Finally!

After a bout of stomach flu (yuk!!!!!!) I felt well enough today to FINALLY go swimming. The public pool near my home has been closed for renovations all winter and so, as a means to stay somewhat in shape for swimming, I focussed onn strength training, hoping that by keeping my arms, chest, back, and shoulders in good form would aid my return to the pool.

I was able to locate a pool close by with reasonable daily rates but they only have open lap swim Mon-Thurs from 8:45 to 10pm and then 2 days a week from 11am to 1pm. Both of those time slots are lousy for me as I have trouble being leaving the house on weeknights due to family obligations and then of course I have kid duty on afternoons. However, since dad and child are away on vacation, I was able to get to do a little swimming tonight.

I realized how slow I was compared to other swimmers but my main concern was, "will I be able to maintain a pace to complete 1/4 mile." I alread calculated out how many laps I'd need to swim continuously to make 1/4 so my goal tonight was to do half that amount, since its my first pool session. I ended up doing 2 laps more than 1/4 mile! Hoorah! Like I said, I was slow, and one lane I did in "rest/reocvery" mode of breaststroke. But that is just fine with me. I was just glad I didn't get out of breath or cramp up from over-exertion. I have alot of work to go but this was a very encouraging "return to the water."
 
Oh, on another note, since I did have stomach flu, my aformentioned "wild weekend" plans have been cancelled - no one wants to catch this bug that's going around!