October 19 2011

I can’t. The easiest statement in the human language. The hardest sentence to mentally overcome. I can’t.

After my triathlon, I’ve been scared to swim lengths. I can’t has come out of my mouth more times than I can count when trying to get back out there to start swimming again. Last week, I started swimming and have set a goal to go twice a week in preparation for triathlon club.

My goal: Work through my back and knee problems (thanks marathon!), improve my front crawl, and work towards a half ironman for next summer. When I write my goals down I feel like I’m held accountable. My ‘I can’ts’ turn into I will and I want to.

Tonight I recruited my sister and my mom to come swimming with me. Both of them are amazing swimmers and are there to support me and help me improve my stroke. It’s nice to have a little support in the swimming pool. I was happy to say that all the Fesko’s shared a lane tonight!