Solo Swim

Today was my first solo swim workout. I practiced my breathing, my armstroke, and my kicking. I have already established that 15 minutes swimming is an eternity, and being that today's swim was 30 minutes, it was a double eternity. I'm getting much more comfortable with the breathing, and it's starting to feel more smooth, and more natural. And by more natural, I don't mean that I am one with the water. I mean I'm sucking less water into my nose and lungs than I did on Monday and that scary feeling that I may not take in enough air before the next time I roll my head up for a breath is starting to subside. After several kick practices with the kickboard, and much more breathing practice with the pull bouy between my knees ( I referred to this in the last post as some kind of rubber thingy, now I know it's proper term) I was feeling confident enough to attempt to put it all together. Perfect synergy was not achieved, but it feels less foreign to me. There were even a few moments where I felt a tad on the peaceful side.