Back in the pool today,,,ouch | The Athlete Village

When I first started writing this blog, 11 months ago, I called it "This is the Journey of a 30 something, ex-college swimmer who has tried to get in shape since graduation. This time he will do it....We hope."

Well, if you have tried to keep up with the blog you may have noticed the lack of swimming, or any physical activity for that matter, discussed over the past four months.

I could mention some excuses here, but it would be kind of pointless considering back on January 12, I posted all of the possible excuses that I might use. read it here - Excuses.

I'm not sure what the point is, but I did swim at the Y today. It was horrible. I have no strength to speak of. The lap swimmer in my lane was keeping. If it wasn't for some fast turns, which most rec swimmers don't really develop, she might have passed me! I didn't actually count the yards, but it could not have been more than 800.

Baby Steps.

Update 11/8/10

Day too swimming. Better than day one. Still miserable.

"Most people spend their entire lives avoiding pain and pursuing pleasure. To them, this is only natural, but in reality they are becoming deeply involved in a war they can never win." - Buddha, or someone like Buddha