… to go back into the (open) water (in my wetsuit), I asked myself four questions:
- Why exactly did I think it was a good idea to test my newly rehabbed shoulder by swimming the relay leg for a half-Ironman triathlon?
- In what world would sushi be optimal race-fuel for my first 1,000-meter training race in said wetsuit?
- Why did I wait until the week before the race to test-drive the wetsuit?
- What was I thinking when I signed up for a 90-minute yoga class two hours prior to said training race?
Exercise of course teaches us important lessons about ourselves, and the answers came during my 26-minute, 59.5-second sojourn: