60 THOUGHTS EVERY TRIATHLETE HAS WHILE SWIMMING, BIKING OR RUNNING: SWIMMING EDITION 

• Yay, it’s time to train!
• It’s 4:00am and I’m ready to get in the pool!
• I mean, 4:00am is a bit early but my race is soon and these last few trainings are key...
• Got new goggles. I know I look badass in these.
• They’re the mirror lenses so I look extra cool.
• Will mirror lenses make me swim faster?
• I think so! Why wouldn’t they?
• I’m gonna look so stealthy in the water.
• I basically swim like Katie Ledecky.
• A cool 3000 yards today. Easy peasy.
• Yes, I have the whole pool to myself!
• Actually, it’s kind of eerie being in here alone.
• I’ve seen Swimfan.
• Nothing good happens being in a pool alone.
• Now I’m scared.
• I wish someone else would come in the pool.
• Okay, just relax. You’re not in a movie.
• Focus.
• Just do your workout and swim.
• Okay, 500-yard warm up done.
• I feel great.
• I could probably do this pace forever.
• Forever’s a longggggg time to be in a pool.
• How pruney do you think my skin would be?
• How long until my skin gets pruney?
• Alrighty, I feel like I’ve been swimming forever.
• How long have I been here?
• What?! 20 minutes?
• Ugh. How many darn intervals am I doing?!
• I don’t know how much longer I can stare at this blue line.
• I wish I knew how to do flip turns.
• Should I learn how to do flip turns?
• Note to self. Watch YouTube videos on how to do flip turns tonight.
• But I don’t need to flip turns for races.
• But they also look so cool.
• And remember, I’m supposed to swim like Katie Ledecky.
• I have to swim outside?
• Where there are waves?
• And the weather?
• And sea creatures?
• It’s. So. Early.
• Why am I here at 4:00am?
• Who’s crazy enough to do that??
• Hmm, I wonder if I could swim with my eyes closed.
• *eyes closed* Okay, cool this is working.
• Wait, how close am I to the wall!? *opens eyes in panic*
• Someone jumped in the lane next to me.
• I don’t have the pool to myself anymore!
• Must swim faster, remember, I’m supposed to be like Katie Ledecky!
• Ahhh this person is fast.
• This is totally a race.
• And I gotta win.
• Well, I’ve been swimming awhile and they just got in so their arms and legs are fresh.
• Okay sheesh, well I’m only doing 100 intervals so you can keep going.
• Oh. Look at that, I’m done.
• That was easy ☺
• Increased my average pace?! Heck yeah!

*Swiftly jumps out of the pool, grabs a towel and in slow motion takes goggles and swim cap off...*

• Oh yeah, I just rocked that swim workout.
• When’s the next one?

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Written by Mara Gordon, Siren Luminary 

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