TICK! - Kick boarding a 25m lap

I knew that in order to make the most of my swimming lessons I would need to also commit to out of class practice.  In this vein I purchased a 20 visit pass to my local public pool.  As a side note – since when does it cost $4.50 to go to the pool?! Seems exorbitant!  The pass cost $66 which is $3.30 per visit, a somewhat more reasonable amount.  My local pool is a 2 minute drive from home and has a 25m heated pool which is conveniently tucked away to the side. 

Since buying the pass I have made 3 visits: one on 24 Jan, one on 29 Jan and one somewhere in between.  The visits have all been for around half an hour.

My first 2 visits were around half an hour before closing time on the theory that surely it would be empty or emptying out by then (not true) and my third visit was around 10am (perfect time – I had the pool to myself!).

Progress in terms of kick boarding and face in water action on these days was as follows:

·         24 Jan – I struggled to get into a good rhythm and my thighs seemed to be tiring quickly but by the end of my session I managed a 25m kick boarding lap without stopping. Yay! I pulled myself out of the pool, gave myself a pat on the back and given the amount of effort it required wondered whether it was a fluke (bad negative thoughts!). Nonetheless I concluded it was too early to tick this box. Although I was focusing on kick boarding I mentally acknowledged that there had been no face in water action.  My justification for that was because there were being about 10 others in the pool and I’d have felt a bit silly given how horribly ungraceful I was at the moment.

·         Next visit – I could only get about 2/3 thirds of a lap in before stopping and definitely no face in the water action. It was seeming like last time's full lap was a fluke.  :(

·         29 Jan – although there were a few false starts, by the end of my session I had done 4 25m laps!  I stopped between each and while I don’t know how long they each took by the 3^rd or 4^th one I was only gasping rather than heaving for the energy to get in the last few kicks. Box now officially ticked!  As for face in water action – none. No excuses this time, given I had the pool to myself.  

We have very hot weather coming up this week so more practice is scheduled. :)