The bay gives and the bay takes. This time it has given me bacterial pneumonia and has taken my ability to be well. On my last swim to Pt. Bonita, I must have inhaled bay water into my lungs. The water festered in my lungs for a few days and then took me down last Saturday. 6 days later…I am starting to feel better. This is a hard place for me to be in. Not because I am loosing training time but because I have a hard time not being in water. So, over the past 6 days, I have taken a total of 25 baths. Yep, that’s right, 25. My poor gas bill is going to be so high this month.

I am not feeling too concerned about loosing precious training time. I packed my off season with endurance building swims and dry land training. This has given me a solid foundation and it shouldn’t take me too much time to be back on my game. I just need to remind myself to take it slow.

So, I have taken a great lesson from this sickness and I give my respect to the San Francisco bay.

Please excuse the look of my blog for a little while. I am in the process of redesigning it and adding some new gadgets. It is a great way to keep myself busy while still thinking about swimming from the comfort of my bed.