The Ocho throws herself a life line...

Well hell must have frozen over because the Ocho is swimming. After a short lesson from HP03 on Saturday and a longer swim on Monday night with HP03, the Ocho ventured out on her own for the first time Tuesday night to try her hand at not sinking in the YMCA pool. (This post is proof that HP08 survived.) The Ocho followed the first week of the 6 weeks to 1650 schedule and swam about 700 meters followed by a few laps on the kicky board. The Ocho hates the kicky board. She also hates the old, speedo guy that insisted on side stroking in her lane and pulled a tidal wave behind him. HP08 felt like she was swimming in the ocean being rocked by the waves. She also hasn't managed to figure out how to breathe without sinking her entire lower half. She's working on the "roll to one side" method, but her butt still sinks. HP08 did have one revelation, though, that it's easier to roll your left side out of the water if you're willing to lower your right shoulder in to the water. Yeah. That helped. At this point, the Ocho would like to give a shout out to the cute-ish lifeguard that struck up a conversation with HP08 over the kicky board pile even though she was standing there in her bright purple bathing suit with her butt hanging out and her swim cap slighting askew so that the nike swoosh went right across her forehead. So, here's the new training schedule (keeping in mind that the Ocho has no intention of doing an entire TRI this season but is looking to next season:
Monday - morning run
Tuesday - Evening swim
Wednesday - morning run
Thursday - evening swim
Friday - Morning run
Saturday - afternoon swim
Sunday - a day of rest
This schedule will adjust when the Ocho and Senor Ocho start seriously training for the Marathon, but for now, that's the plan.