60 Thoughts Every Triathlete Has While Swimming
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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