Subject: Stroke Survivor, New Triathlete Hi All,
At age 36 I suffered a stroke. I was overweight, drank too much, ate fast food, etc...eventually a blood vessel burst and I suffered a stroke. I was left with a blind spot in each eye but no other physical issues. I vowed to become healthy. Now at age 39, I began cycling, running and recently swimming. I have a couple half marathons under my belt this year and just did my first century ride last month. Now I want to "compete" in triathlons.
I am very comfortable in the water and going under the water. I'm comfortable in pools or lakes. My problem is that I can't seem to get the breathing/stroke (ironic ) rhythm going. I can swim face in the water exhaling no problem, but as soon as I turn for air, my legs drop and I get derailed. I've seen training plans and they seem to start at 1 of 2 places. Either they start assuming you have never seen water and possibly don't know what it is, or they assume you have the stroke/breathing rhythm in place and you need to work on endurance. I can go under, sit on the bottom of the pool, swim with face in water, swim with head above water, etc. Will someone please help me get to the next step of being able to complete the 400 meters swim portion of a sprint distance triathlon? Any help is appreciated!
Ryan
St. Charles, Illinois |