like that?"
"You're nuts!"
"You could drown!"
"That's so dangerous!"
"You'd better get your will done first."
"What are you thinking? You have a family!"
"You could get eaten by a shark..."
"The jellyfish will get you..."
"People invented boats and bridges to get across rivers, we're not supposed to swim across them."
"Are you going to use a gas mask?"
"The water's so polluted, you are going to get sick."
"If you want to swim, can't you do it in the pool where it's safe?"
Only one person said "That's awesome, you must be in great shape."
Do you get similar responses? And how do you answer them? I'm beginning to wonder what the rest of the world thinks of us...
Do you get similar responses? And how do you answer them? I'm beginning to wonder what the rest of the world thinks of us...
Sounds like you have been talking to my Mom. Yes, I have gotten all kinds of responses to several things I've done over the last few years and my answer is always something along the lines of "I'm doing this because I have enough confidence that I can finish it and it sounds like fun."
You signed up for the Potomac River Swim, right? I had signed up last year and trained pretty well for it. Cheryl is awesome and everyone involved in the swim is really great too. I had so much fun meeting all of the open water swimmers who were much more experienced than I am.
Have fun, and don't worry about what people say. You signed up for this because you know you can do it...now go do it!!!
Julie
Do you get similar responses? And how do you answer them? I'm beginning to wonder what the rest of the world thinks of us...
Sounds like you have been talking to my Mom. Yes, I have gotten all kinds of responses to several things I've done over the last few years and my answer is always something along the lines of "I'm doing this because I have enough confidence that I can finish it and it sounds like fun."
You signed up for the Potomac River Swim, right? I had signed up last year and trained pretty well for it. Cheryl is awesome and everyone involved in the swim is really great too. I had so much fun meeting all of the open water swimmers who were much more experienced than I am.
Have fun, and don't worry about what people say. You signed up for this because you know you can do it...now go do it!!!
Julie
