I have made it through my first week of practices, and as far as I know so has everyone else.  The first practice was the morning after we had 6 inches of snow!  We were more reliable than the postal service and ran outside.   It was hard, but we all stayed arm and made it through and then had a running equipment info session at the Running Company.  After that we had a swim clinic where we went over the drills.  The Team In Training staff members and coaches are making sure we get the clinics and information sessions to learn to train safely.

The point of this week was to get off the couch and realize “yeah! I can do this” and that is exactly how I am feeling.  We will gradually be building up the distance, but for the first couple weeks its a nice steady climb to get our bodies ready for the hard training.

I remember all of the great times I had back as part of the swim team and I had forgotten how wonderful it is to train as part of a team.   Everyone is working toward a common goal – physically and more importantly doing their part to help the mission of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.    The road (and lake) ahead may be challenging, but I can’t wait for more because it has already been so much fun.