Atlanta Triathlon TEAM

Swimming. Sometimes it takes an act of God to get to the pool not to mention getting IN the pool. Last summer while I was nearing the end of my training for the South Carolina half ironman, I found myself wanting to do anything but swim. I knew I needed to get to the pool and swim for 30 to 45 minutes. I put on my bathing suit, left for the pool, pulled into the gym parking lot, parked my car, sat there for a minute, and then put the car in reverse and went to the car wash down the street. And you know what?  I felt great! It was the best decision I made all day. Car wash!

It reminds me of being back in law school and studying for finals. The times I needed to study the most I would’ve rather cleaned out my closet, organized my shoes, dusted the baseboards, etc.  Sometimes I did and when I finally sat down to study I was more focused and productive.

It’s easy for us to be hard on ourselves when it comes to following our “training” schedules. I realized that going to the car wash was what my body needed that day…and so did my car!  The next day I looked forward to getting in the pool and had a great swim workout. 

If this has happened to you, where did you end up?