Swimming day 1

Today I decided to work on my swimming. Ugh, it is harder for me than I thought. I knew that it was going to be my weaknes, but man I did not think it would be this hard to get into good swimming form. I am signed up for lessons at the Bremerton Pool, hopefully that will help.

Starting week 2

I am going to be traveling for the next 3 weeks so I am concerned that I will be able to work out like I want to. I usually start a trip with good intentions of exercising, but when I arrive at the hotel I find it much easier to turn on the TV and vegetate. Hence the need to transform my self from a couch potato to athlete. I intend to swim during this trip. The picture of the pool looked really nice on the hotel website.

End of Week 1

I wanted to record some thoughts about this journey that I started. 

This last week is the most active I have been in a long time. After I signed up for Team in Training (TNT), I woke up at 2:30 in the morning wondering what I just did, how am I going to complete a triathlon? Am I going to be able to raise any money for the LLS?
The next day I told a co-worker that I signed up for the TNT, he started laughing. I said that I would go 6.2 miles on the treadmill when I got home. When I got home I was still apprehensive about going 6.2 miles on the treadmill. But since I made the commitment to my co-worker and to myself, I started running on the treadmill.
First half mile was very difficult, the next mile was a little easier. When I was closing in on 3 miles I thought for a second " I am about half way through, I can stop". But, then I thought I am doing this to help brother, and he can't just stop when it becomes difficult. I was able to reach my goal of 6.2 miles, afterwards I had a renewed sense of confidence that I would be able to keep my commitment to reaching my fundraising goal and completing the triathlon in April.

Started training

I started training for the 2012 Lava Man Triathalon in support of Team in Training. Recently my youngest brother was diagnosed with lymphocytes predominant Hodgkin’s lymphoma. To help raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS). To accomplish that mission, I’m participating in a sports endurance event as a member of the LLS Team In Training. Like the other members of TNT, I will be raising  funds to help find cures and better treatments for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma.
My intention is to record my progess from couch potato to completing a triathalon.

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