New Adventures

Last weekend I went and had my swimming style critiqued. It is weird to see yourself swim, but useful in that I can see how my stroke gets all messed up when I breathe and that I kick too much and that my hands enter the water very stretched out. But the good news is that I actually rotate! I always thought that I didn't do that because when I learned to swim there wasn't any focus on twisting. Why this emphasis on swimming? From my previous post you would think that swim was no issue. That is what I thought until I saw the split times from the Solana Beach Triathlon. I can only hope that the split included my clothes changing/putting on time... The swim was my slowest leg.
It broke down that bike - my newest and scariest portion was my fastest - then run (which is laughable) with such a crappy first mile, and then swim. God is funny.
So off I went to La Jolla and had my swim stroke broken down and was given a few exercises to practice. While there I met up with some fellow TCSD members. They were both training for full Ironmans. I said that I wanted to do a half and they asked which one I had signed up for. Being the consummate procrastinator - I said I didn't know. I think they thought I wasn't serious; so that evening I went home and signed up for my first half next April as well as a few practice races. I have an aquathon to see if I have improved since my one in April and another sprint triathlon coming up. I also signed up for some e-training to make sure that I am training properly - one for my sprint in October and the other is for my half in April. I am very excited. Stay tuned for more timely updates.