Getting past that mental block

You of course remember how in my last triathlon that I couldn't put my head in the water. Well yesterday Ben and I went out to Pensacola Beach and went swimming. Ok, so it took a lot of prodding from Ben and I must say, he wasn't my favorite person at that moment in time (because of his prodding in the water), but I eventually put my head in the salty water and swam. It was a great relief and I will keep those images with me so that in the next triathlon (18 May) I will be successful in the swim. Though the water temperature was only in the low 70s, my body was shivering and I so didn't want to do it, I did it. There is no "try" in my next swim in a lake, it will only be a "do" because I can and will knock out that swim.