This morning our team of about a dozen swimmers swam at Sentosa Lagoon. The weather looked somewhat overcast yet we kept to our goal of completing at least four laps of the open-water swim. Due to residual jellyfish, some of us (including me) opted to swim in wetsuits; also, some like Matthew, Angeline and Desmond are preparing for their next Ironman. 11-time Ironman finisher Clifford Lee turned up, surprisingly, as he was preparing for his twelfth Ironman in August. He took photographs of us on his phone and iPad2; I suggested that he make a phone call on his slim digital tablet.
On the way home, Desmond and I witnessed random lightning strikes all over the island. The bolts of lights looked menacing and threatening; not a good day to run in the rain. The implications of wet-weather training can be high and some risks are unnecessary.
Tomorrow morning I will run in the Mount Faber 10K race, my third in three years. I hope to do better at the same course that includes our second highest hill. Thereafter, I will do a later-afternoon open-water swim clinic with Pete Jacobs. He is back to do a training camp in Singapore this week. I believe that training clinics and personalized coaching sessions can be very useful in helping you in reaching your sporting goals. In fact, video instructions can also be a supplement to your training. Perfect practice makes perfect.
Not seeking expert advice when you are not progressing can be shortsighted. You can only develop mastery when you appreciate the what, why and the how. Being skillful means being experienced and skillful. So, when lightning strikes, you are either shielded from it or prepared for any emergencies.
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