Let March start today!

SWIM: 2000y in 55 mins. MMM. 6x50, 2x100, 3x500 as 200-100-200.

New problem today--I wrote this post then some error prevented it from posting. So now I get to re-create this post. Seems a bit fake. I think it happened because I said something negative about a lane-mate, kinda like an opportunity to take back words you regret! :)

Anyway, it was supposed to be 6x100, 2x100, 5x500. But I did what I could. In my previous write-up, I vented frustration with a lane-mate who was complaining about how unmotivated she felt today. Unmotivated and Slow. My take on that was, if you dont' want to be here then get the F out of the pool and give your space to me.

This is a hard swim for me. I'm the slowest in the pool, I'm pushed into the wall by chop, I spend more time worrying about whether or not I'm on the way of other swimmers. I dont' worry about form, time, or keeping pace. I swim like it's a race, and it's stressful. There are Mondays that my stomach is upset from the stress for a few hours. So I have to ask myself, why do I keep coming back? Why do I get up at 4:10am for a 5:15am swim I don't particularly enjoy?

I realized the answer today. Because I'm motivated. I am motivated to improve my swim. I do care. And the environment of a group effort with a coach on deck is the way to go for me. It's like a group run, the peer pressure to show up and the push to keep up works on me. Problem is, I do need my alone time to focus on form too. So I need to mix it up--classes and solitude.

Also, I like to start new goals the first of each month. Today is Feb 28, but it's also Monday which is the start of my training week. So let today be the 1st day of March. I started it off with a good swim and a learning experience. Let's get the rest of the goals for the month on paper by the end of day!