Tri Class #21: Swim/Run. Repeat.

What we were supposed to do:
Meet at magic island and swim from the life guard tower to the stairs (~400m) and back. Run two loops around magic island, including the parking lot (~2 miles, 1 mile per loop). Repeat two more times for a total of 1200m swimming and 6 miles running.

What I did:
Swam 400m., ran 2mi., swam 400m., tried not to barf, made way to restroom.

I think I was the reason for the low tide last night. I don't know if I was sucking in water or just air, but my belly got very distended and painful. It started with the first swim, but wasn't too bad. It seemed to have eased a bit by the end of the run, so I got back in the water. By the end of the second swim, I could go no further.

I don't know why this happens. It doesn't always happen, but sometimes when I swim, I get very, um, gassy. Sorry, but this is meant as a personal blog, if you're reading this, you just have to deal with it.

This didn't happen with the morning swims, even though they were longer. Perhaps it's swimming with food in my system? Although I do drink a smoothie before morning workouts. Actually, I had eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before the swim last week, so that's not likely to be the problem. Perhaps it's what I'm eating?

Maybe I just need to swim a lot more and my body will work it out. Right now, this has me very worried as it could torpedo my triathlon chances. It's the first of the three events and if it happens in a race, I'll be ruined for everything else.

How depressing.