Swimming, harder than it looks

So around new year's a friend of mine put out a challenge to run a sprint triathlon, knowing that this is what white guys in their early 30's are supposed to do I accepted. Heck it was January, ambition was still high and there was no real commitment beyond a registration fee.

Well its nearing the end of frigging April. Work is back to being insane, and I in classic style am cramming 6 months of training into 2 1/2.

Tonight, got in the pool to swim laps for the first time in a long time. Needless to say the image I have of myself gliding through the water is in stark contrast to the splashing mess I make going through the pool.

Did manage to swim 300 yards, but not without a lot of almost killing myself.