"Shit Happens"

I went to the pool today with my wetsuit and a pretty good attitude. I was determined to get a good steady swim in, in the hope that it would boost my confidence. I was worried about being tired and so I started off with a commtiment to ignore the clock and focus strictly on relaxing, while still trying to monitor my body position and my mechanics. Sure enough it seemed to work not too badly at the atart. I got into a decent rhythm and my occassional glance at the clock told me I was actually picking up a bit of speed as my swim progressed. By the time I was closing in on 30 laps(1500 metres)I knew I had a good chance to do the the entire Ironman distance(3860 metres)....

.....and that's when the "shit hit the fan"! Or more accurately the shit hit the pool! Yes indeed....someone made a doo-doo in the water and that was the end of that! Personally I couldn't have cared less as I know I've swam in worse crap before. Like at almost every triathlon I've ever done. But they seem to take that stuff seriously and so everyone out of the pool post haste. They were actually a little frustrated with me as they thought I was ignoring them, just because I couldn't hear their stupid whistle. They eventually had to tap me on the head when I got to the end of the lane. They told me it would be closed for at least an hour and so my swim ended at 1500 metres. Kind of frustrating but as they say. "shit happens". Besides, even though it was cut short i gained a great deal of positive feeling from the time I did get in. After 1500 metres I did not feel spent at all. I am considering doing it all over again tomorrow, but i will make that decision in the morning.

I also took a short bike ride this afternoon(30 kms),and that indeed proved that I am a little tired.... a good tired however.

I wish to dedicate day 208 to a great canadian, Marilyn Bell, who at 16 years of age swam 52 kms across Lake Ontario!! 52 kms!!!

“When you're up to your nose in shit, keep your mouth shut”---Anon

“Shit floats to the top”---Anon

"If it looks like shit, smells like shit, and feels like shit, you don`t have to actually eat it to know it`s shit."---Seth Eisenberg

love
peter