Subject: Worst swimmer EVER! (North Shore Swim Challenge) Total Time: 2 hours, 11 minutes Overall: 368/403 Age Group: 28/28 Swallowed gallons of saltwater, threw up in my mouth, had constant chills, felt stinging on my back (jellyfish? ), freaked out when I saw a pack of stingray. Oh... and the lifeguard on a jet ski pulls up along side of me "Where the heck you going?" I told him I thought we were swimming around that point. His reply "That's Kaena Point". Oh... well, maybe over there. "That's Haleiwa! Look, you see the church over there, you're totally off course." My response: I thought I was on the inside. = ) Of course... i was disoriented, and couldn't see out my goggles. I finally convinced him just to point his arm in the right direction... and off I went. Regardless of my horrible sense of aqua-direction... really... I just suck at swimming. Its not like i'm not pushing it. I now understand how the 250lb guys feel when they run, and they see some 140lb dude fly by them with 1/3 the effort. I should become a duathelete. = ) Well... at least I'm still alive. |