I showed up

Ok.  Cat's out of the bag.  I am not a fan of the pool at the Y.  It's just not comfortable like Forest Park or Snohomish Aquatic Center.  

I am pretty sure if Dawson had to swim here this is the face he would make just thinking about it. 

The pool is tiled and reminds me of a middle school locker room for some reason.  

• The ceiling is low.  
• The water is a bit cloudy (but there are FAR fewer hairballs floating around so that's a pretty big plus).  
• It's colder than I am used to.  
• The pool deck is always wet.  
• There are no windows thus no natural light.  
• It makes me feel claustrophobic.  

No offense to the regulars- I am sure  you would say similar things about Forest Park Pool. 

But the win is that I showed up today.  I swam yesterday morning before work and it wasn't a good swim.  It wasn't productive but I got it done.  Today I was avoiding the pool like the plague.  I was even trying to find more work to do to AVOID swimming today.  

But a swift kick in the butt from a co-worker (thanks Kristin) got me out the door and to the pool.  Today, for the first time I got a lane.  The last two times I was left swimming in the big open space indicated by the arrow in my picture.  It feels strange to swim outside the confines of a lane marker - unless I am in a lake.  

But I showed up.  I completed my workout and I am now better off for it.  So I guess when they say triathlon helps you learn to overcome they are right.  Today I overcame and will continue to be challenged by this for the next month- but I will show up.

Oh, and 93 days?!?! What's that all about?!?!?!