Improved mindset

For those of you who have followed my progress over the last 3 years on my blog, you know how difficult I have found swimming.  It's worth going back to the blog where I describe sessions where I walked out, devastated and holding back the tears - that's how tough I found it.  In the last few months my attitude has changed and I've started to see the results.  So tonight at our coached training session there was a break through.
We were doing a hard session and after a particularly tough drill we were told to repeat it.  The "swimmers" were all waiting on me to make a negative comment.  I just smiled and started the new drill much to the surprise of the others.  I didn't realise the significance of it until we finished the 3,300m session.  I may not be a great swimmer but I can knock out 3,000m plus on a regular basis and when Ironman comes along, I'll complete the 3,800m swim without worrying too much about it - basically it's a warm up to the bike & the run.  But that doesn't mean it doesn't deserve respect.  One kick in the face and the race could be over. I'm pleased to say I now look forward to my swim sessions!