My first NSV

I'm so pumped I just have to share. I used to love swimming but through the years have stopped - mostly because I'd be SO out of breath I couldn't continue! We belong to a Y and my 10year old DD swims competitively and she's been encouraging me to get in the pool. I did a few months ago - but I couldn't swim the length of the pool without being SOOO out of breath.

I've been working out in the gym, mostly treadmill for a few weeks now, increasing incline and speed until I could do burst of running but I hated every second of it. I mean I did it, but I couldn't wait to be done with it.

Yesterday I decided to just get in the pool and see what I could do. I swam 16 laps - it was slow, it was ugly and I needed to stop to catch my breath at the end of the pool quite frequently but I did it! My DD's swim coach saw me swimming and asked me to come practice with the Masters swim group (just a bunch of old folk swimming around! LOL) I protested that I couldn't swim THAT good, but he disagreed and asked me to give him 2 weeks - I'd be swimming laps like nothing if I did. So, I agreed!! Tomorrow morning at 5am I'll be at the pool - I'll be slow, I'll be ugly but I will DO IT!!!