Today I had to make a big decision. Do I take a chance and 'recommit' to doing this triathlon and to raising $5000 before March 27th? Or do I bail out? Having raised less then $500 in the past two months it's been a little daunting to think about $4500 more, and the training... well it's time consuming. It takes a lot away from my family. So what to do? After thinking about it, praying about it and talking it over with my family I decided to step out on faith. I signed and faxed the recommitment paperwork today. I'm in... And I swam 1.1 miles tonight ;) If you want to help me reach my goal, as well as help fine a cure for blood cancers - please make a donation at: pages.teamintraining.org/sf/lavatri09/smuellerboddy or just cheer me on here...
Had a good LONG swim tonight it was also good-n-long. Felt GREAT. My times were pretty good for a 1850 Yard swim. Time: 43:36 I've still got a LONG way to go before I feel I'm 'ready' for the 'big swim' but I know I could do it. I know I'm only going to get better and faster over time. One thing I noticed is that stroke count goes way up when I try to speed up. That must mean that my strokes are less efficient- So I'm going to have to focus on keeping good form even while going faster. All in time. My best lap (50 Yards) was 1:09 -- I'm going to start tracking that and see how that improves.
Recommitment is a really hard decision Shawn, especially when raising big bucks. But now you have made that decision, and so find a way to make it work. Have your mentor help you - they should have lots of ideas. Congratulations. I believe you will be successful and have a fantastic experience. Art
ReplyDeleteThat is not a bad time at all. I am suffering through my swims right now myself. I really need to do a straight 1500 to see where I am at.
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