So, several of my friends talked me in to doing the Danskin Triathlon with them in Seattle. Well, I am a sucker and agreed to doing a relay version where I will swim a half mile. 2 of my other friends will be on my team...one will ride the bike 12 miles and the other will do the 3 mile run. I have been getting prepared for this adventure this summer. In Omaha I did several practice runs in the lake. That was a great place for me to get used to the idea of non-pool swimming. It was also nice, warm water!! After getting myself used to swimming with goggles and getting my stroke down, I moved to stamina. I have done lots of laps in the gym pool. But, the big final test for me before next weekend's triathlon was swimming in Cultus Lake with a wetsuit. It was cold, choppy and HUGE. After looking like an idiot getting my wetsuit on, I trudged into the water and discovered I can float like a buoy. If I wanted to I could probably turn on my back and take a nap while just floating there. But no, I did my swim on Sat. and on Mon. and also discovered that I am no Michael Phelps. Slow and steady is my motto!! So, for all of my family and friends out there who read this....be thinking of me on Sunday morning between 6:30 and 7:30 because for about a 20 minute period of that time I will be swimming in Lake Washington. Mama Mia!
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