Swimming

I had my first pool session tonight and I hated it! My technique is crap. I get the arm bit (with a pull buoy) and the leg bit (with fins and a kick board), but not both together and not without any bouyancy. My kick is really dragging me down.

I really need the lessons that I have been meaning to get. I arranged to join a triathlon swim squad at the start of this term, but it was on Friday's at 6pm and at a pool about 30 minutes away. I didn't really need an excuse to chicken out because I was already worried about looking inadequate, but with that timing and at that location, I found an excuse not to join them. I can't avoid it any longer, next term I'll be joining up.

My tri 'coach' (Katie Menzies, who incidentally just won the 20-24 age group and the National Trophy Series in Wellington - Yeah coach! - god, I hope she doesn't mind me calling her coach as its not really that formal) has just given me a 6 week training schedule with a heap of swimming in it. It scared the living daylights out of me! So I've bought a 12 month pool membership and there's nothing else for it, I just have to start doing the lengths...