Just an Average SKIRT

The dream I had on Friday night was a completely non distorted vision of (what I hope will be) my swim at coeur d’alene. I was there in 2006 when my husband completed his first IM, the race site in my dream was the exact same.

I was at the swim start, I took the inside next to the line of bouys. I started to swim, a bang here and there into one of the other racers but pretty peaceful start. I ended up ducking on the left side of the buoys to get out of the crowd a bit and started in on easeful strokes. It felt effortless, I sighted and saw the far coast line, tall pines topped with a placid blue sky dotted with harmless white pillowy clouds. I took the turn left (halfway through the first loop) and headed to the beach. Reached the shore, saw the specatotors cheering me on and felt the empowerment that the crowds lend to you. Back into the water for the second loop, I was jockeying with the guy on my right and thought ‘when I make the turn to come in, I’m going to lose him’. We hit the turn, I heard him think ‘oh great, you again’ and I popped it into gear. I lost him and came upon the shoreline for the swim finish. I was going for a 1:05, finished with a 1:07. I headed up the carpet to the timing mat where I confirmed my ‘dream’ swim. The end.

I have been known to be clairvoyant so I think I’ll take this dream as motivating foreknowledge for what is to come.

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