Pool fiasco of 2014 solved, crisis avoided! The pools in Springfield are open and running... yeah buddy. We did the usual U of M gopher warm up, 500 swim, 400 pull, 300 IM drill, 200 kick, and a 100 swim. Plus an additional 500 choice, for a grand total of 2000 yards. Baby steps.... it was the first time in the water in a long time (think almost 3 years) for both of us. Actually, more like 3 for Court and however long ago high school was for Katelyn. The swim will be the strengths for both of us in the race, but we have some work to do! OH EMMM GEEE we both forgot how hungry you are after swimming, (reminder to pack a snack for after) yes I know we only did 2 grand, but we were hungry little tri monsters. Oh how the water is the great equalizer of athletes, you can be a bike and run all-star, but put some people in the water and it's over baby. Even though it's the shortest aspect of the race, there are some large time gains that can be made in the swim aspect, and we are hoping to use our swimming backgrounds to our advantage.
Thoughts I (Court) had while swimming:
- which side do I breathe to?
- grapefruit sounds fantastic right now
- if I do butterfly will I be able to make it safely to the other side?
- 17 years of swimming, not sure how I looked at the bottom of the pool for so long
- would the extra water taken up in my body right now change the radio density of my tissues?
- why can't I get this Katy Perry song out of my head?
- how does so much water get into my ears?
- I wonder if I put Calhoun on a kick board would he like it? and would he look cute in a kitty life jacket?
- did my fingers used to get this pruney? mmm prunes, that sounds good too
- This is actually kind of fun
- whelp, its sauna time
Thoughts K had while swimming:
- it's cold in here...wait, no it's hot in here
- ugh, what is that little black floating spec??
- water in my ears! water in my ears!
- only missed the wall once on a turn...not too shabby!
- seriously Court?? passing me AGAIN?! I'm so slow!
- I kind of like the water sound
- maybe if I hang out on the bottom of the pool as Court swims by, I can wave...(waves)...nope. She didn't see me.
- I did the warm up. Can I be done now? No? ok great...
- I don't want to do this anymore.
- Yay! Time to get out!
After our arduous swim workout we headed over to Sumits Hot Yoga and got in a quick yoga session, and by yoga session I mean take yoga pictures for our blog. It was fun, some of our pictures look ridiculous, but we got some good ones (check out the picture tab). Saving the best picture for a different time, stay tuned if you want a good laugh :)
Thoughts I (Court) had while swimming:
- which side do I breathe to?
- grapefruit sounds fantastic right now
- if I do butterfly will I be able to make it safely to the other side?
- 17 years of swimming, not sure how I looked at the bottom of the pool for so long
- would the extra water taken up in my body right now change the radio density of my tissues?
- why can't I get this Katy Perry song out of my head?
- how does so much water get into my ears?
- I wonder if I put Calhoun on a kick board would he like it? and would he look cute in a kitty life jacket?
- did my fingers used to get this pruney? mmm prunes, that sounds good too
- This is actually kind of fun
- whelp, its sauna time
Thoughts K had while swimming:
- it's cold in here...wait, no it's hot in here
- ugh, what is that little black floating spec??
- water in my ears! water in my ears!
- only missed the wall once on a turn...not too shabby!
- seriously Court?? passing me AGAIN?! I'm so slow!
- I kind of like the water sound
- maybe if I hang out on the bottom of the pool as Court swims by, I can wave...(waves)...nope. She didn't see me.
- I did the warm up. Can I be done now? No? ok great...
- I don't want to do this anymore.
- Yay! Time to get out!
After our arduous swim workout we headed over to Sumits Hot Yoga and got in a quick yoga session, and by yoga session I mean take yoga pictures for our blog. It was fun, some of our pictures look ridiculous, but we got some good ones (check out the picture tab). Saving the best picture for a different time, stay tuned if you want a good laugh :)