This, My Comback pt. 3

Finishing my third week of training tomorrow learning some things, lots of things.
1) Training partners have a direct impact on your ability to push through pain and or not be able too! Secondly, they can wreck your concentration if you are not careful to tune them out. Finally, you can Not, under any circumstances trust that they are willing to go the distance that you must go in order to perform at the level you desire. My current training partner tries hard but grew up with a different type of training. First, he is a sprint freestyler and I am an individual medley person. The first week it didn’t matter because I was just trying to get my feel, week two was okay because I was still trying to get my feel. I am now feeling almost normal in the water and I am upping yardage each time (avg. 3500 yds each workout) the sprinter not so Into it. Excuses as to why he can’t or won’t keep up with me abound. If you have ever trained with me you know my best workouts are when I am chasing someone. I need that, no crave that little added incentive to do catch some one.

2) Direction. I need help. I don’t like knowingwhat my workout is until I get on the pool deck. I like finding out about each set as it comes along. Currently I am writing my own workouts, which tends to make not knowing pretty tough. I think I will try to contact an old coach of mine and see what he can do for me.

3) first meet is 30 days away. Very nervous I mean what if I get up there and some 55 yr old hack with a beer belly and a pink poka dot speedo makes me look like a chump? I will be relying heavily on my pride and competative nature to take over and push me through the pains of my first race in four years or more.

4) I am loving every step, no matter how frustrating!