Subject: First real OWS made me sick. Or was it the hills?
I was on vacation at Lake of the Ozarks, MO., and I can tell you that I've lived in Seattle and Estes Park, Colo., and the hills in L of the O rival hills in Sea-town -- they're not Colorado crazy but they're pretty crazy. Anyway on the first day there I got up and went for a five-miler up and down and around the hills by the lake. Later I wanted to test my new wetsuit and do my first real OWS, so I did -- about 250 yards, I'd say, off the boat and around a buoy and back -- and it totally freaked me out! The water was green and I kept imagining an alligator behind me or under me. Not good. Anyway I had no troubles breathing or anything -- it was all mental. Please tell me this will pass. I'm going to start OW swimming regularly from here on out and hope the fear subsides sooner than later.
Anyway later that evening I fell ill with what I thought was allergies only to come down with a fever and flu-like symptoms. It's four days later and I still have a debilitating sore throat. It didn't go well, needless to say. |