Surviving "Tortoise Time"

I’ve been a naughty blogger.  I have not been nearly as consistent as I would like to be and for that I apologize.  I’ve come to the point in my training, and in my blogging, at which routine is necessary.  With swimming this means being in the pool three to four days a week, consistently swimming lap after lap, growing stronger and building endurance.  This is an extremely important point, which I have dubbed “tortoise time”, because it requires me to be slow and steady.  It isn’t flashy or exciting, but it is the most important part of the process, the part that will transform me from a person trying to swim across the Hudson into the swimmer who will.

While tortoise time is very important to my success at making it across the river, it does not make for a thrilling read.  As someone new to blogging, I worry that I will not be interesting enough, that I will bore you out of your minds or worse, that in an attempt to keep things interesting I will say too much.  Those of you who know me in real life, are aware that I am an over-sharer of the highest class; I rarely have a thought that I believe worthy of keeping to myself.  However, I was raised by brilliant parents who taught me (after a note I sent to a young man who had wronged me made its way to the Principal), that I should use caution when putting things in writing.

Feedback would be extremely helpful.  What brings you back to the blog? What are you interested in reading about in this process? How much do you really want to know?  Just as my coaches can help me become stronger as a swimmer, I hope you all will feel comfortable helping me along.

In the coming weeks I am going to do my best to create routines and stay consistent in swimming and in blogging. I hope you will keep me in your thoughts and keep cheering me along as I trudge along, slow and steady to the finish line.  I appreciate it so much.