A New Year goal of mine, I am still working on is swimming. Now I consider myself a decent athlete - having been bestowed 12 varsity letters in high school in tennis, track&field, cross country, thereafter running competitively in university, and with more than a handful half-marathons under my belt in my 30+ years of life.
HOWEVER, I, er, rather my petite but DENSE body is pitifully useless & futile, in the H2O... Every breath is a desperate and turbulent gasp of O-SQUARED. It is frustrating beyond hell - but I believe, if a task is an acquired skill, and not innate - PERSEVERANCE shall dictate and claim victory over any fickle gods who are scheming delightfully to prevent me from acquiring this basic summercamp skillset.
In February, I enrolled in a Total Immersion course in Hong Kong for USD$500. Admittedly, I am a closet geek, and more importantly a TECHNIQUE FREAK. I have no free time in my life to accumulate bad muscle habits - so I partook in this rigorous wknd course with an open mind, and full commitment. Progress is very slow - but I feel I have achieved closer to my goal of turning AMPHIBIENNE.
Thanks Gary for his wonderful movie-producing skills. Let's keep practicing and beat Sky.
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