Swimming

Triathlons consist of swimming, biking and running. I love the bike and have gotten quite good at it, especially the hills. Running I can do and working on my speed. Swimming is also an enjoyment and I'm getting better at it as well. It's like this meditation state; in which you glide through the water and the sound is only the water, your own breath and your very own thoughts. I feel very traquil at times while doing my laps.

I can remember back in college when I first started to swim, for racing, that is was rather difficult. I could only swim a few hundred yards and had to stop. One of my professors that trained "Super Man" for an iron man taught me how to swim whithout getting so tired so quickly. Ever since then I have enjoyed swimming. I have had several people along the way coach me in how to get better and faster. I want to get faster but the tranquil emotions take over at times and I just swim back and forth.



Some people don't swim for several reasons: scared of the water, can't swim, can't swim with their head under water etc. I highly recommend swimming because it's low impact on the joints, great exercise and can put you in pure relaxation. Swimming in open water (ocean) is also enjoyable. The marine life is such a pleasure to view while swimming. Especially if you are swimming in waters you can see through, unlike Galveston where it is brown!