Getting Better

Today is the end of my second week. Lots of struggle but lots to be happy about. Yesterday was thanksgiving and the workout was a bit different as it was an hour later but it wasn't that different when it came to the workout part. It was the first time that I swam the whole practice, although only an hour, which was a nice feeling. I had a massage on Wednesday afternoon be Heidi at Flow Yoga. It was very worthwhile to get the muscles worked out and get reaquanted with those muscles and nerves.

It was also the first time that I arrived and left with others and had a bit of the social aspect of swimming with a group. For the past weeks I have arrived while most are already in the pool and I have left early so the locker room was always empty. It is nice to be on a schedule with others.

This morning, Friday, was my first regular practice that I stayed for the whole 90 minutes. It wasn't bad at all. I felt that I was able to keep up with my lane groups. My lungs are still a bit behind and it makes good turns hard to do as I can't seem to be able to wait for the flip-turn and push off before I desperately need more oxygen.

Getting out of bed this morning was easy and I felt rested for the first time since I started this crazy idea. I don't think I woke up at all wondering how much more time I had. I did wake up 15 minutes before the alarm which was very nice. It gave me more time for stretches and yoga.

Also I put a new CD in the car. It is Paul Simon's "Suprise" album. There are some good tracks on it and some (most) that I will have to really wade into with multiple listenings.

See you back monday...