The Waterboy

 Continuing from my previous post. I finally found a place to train. I had to do workouts at the gym to keep my muscles fit. However, my gym routine is planned to stop 4 weeks before the race, and I did this is to avoid my body being dense and tight during my swim sessions. Trust me, it helps.  For the next few weeks, I did full-body workouts 2 times a week, and the others were dedicated to the pool with 1 rest day a week. I also invested in a foam roller to help in my recovery. To me, the foam roller is an inexpensive and essential tool to everyone's workout routine. The foam roller allows you to relax your muscles and removes some lactic acid formation in your muscle. At the same time, foam rollers also help increase the range of motion and help reduce muscle pain. Sometimes, I foam roll as a warmup before my workouts.  Then, I watched my diet. The diet part of this training is fairly simple. I just avoided certain food to keep me to shape. I avoided processed sugars, iced drinks

Welcome back to another "Storytime." Well, it's not an official title. So, storytime. I'll be continuing a story I posted 2 months ago about my first open water swim. Link  here . Just to recap, I injured my ankle a few months before the race. My race was compromised, and I had redemption in mind. I wanted to prove myself that I was capable of winning a race.  After the race in May, I had three months to prepare for the next race in August 2018. The organizers have announced a race at Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Taiping, Perak. The categories offered were the 1500m, and 3000m swim for adults. I have never swan 3000m in a go before, so I opted to choose the sensible 1500 meters. I invited my teammates to join me in the race, but none were available on the mentioned date. So, it was me, myself, and I to train and compete in the race.  Competition Poster I started training at my university's swimming pool. My teammates were kind enough to join me in my training to h