It's been a little over a week since I started swimming. Those lightbulbs were exceptionally helpful as I have continued to swim. Friday was a little rough just because there were lots of people in the pool and I was a little frazzled by having to keep up with other people. I like having my own lane, as I'm sure everybody else would. Maybe that speaks to my personality. I'm not totally social, I don't reach out a lot of the time when I'm in a social situation. It's hard for me. I feel awkward. I don't know what to say. I like to observe first then interact. I'm a bit picky because I know what type of person I interact with best and what type brings me out. I recognize that that is extremely narrowing but that type of person also introduces me to others. They're my gateway, I just have to pick the right person :)

Anyway. Today was the day that I felt like I was actually back in the pool. I'm not talking speed but I'm talking about how I felt. For those swimmers out there, you know what I'm talking about. There's a certain feel to being in the pool and when you haven't been in the poo for a while. Today, I felt like I was getting back to that feel. I felt stronger and better. Part of it too is probably I'm in the right group of swimmers. I realize now that I was in a lane with a super fast swimmer my very first day and last Friday, I was in a lane that was just a smidgin too fast for me. I've found my interval now and where I should be.

I'm really enjoying it and it feels so good to actually be practicing and not just swimming. So far in practice we have swum 11,300 yards, which is equal to 6.42 miles (check this out: what 11,300 yards means).