Lilo And Stitch

13 days to go. 13 days till my NAPFA (physical test) test. Now that I think of it, it's really not that far away! I'm gonna try to keep a tight schedule to work on my stamina. As I have often mentioned in the past, strength will be no problem for me. So as of late, I have been doing some running and just recently, swimming. I smell like chlorine which smells like urine.

Today, I convinced myself that it was time to get off the computer seat, and out into a shopping mall where I can get myself a pair of swimming pants. It's weird because normally, I wouldn't do any form of shopping. I follow because I have to. But now, I have to do things myself.

I managed to get swimming pants and a speedo. And of course, a pair of goggles. Another weird thing today, was how I went into the 'fitting room' without anyone telling me to. hehe, yup. Normally, I wouldn't because my mum or some other relative would be paying. So I'd simply place it on my hips and assumed it fit. Most of the time, I would return back home unsatisfied because it would either be too loose or too tight. (hehehe, secrets revealed mum!)

However, this time, I had a budget, and coming back with a pair of tight/loose swimwear would be embarrassing as I will have to return back. ><" Fortunately, none of that happened because I managed to swim in it several hours later! XD

The swim itself was not too bad. I imagined myself struggling to breathe (which happened at first, but realised I was underwater) and then collapsing to the side of the pool where the life guard still has to save me. Good thing, it wasn't so bad. I found myself doing several laps before my left arm started to ache a bit. Even with my left arm aching, I pushed myself further to complete a few more laps before it started to rain.

I don't know if I'm gonna be ready in time. 2.4km is a very long run to complete in under 10.21 minutes. The only thing that I fear during the run, is if I get a stitch while running. Once you get a stitch while running, it becomes so hard to run. The only 'cure' that I've found is to breathe-in deeper on the side of the body where the stitch is. So for example, if the stitch is on the left side, you breathe in harder whenever you land on your left foot. As for me, I have this breathing pattern whenever I run. It goes like this. Everytime my foot strikes the ground, I breathe in. So, I'd usually breathe-in twice, breathe-out twice. Breathe-in twice, breathe-out twice. With this, I managed to suppress my stitch by breathing-in harder on the side of the body where the stitch is.

It works to an extent. After that, it's all a matter of maintaining this uncomfortable position and pattern to subdue the stitch from surfacing. However, all this, is definitely so much easier said than done.

Yup, the title has little significance to this entry.