Had a great swim session today. I’d say my front stroke and breast stroke are about 90% where they should be. My back-stroke is really pathetic, however. I can’t even swim more than 10 meters with that. Fortunately I had a massage right after (not the nice massage but the evil one that hurts however, helps you out!) and she said that it was very tight up in the shoulder area and in this other area I had never considered was painful until she actually touched it and I was in agony. Fourty-five minutes later, a few groans, ouches and apologies on my behalf for excessive squirming, it was all over.

I think the key to the healing, is everything coming together to work with one another to promote overall healing. The massage is loosening up the muscles that have been locked up so long and even though it hurts like a buggar, it definitely helps. At the end of all this? I definitely plan on booking one of those “nice” massages that don’t hurt or make you squirm!

Today my goal for the swim was to see where I was at. I ended up swimming 1000 metres in approximately 25ish minutes. It was hard to figure out how long exactly as I kept having swimsuit issues. Time to buy a new one! Tossed that one right away and I think I have another that may do until I can find one. I will re-do the swim on Boxing Day and use that as my starting point for improvement.

While swimming today? I even flirted with the idea of doing the swim across the lake this summer. I have a long way to go due to the fact I’ve had to modify my strokes the past year and a bit but maybe by spring, I can be comfortable enough to want to do it for 8-20kms.

Maybe.

In the meantime, let’s go with the more easily attainable items, shall we? Let’s start with running again! My plan is over the two weeks, increase my cardio with swimming and when my stomach is fully-healed and I’m given the okay from the surgeon on the 9th, to begin running.

Let’s really hope there are no set-backs. I actually quite like progress and I do not want to have to go backwards at all at this point!