Last week was spring break for my sons. A time of rest, relaxation and cessation from school. For me...not so much. I started with a dry cough on Sunday. I did my swimming on Tuesday (1500 meters) in about 48 minutes. I felt worn down and my time showed it as it was 3-4 minutes more than I normally take to complete the distance. By Wednesday I was in the doctor's office. While, "You have pneumonia" aren't the worst words I have ever heard, they sure brought me down and put a cramp in my training. Doctor's orders were rest, take the meds, drink plenty of fluids. No training.
I got some antibiotics and some steroids (hope they don't pee test me) and they seem to be helping. I am still coughing some, but the bubbling sound from my lungs is gone. I'm pretty sure that is good. I am going to resume training this week and will be bricking two events per work out. It's crunch time now.
This weekend on Sunday they are having a pre-race clinic and an open water practice swim. This will be the first open water swim that I have done. Everybody goes to the beach and splashes around in the ocean, does a little body surfing, and gets salt water in their mouth/nose, and hangs out around the shore line. For me, other than in a boat, this will be the first time that I have ventured out this far from shore, which is a little mentally unsettling given stories of undertows, etc... However, I am stoked about the challenge of all this and there will be lots of volunteers in kayaks, boats, and other floating stations should I need a break.
Stay tuned and I will tell you how the open water swim goes.
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