Motivation & Thoughts Day 7
“People get a relief from tension by running. One thing that almost always happens is that your sense of self-worth improves. You accept yourself a little better” -Ted Corbitt, former U.S. Olympic marathoner
There are times where you need to mix it up a little. One thing people love about triathlon is that it is more difficult to get an overuse injury because generally you are training in three disciplines (not to say you can’t get injured). I love the break up and use of different muscles.
I have always loved biking (both road and mountain) and just last year I began to really enjoy tough long swim workouts.
Even if you don’t have any desire to be a triathlete, which is ok, you might want to look at swimming and biking as a rest from running now and then. Swimming really works your upper body and you do tend to learn how to breathe better (out of necessity) and biking really works those quads and hamstrings.
Swimming is probably the more difficult to pick up as not everyone has easy access to a pool and well, it is challenging.
When learning how to swim properly, it’s important to develop proper breathing rhythms that involve blowing bubbles when the face is down. Learn about the importance of balance and proper stroke mechanics in swimming with help from a professional endurance coach in this free video on swimming techniques.
Check out this video as it does a great job of introducing you to proper swimming techniques.
swimming will be my ultimate challenge someday.