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By Kelly Lennon, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Recently my dad convinced my to participate in my first open water swim (five days post wisdom teeth extraction, at that) and let me tell you, it was an experience. I swam the 2 mile event at the Wildfish Race in Salem, MA and was entirely unprepared for what happened. The course was 2 laps around a rectangular shape\u00a0in the ocean. The following is a transcript of my thoughts for the duration of the swim….<\/p>\n

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  1. Okay so..do I just….swim?<\/li>\n
  2. The man said 30 seconds, but there’s no block to dive off of so what do I do???<\/li>\n
  3. 10 SECONDS. OKAY I CAN DO THIS.<\/li>\n
  4. AND I’M STARTING.<\/li>\n
  5. Everyone is sprinting– this is just like the 1650 and I kind of hate it already.<\/li>\n
  6. Well, if it’s like the 1650 everyone will separate themselves out eventually so I’ll just wait.<\/li>\n
  7. Rounding the first bouy and I’m still alive so things are going as well as they can be.<\/li>\n
  8. I should probably chill because I still have about 1.8 miles to go.<\/li>\n
  9. This man in the kayak is FAR too close to me. Please kayak away, sir.<\/li>\n
  10. STAY OUTSIDE THE BOUYS TURN TURN TURN.<\/li>\n
  11. Well, if I feel like I’m going to pass away during the mile I wonder how the rest of this will go.<\/li>\n
  12. No, I’m good. I’m doing okay. I’m not worried.<\/li>\n
  13. COLD SPOT.<\/li>\n
  14. Maybe these people with wetsuits are onto something.<\/li>\n
  15. I probably should have worn a wetsuit.<\/li>\n
  16. It’s kind of cold.<\/li>\n
  17. No. Wetsuits are for the WEAK.<\/li>\n
  18. Or the intelligent. Whichever.<\/li>\n
  19. I’ve been on the heels of this woman in a wetsuit for this entire race.<\/li>\n
  20. I NEED to go around this woman.<\/li>\n
  21. Okay, swim to the right and just pass her.<\/li>\n
  22. Oh fun, she swam to the right too.<\/li>\n
  23. Maybe the left?<\/li>\n
  24. And she’s going left!<\/li>\n
  25. Ma’am, I’m sorry I touched your foot but you don’t need to kick that aggressively.<\/li>\n
  26. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.<\/li>\n
  27. Now I’m definitely going to pass you.<\/li>\n
  28. Okay, one mile down, one to go and I feel okay at best.<\/li>\n
  29. The water is way too shallow and way too warm. I need to swim faster.<\/li>\n
  30. Need to be careful of the seaweed on this first part.<\/li>\n
  31. SEAWEED IN THE FACE. SEAWEED IN THE FACE.<\/li>\n
  32. PLAY IT COOL, PEOPLE ON THE BEACH CAN SEE YOU.<\/li>\n
  33. I think I’ve taken more strokes with my head up than down at this point.<\/li>\n
  34. Out of seaweed, out of warm water, almost home free.<\/li>\n
  35. THEY MOVED THAT BOUY FURTHER??<\/li>\n
  36. There’s no way that bouy was that far the first time around…nope nope nope.<\/li>\n
  37. If I get disqualified for accidentally going inside the bouys, I am not going to be pumped.<\/li>\n
  38. The good news is the water is so cold, I can’t tell how much pain I’m in.<\/li>\n
  39. Yet I STILL haven’t passed this woman.<\/li>\n
  40. I think I’m gonna kick now, like a lot.<\/li>\n
  41. My coaches are going to be so proud when they find out I know how to use my legs.<\/li>\n
  42. HA. PASSED HER. LET’S GO.<\/li>\n
  43. Okay, simmer down, this is a casual race.<\/li>\n
  44. I think I’ll just sprint the last straightaway probably.<\/li>\n
  45. Did I really just think that?<\/li>\n
  46. DOING IT ANYWAYS.<\/li>\n
  47. I started sprinting way too early, but it’s too late to stop now.<\/li>\n
  48. So what point is it socially acceptable to stand up and walk to the beach…<\/li>\n
  49. Now I know what people mean by “finding land legs”….HELP.<\/li>\n
  50. *slight jog across finish* DONE.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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