Foaming Flip flops and the road to recovery

SWIM: I forgot. ?? 1000y?? in 25 mins. Mostly drills, kicks, and working on bilateral breathing.

Over the course of the summer, I had a bottle of shampoo leak into my swim bag. It was a slow leak that I didn't detect until just a few weeks ago. Since then, the bag has been soapy-slimy to touch. I've tried the lather-rinse-repeat to clean it up, but apparently an 80% full bottle of shampoo can create a lot of slime.

Last night I got out of work late, ran an errand to BRR, then went to the pool for a short swim. The class I was going for didn't require me to be on time, nor did it ever start on time, but I was hurrying anyway. Quick rinse in the shower, then boogie out to the pool. Walking across the pool deck, I noticed the slimey feeling on my bag. And a funny sound from my pool shoes. They were foaming!!! The soap in the bag must have accumulated on the shoes then mixed with the water. Nice.

Another fun note about these shoes--they really are Flip flops, they are from the philippines!

I had trouble staying focused in the swim, heck I just swam 2.5 miles yesterday so what do I expect? So I did drills and bilateral breathing exercises, nothing strenuous, then got out after 20 laps. I was too tired to go any further, so I ended up sitting on the pool deck talking IMWI with K, comparing bike rides, planning the last few weeks, the usual pre-race jabber.

While walking out of the pool at the end of class, it hit me. I was smiling. I was bouncing. I wanted to get back in the pool and do more. I was eager to go-go-go and go FAST.

I had recovered! Finally!!