SWIM WITH FINS
I came home Thursday night to discover swim fins on my porch...a gentle hint from a friend kind enough to "re-teach" me to swim. Never a person to look gift fins in the mouth, I took them to the pool Saturday afternoon after my Devil's Lake bike ride, and took them for a spin. At first, I thought I'd sink. But then, something happened...25 yards or so into the first drill, I was actually moving forward in the water fast enough that I could see the scenery changing (usually I'm going so slowly that I barely notice). What a joy! I also realized I was paying so much attention to the fins that I couldn't concentrate on how hard it is to breathe---breathing was easy. Is this what swimming is really like? If so, definitely worth doing. I've been in the pool twice since, and both times, it's been great to swim with fins. Too bad that's not the event I'm preparing for! When I take the fins off, I'm back to my old slow kick. Obviously, I need to grow webbing between now and September 17.
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