After three years at the gym of saying "I'll go to the pool tomorrow", I finally made tomorrow "today". Well, yesterday as I'm posting now...

Btw, I feel too humble to even be in this thread with you amazing ladies that do tris. My docs won't let me do any impactive exercise (like run), so I would never be able to do a tri. The non-impactive exercise order is how I re-discovered my love for riding a bike. I've been told many times I should swim as a great cross training that's non-impactive.

Well, you ladies are quite the inspiration in reading this swimming thread. Thus, I got brave enough to enter the pool.

I just kickboarded and did some backstroke (for some reason, that's one stroke I can do better than freestyle). There was only one lane open for fitness and it contained a very good swimmer. It was almost a good excuse to chicken out. But, she graciously said, "I'll share, come on in!". She was encouraging as she told me kickboarding was how she started at the pool.

But, I did it. Actually, it was enjoyable once I got over my silly fears.

The only mishaps was some foot cramps in the fins. I think it's my technique maybe? Or just muscles I haven't used before?

And dang it... I scratched the crystal watch face of my Polar HRM as I crashed into the lane floats trying to stay on my side of the lane sharing with this other lady. Hope it stays waterproof with the scratch.

Regardless... I'm going back.