Most adult humans are familiar with the idea of retail therapy: the
My beautiful new wetsuit!
idea that sadness, anxiety and anger can be relieved through the purchase of a fun item at some retail store.
Yesterday, I got a little retail therapy of my own when I went to the Bonzai store in Falls Church to rent a wetsuit for the Bay Bridge Swim on June 14. I’d been feeling pretty awful about my sore hip. While rest, ice and anti-inflammatories have been helping it feel a little better, nothing soothes the pain of time off from running … like a new wetsuit of my very own!
It’s a long john by a company called 19, and it is beautiful. I promise to post details and photos this weekend. It’s a $275 suit that was marked down to $190. This lucky gimp was able to get it for a cool hundred bucks. Amazing, right?
The really cool thing: It provided instant swimming motivation. I kicked my own butt this morning in one of my last hard workouts before tapering next week. This was all done with a pull buoy, on account of the hip:
Timed 1,650 (screwed up the timing by losing count twice, but I got the same physical effect)
4X400 free, six hard strokes every 50
4X25 sprint
2X25 no breath
6 Comments
June 5, 2009 at 6:01 pm
OMG…I feel like such a swimming newbie!! First of all i can’t imagine swimming 2×25’s without breathing! I don’t think I’ll ever be in an all swimming event-mind you I never thought I’d get into the pool on my own accord!
You’re doing an open water swim, correct? Yikes! I have issues with that after a few horrible surfing outings!! Damn ex boyfriend may have ruined my ocean swim career!! ha ha!
June 5, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I give you a lot of credit for jumping in (har!) as a swimming newbie! I can only do that stuff cause I suffered through about a bajillion such workouts from age 7 to 18, after which swimming and I broke up for a decade. Keep it up — it’s tough getting started, but so rewarding when it feels good!
June 5, 2009 at 7:47 pm
how did you get it down from 190 to 100?? and how much does it cost to rent one? seriously… that is some AWESOME, meant-to-be retail therapy
June 6, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Way to find the DEAL!
that was clearly motivation – look at that workout, whew! I’m with Penny up there, just don’t see myself doing a swimming event. I’d love to get into it but wouldn’t even know where to start! plus I don’t have access to a lap pool sooo that kind of makes a difference, ha. I’m excited to hear more about the bay bridge race!
June 6, 2009 at 5:31 pm
look at you… ms. rock star mega-athlete!
um, and don’t EVER conduct retail therapy without me ever again.
(yes, i forgive you).
June 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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