Doing my first bit of shadowing a coach tonight. The local triathlon club has a masters swim program. I contacted them simply to find out where in the area they do their open water swims. One thing led to another, and now I’m shadowing one of the coaches.

I’m a little nervous, having never done this. But, I’ve read a lot. I’ve also swum a lot. I know, in theory, what my stroke should look like. I can identify certain faults in others (I never say anything). Whether I can correct them or not, I don’t know.

I debated even doing this. My masters club head coach was very positive about helping me become a coach, with the intent, I think, for me to coach for the team. But I don’t know if I want to do that. I know a lot of the swimmers. I think I might do better with a group whom I don’t know. Plus, I think the tri club swimmers will mostly do freestyle (I’ll find out for sure in a couple hours). The head coach of the tri club told me they need someone with open water and marathon experience. Even though I’m not a triathlete, they’re still interested in me. Go figure! (I did admit to them that I had interesting interactions with triathletes in the past; I wanted to be up front. Dear reader(s) will know what I mean.)

I am excited. This is something I’d consider for a real retirement job in the future. Wish me luck.