in good spirits
For some reason, it makes people laugh to hear that I went swimming the morning I had surgery. First of all, have you met me? I didn't have to be at the hospital until 6:30am and the pool opens at 5:00am so in my head, the math was simple. I was in the water at 5:04 and swam every last little second until I had to get out. I ripped through the shower and showed up to check in with my hair still dripping and uncombed, my swimsuit clipped to my bag and a monster set of goggle eyes. It is good that some things will never change. Swimming - triathlon - is not about the obsession. None of sport is for me, that is not my why . It's not about burning calories, or getting faster, or selfies, or being able to flash an asshole number of watts on the Strava. (Maybe a little bit, on the selfies). It is an honest and deep passion for the art of movement. Swimming is my meditation, it is a safe space, where I work out angst and ange...