Yup, it's a weird title, but it's what occurred to me yesterday, whilst running w5r1 (apologies if it's not an original thought!).
The reason I'm running is because the pool is shut. I love swimming and I am suffering serious withdrawal symptoms. However, when I started C25K, I didn't think there would be any cross over between swimming and running, because swimming supports your body so completely and running doesn't (an important point for my ample frame!)
However, I've noticed that a couple of skills from swimming definitely transfer to running....
1. When I swim front crawl, the first 10 lengths are always the hardest, but if I start very slowly, the next 50 lengths flow much more easily....and it seems to be the same way with running.
2. Because the first 10 lengths of front crawl are the hardest, I breathe once every four strokes, building up to 6 - I don't try to force the breathing too early. But once I get into the flow, I breathe once every 8 strokes (or sometimes 10 if I really relax and get into the rhythm) and my co-ordination just seems to flow better. Yesterday, I started to see the beginnings of this. I felt I was beginning to relax into it for the first time.
No doubt I'll struggle at some time in the future, but I felt quite encouraged after this. Has anyone else felt anything similar?