"Unholy Terror"

Man was not intended to live in the waves. He is by nature a land mammal, and his most natural movements are to walk, and when needs be run. It's inalienable. We were programmed to run after our prey, to run from the elements. We were not spawned in the ocean, but rather on land. We learned to crawl, then to walk, and now, to run. Everything else is a matter of initiative.
As I sit here, planning my training schedule in the pool, and hopefully later in the water, and also in the bike, as a runner, I cannot help but thinking of everything revolving around the run.
I recall my first Tri last August, dawning a wet suit, at 4:58pm, with a 5:00pm gun start. It was dark late afternoon, with the threat of thunderstorm clouds overhed. Then came that sound. The siren, and utter chaos erupted. Before I knew it, everything i learned about swimming was abolished. I was merely trying to survive among the waves. Yet, as things began, I realized I was gasping for air, but it was through a smile.
When I come back to the water this year, I know something greater than me is calling me into it. I don't know why, but for some reason, something is right about it, something primal.
Never stop seeking.