Super Sunday - I have never sweat so much in a pool.

This is my first attempt at the weekly group work out called "Super Sunday". 7AM Sunday morning the alarm clock goes off. I hesitate to get up. I am a bit tired from a late Saturday night of movies.  I also have just learned to swim last November, so I am not sure how I will fit into the group swim with a bunch of well trained Ironman triathletes. In order to complete the Ironman swim I am going to need some practice. A lot of practice.


We are meeting at the Hardisty Pool, a city run pool in Edmonton. When I arrived I met the team coach Lincolin. A likeable guy who organized the swim lanes and the swim workout like a pro. He asked me the do a length and see how I fit in.  He put me in the beginners lane,
Our assignment was to swim 100 meters every 3 minutes.  After the first couple of trips back and forth I soon realized I am not ready for this at all!
Lincolin would not let me quit. I got out of the pool and suggested that I should practice more before working out with the team and he said "no just get back in and finish. I swam some more and thought "No I need to get out this is a mistake." The coach said "I am not letting you out. Get back in and finish."  So I did and I have never sweat so much in a pool.


Then the team went for a run. A very nice winter day, -2c , run through the river valley and back. 140 min. run with a couple of stops and a total of 15kms.


After burning 1144 calories, according to my heart rate monitor, a nap was definitely next on the schedule.