Today was not just an ordinary open water swim, it was a lesson on making sure you don't have blocked sinuses after having the flu. You see swimming out three kilometers was fine, once I turned and was heading back I could feel my stomach churning, and a feeling of being disorientated coming over me, I tried to keep going after stopping for a couple of times, but the feeling was so bad, that by the time I got to the beach, one kilometer from the starting point, I was starting to dry-retch. I managed to settle my breathing down and relax whilst walking back. We were lucky that the weather was lovely in the sun while walking which did help.The positive out of a negative is that I have learnt to let myself recover from a cold, flu or sinus issues before heading back to the open water, I really don't want to feel like this again. So its back to the gym and stay on dry land for a little while longer. Though a pool swim might be needed on Wednesday morning for some technique work.
Have an awesome week everyone...
Hayley xx
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