I'm signed up for the Swim Across America event at Nantasket Beach, MA next week. For those not familiar, it's a 1-mile OWS to raise money for cancer victims. Since I lost my mom to cancer last year, I'm excited to use my one athletic talent (swimming) to raise money for this worthy cause.
So I went swimming in the ocean with others from my master's swim group this weekend. It wasn't what I hoped. :(
I hated the taste of salt water in my mouth. I just spent the whole time wishing I could drink some water to get that nasty salty taste out of my mouth. I hated that when I turned to breathe, a wave would often smack me in the face. I hated feeling like I was swimming as hard as I could but I was going nowhere (not true, I know, but that's how it seemed). It didn't help that I was with two very nice but very good swimmers who had to wait for me to catch up every few minutes.
Don't get me wrong - I'm still doing the SAA event next week. But I'm wondering if, after this event, I should keep trying to swim in the ocean in the hopes that I'll get used to it, or should I just accept that I'm more of a freshwater kind of gal?
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Nothing like an ice cold Coke or Pepsi (sugar type) for clearing the mouth, throat and head. Fresh, sweet and cold orange wedges from a Ziploc bag stored in the ice chest are just as good. Those sweet and ice cold coffee drinks are great too after a salt water swim.
Nothing like an ice cold Coke or Pepsi (sugar type) for clearing the mouth, throat and head. Fresh, sweet and cold orange wedges from a Ziploc bag stored in the ice chest are just as good. Those sweet and ice cold coffee drinks are great too after a salt water swim.
