My swim class is suddenly a much better deal

[mb_kayak]

I started my breaststroke class last night. I debated whether to take it for quite a while - $100 for three classes is kind of steep - but, given my love/hate relationship with the front crawl (actually it's more tolerance/hate) and my zig-zagy backstroke, I feel like I need another stroke to keep me motivated. So I decided it was worth it ... and

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[gudenna]

This makes me both look forward to my beginners swimming lessons and not look forward to it. What used to be just stay afloat and move in a general direction now seems to be more daunting with actually having to learn some actual strokes.

I'm going to go to Barton Springs tomorrow morning at 7:30 am to get a feel of swimming again before I try out the lanes at UT, which I still don't want to do cause then I'll be stuck swimming with college students, and I'm intimidated enough! But if Kat and I go at the same time we can share a lane.

[gudenna]

Oh and I'm glad you didn't have to have gym envy, that's never a good thing.

[mb_kayak]

Yeah, I'm always amazed at how many little details are involved in each stroke. I've been swimming since before I can remember, but some days you'd think I'd never been in the water before.