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I'm not very interesting lately.
I've been looking forward to this break for a while, but now that it's here, my brain has stopped working and I'm just "blah."

I'm still mad about the pool thing, but I've been to the gym a few times and have been running. Why is it we only want what we can't do? I've swam a grand total of 5 times in the past year, but now that the pool is closed, I'm aching to go.

Of course those 5 times were all in the past 2 weeks and I was SO on a roll, but whatever.

I'm race scouting....anyone else?

That's about it. See, I told you I'm boring these days.

I was SO on a roll...

I was disappointed to read today that the base pools are closed until 1/30/09 so that new drains can be installed. I was doing well too. Twice a week I was going and swimming a mile. This sucks.

questions for you badasses

So now that I'm all "swimmery" again. I have a few questions for all you pro's.

First of all..Does anyone have one of the new handy-dandy waterproof MP3 players? Which one and give me a review of it.Please?

Also, what are some good websites if someone wanted to, I don't know, consider a triathalon. Someday...in the distant future. A website with some workouts.

I used to be a swimmer in high school.
Did I ever tell you guys that?
Well, I was. In fact, swimming was THE thing. Running was just what I did to keep in shape for swimming.

I loved it. The sounds of splashing, the smell of chlorine, the feel I would get after a powerful flip turn, the thrill I got when they started allowing the flip turns during the back stroke, the funky tan lines during long course season, the non shaving, the taper, the layering of 3 suits to create drag, swimmers body's, swimmer parties, I loved all of it.

And then I went to college...swimming began to interfere with 12oz curls and parties and suddenly it had been years. Then I got married, had babies and running came back into my life. It has come and gone but it has never totally disappeared.

Today, though, I went and swam again. It was so much fun. And even though my arms hurt to type this, I had to stop and adjust my goggles no less than 20 times, I missed my flipturn on at least 5 occasions and kicked a Marine when I was doing the breaststroke. It wasn't all bad, one Marine asked if I was a swimmer....I wasn't sure where he was going with that one, but he said you can always tell people who "are swimmers" vs. people who swim. He said they move differently in the water. Swimmers he said, touch the wall with both hands at the same time when doing breast stroke, swimmers look different in the water, their stokes are better, they breath on alternate sides and they have effective kicks. It was either a brilliant attempt at a pick up line or he had pretty good observational skills.
I remember one swim meet where I decided on a whim to enter the mile race because there were only 2 people entered and I wanted a medal. So I entered, and I swam my mile. I don't remember the time but I remember thinking it was no sweat...today it took me (almost) 50 minutes.

Today my sweet husband sent me an email recapping our lives in the Marine Corps over the past 10 years. He pointed out that since we are going back to NH, it's almost like we have come full circle. I felt that way in the pool today...like I was coming home.

Touch wood

I've been hesitant to write this post for fear that the circumstances would change but what the heck...I'm feeling brave.

I've been loving running lately!! Loving it.
I've been running when I feel like it, which is roughly 2-4 times per week. I am only running between 3-4 miles at a time, with the occasional 5 miler in there and I am taking it slow and steady.

And I am loving it.
The trainer is going well and I'm one week down on weight watchers.

Let's keep up the good work, shall we?