It's been so long since I've written I figured you'd be missing me. Also, I remembered I had a resolution to be a better blogger so today it begins.
I've finalized and began a few of my resolutions and here they are.
- Learn to swim.
- Run Ragnar
- Finish my quilt
- Learn to cook real meals!
- Read Scriptures.
Today I started learning to swim in order to start training for the IRONMAN competition I've aspired to try. I decided after doing research on exactly WHAT an Ironman is, to move that resolution to next year and use THIS entire year to train for it.
The Ironman consists of the following events:
2.4 mile Swim
112 mile Bike
and
Run of 26.219 miles.
This will be mostly what my blog is about this year I think- PREPARING FOR IRONMAN.
Needless to say, I have a LOT of work to do seeing as I really have no technical training in any event. My first step I made a few weeks ago was to contact my sister in law, who's been teaching swim for several years now, to teach me how to swim.
I have long since had a HUGE fear of the water. Why? No idea.
People say that we develop fear from things in our past- so I always try to think back and figure out what it was that made me think water was scary.
To this minute I still have no idea. But I figured, I'm now 22 and it's time to face my fear.
For those of you who don't know, this fear of water is kind of a big deal. It terrifies me to even be at 7 Peaks cause if a kid splashes water on my face, ask anyone- I'm put out the rest of the time. I get so crazy freaked out when water touches my face. Like I previously mentioned- NO IDEA WHY.
So, today I met my sister in law at the American Fork Fitness Center, and we started our lesson! She could tell how panicked I was as I walked into the pool area and she was so cool to keep my calm! She's BEYOND professional.
So we started with the basics. She taught me to breathe. Haha!
She showed me how to put my face under water without plugging my nose and for the first time EVER it made perfect sense.
We then moved on to kicking with the floaty board thing, then to a stroke I forgot the name of.
We finished out lesson and I was SO EXHAUSTED but the feeling of accomplishment pushed the exhausted feeling away and I was in heaven.
I called Scott, my sister, my mom and brother and told them all of my success! I posted it on FACEBOOK even! I've been too embarrassed to even TRY for so long, and I've finally done it!
I've committed to practicing every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday every week this year and to compete in mini triathlons hopefully by September or October. We'll see if I can coordinate the Running and Biking as fast as I figured out the swimming!
I'm not gonna lie though, I still look ridiculous when I'm trying to take a breath in the water as I'm moving, but hopefully that will look better with practice.
Anyways everyone- I hope you can take the challenge with me. Not of doing an Ironman per say, but to pick a fear you have and get help to face it. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I can finally go to the pool in confidence and not just sit on the side and watch everyone else have fun.
I love you all!
Tonight I begin my BYU class so I've got to get everything ready! Wish me luck!
