I'm going for my second hot yoga session tonight! Woohoo! However, now I know what I'm getting myself into. Eek. The breathing at the beginning last time made me a little dizzy. I had to lay down a couple times, but overall, I think I did well. Darn good, even!
Cheers to new experiences and successes!
11/17/09
11/3/09
underwater camera
Last Saturday I was supposed to get up early to head to Covington to partake in a swim video clinic. What's this? Get filmed below and above water to see exactly how I swim and what's up with my stroke! Sweet! Anyway, I was going to leave my house at 6:30am (ewwww). However, I woke up at 6:50! OMG! I flew out the door with less than an hour to be to the pool- and a 50 minute drive ahead of me.... if there's no traffic. No traffic, but so much wind and rain! And then my gas light goes on. Oh dear. At least I knew where there was a gas station immediately off the freeway so I wouldn't waste time.
I got to the pool, dashed through the locker room, hitting a bench on the way and leaving a huuuuge purple and black bruise on my inner shin, just in time for a few minutes of warmup before the taping started. Phew.
I believe I actually overheard them say that I'm actually a pretty good swimmer. The things I need to work on 1)Keeping my arms wider on entry- no crossing over! 2) Rotation and body position- hips up! 3) Keeping my arms closer to my body in the pull phase. I think that was it. Oh, and getting stronger and faster of course- but I think that's on everyone's radar.
So, right now when I head to the pool, I will spend less time with laps and more time on drills. Making sure not to let myself get tired and sloppy. When that happens, I pull out the kickboard to give my arms a break, but still get some cardio in. I have it in my head that I'm goign to ROCK Ironman CDA next summer. And by rock, I'm thinking about 1:15 on the swim, 6:45 on the bike, and let's just pray for under 5:00 on the run! That would put me around 13 hours? Can it be done ladies and gents? I believe so. Fingers crossed for a good base build phase, no car accidents in the months prior and no fever the morning of. And figuring out my nutrition!
Here's to smooth swims, long rides and strong runs!
I got to the pool, dashed through the locker room, hitting a bench on the way and leaving a huuuuge purple and black bruise on my inner shin, just in time for a few minutes of warmup before the taping started. Phew.
I believe I actually overheard them say that I'm actually a pretty good swimmer. The things I need to work on 1)Keeping my arms wider on entry- no crossing over! 2) Rotation and body position- hips up! 3) Keeping my arms closer to my body in the pull phase. I think that was it. Oh, and getting stronger and faster of course- but I think that's on everyone's radar.
So, right now when I head to the pool, I will spend less time with laps and more time on drills. Making sure not to let myself get tired and sloppy. When that happens, I pull out the kickboard to give my arms a break, but still get some cardio in. I have it in my head that I'm goign to ROCK Ironman CDA next summer. And by rock, I'm thinking about 1:15 on the swim, 6:45 on the bike, and let's just pray for under 5:00 on the run! That would put me around 13 hours? Can it be done ladies and gents? I believe so. Fingers crossed for a good base build phase, no car accidents in the months prior and no fever the morning of. And figuring out my nutrition!
Here's to smooth swims, long rides and strong runs!
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