as i sat on the beach waiting for Morgan to arrive i stared out onto the lake watching the mist hover just above. the sun sparkled on the water and the morning was idyllic. despite the serene surroundings i was a bit tense. i was nervous about not being a good enough swimmer to merit coaching. is that not the dumbest thing ever?
she arrived with her surf board...and i made a note to myself to ask her about SUP (stand up paddling) at a later time. today was about the task at hand and was going to require all my concentration. we didn't waste anytime and she led me outside the ropes..that was a first for me. she had me swim a bit first offered feedback and then the lesson began. i mostly worked on catch, pull and rotation.
about halfway through the session i started to get dizzy and nauseous. and
let me emphasize, i'm swimming in frikin lake placid...the only sign of activity are the ripples on the waters surface generated by the ducks on shore and myself. the same thing happened last night during my run, at the time i chalked it up to not enough time between my last meal and the run. it got progressively worse and at one point i had to get back on shore, just as i crawled my way to the trail, to discreetly wretch my guts out... some guy and his dog show up and want to talk. i sort've fumbled through the chit chat, took a few deep breaths and swam back out to Morgan who was sat patiently on her board waiting for me.
we had about five minutes left and i zagged my way back to the beach. she said she'd video tape me on next session....i was taped once before towards the end of training last year and found it to be really helpful but i only got to view it once...she'll email it to me which should prove to even more so. i haven't had alot of experience with 1:1 coaching and what little i have had has been uncomfortable...Morgan said it well " feels weird with the all the focus on you? i agreed.
so it wasn't the best first session (no reflection on Morgan at all) she was very nice and i felt safe with her. as for the nausea and dizziness, i foolishly still tend to under hydrate. such an easy fix but just as easily overlooked. i got quite a few tips despite the gloomy sounding post. one thing i have going for me is i roll really well. i need to glide on my side longer and time the switch better.
2 comments:
Bummer about the sickness :-( Glad you got some good coaching - I found that I learned even more from Morgan than I was aware of at the time. Her coaching will serve you well for all races going forward.
Thanks for sharing your experiences here on your blog.
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