I realized the other day that Lisa Gordon, Executive Vice President at HJMT Public Relations has been with me to experience all my first swimming experiences. She was with me the first day I went to Open Water Swim LI in Islip. It was the first time I was in...
Do You Find Swimming Meditative?
Do you find swimming meditative? I started swimming in June. I remember getting into the pool at the Long Beach Recreation Center with my tri partner, Marti DiPaola, and not being able to swim 25 yards! I couldn't put my head in the water. I couldn't figure out how to...
Beginner Triathlon Training: On Being Obsessed
I started training for the Captiva Tri this past June. At first, I wasn't sure about the sport. I never swam nor biked much. I knew one thing - I loved to run. Once I hired a coach, I was still unsure. Is this something I like? It was a lot of money...
First few weeks in the pool
The other day, I was at the municipal pool in our town doing laps. I looked up and saw two women standing in the next lane chatting. I recognized them both. I went to High School with both of them and they were on the swim team. I pulled off...
Beginner Triathlon Training: My Training in Week One!
My checklist: hired Coach Rich and joined Tri-Global bought a rode bike bought a Garmin 910xt bought swim suits and nose plugs (that kept slipping off my nose so I couldn't wear them) bought riding shorts to soften my ride hired a swim instructor signed up for Open Water Swim...
Beginner Triathlon Training: Swimming In the Open Water
This blog post was written in August 2014, right before my first triathlon in Florida. I had never been in the open water and went to the Open Water Swim LI Robert Moses swim. I was terrified. Here's what happened: ------ My first experience in the open water was not...