Veyiz mir!

Oh, man.

So, I started swimming again, and it led me to this crazy discovery. It turns out that under your skin, there are these things called "muscles," and when you use them a lot, they get "sore." I have also discovered that the air-water interface is less than optimum for an efficient transfer of oxygen, so you have to do this crazy timing thing where you don't get to breathe when you want. I guess that's what you get, though, when you take so much time off from exercising.

And but so I've been at it for a couple of weeks. I figured I'd get in the pool this morning, and what with a weekend off, I'd be all set to go. Oh, no. No, no, no. Instead, I could barely make my long distances at all. I just had no air and no shoulder strength, and I really can't figure it out. Sure, I played a little Wii this weekend, but it doesn't seem like that alone should have done it. Maybe I just have more building to do. Maybe I should get some more sleep.

I'll hit the water again Wednesday, and we'll see how this goes.