Comments on: Why I felt gratitude and joy after finishing 48th of 50.

By: Seabeast

Seabeast — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:31:00 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear of your health problems Terry, but also amazed and inspired by your continued efforts. I’ve been a T.I. fan for about 15 years now and even as I slow with age I keep on aiming to make all my strokes smoother and more efficient. As a late comer to swimming who struggled a lot at first, I owe every great swimming experience that I’ve had over the past decade and a half to the Total Immersion training.

By: Su-Chong Lim

Su-Chong Lim — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:08:00 +0000

Terry:

You have a Hemoglobin level of 8 and yet you still did a mile in 42 minutes! 2 days ago I did the hilly Mount Tremblant Ironman bike leg in 8.5 hours which was good for me as an inexperienced biker, but with my 1:55 swim, brought my bike finish to 5:37 pm, 7 minutes past the cut-off, so I was pulled from the race. 1:55 for the 3.8k swim — I know that’s slow, but at the time I was content to focus on the bike for now, as feeling comfortable in the water was my primary objective when I took up TI as a non swimmer a few years ago. But now that’s not good enough and I’m determined to up my swimming game. I’m 69 and have perfect Hemoglobin, so you’ve inspired me to put my mind to swimming better, and I know following TI’s concepts I can and will do it.

By: Hwa Rang

Hwa Rang — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 15:27:00 +0000

Dear Terry, for improving your condition you should combine an anti inflammatory diet like the Zone Diet with high dosis of farmaceutical grade fish oil (Omega 3 RX) combined with farmaceutical grade maqui extract (maqui RX) to lower inflamation levels in blood, wich you can purchase at http://www.drsears.com

By: Hwa Rang

Hwa Rang — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 15:22:00 +0000

Indeed, specially Terry should combine such a ketogenic diet with high dosis of farmaceutical grade (RX) fish oil and maqui extract to lower inflamation levels in blood, wich he can purchase at http://www.drsears.com

By: pennyarm

pennyarm — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:17:00 +0000

“Happy because participating brings incalculable pleasure and richness into my life”-no kidding Terry. At 71.5 TI continues to allow me to do just that and experience the joy that brings. May we long be able to hold onto that feeling and never forget the joy we felt when we first discovered the wisdom that your TI brings.

By: Deni Gillespie

Deni Gillespie — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 02:26:00 +0000

Great post, Terry. My son and
I both have a hereditary neuropathy that affects us in swimming as well as all other sports. I’ve always had a terrible time accepting that I cannot go as hard as it like or I will bring great trouble upon myself, not for days but weeks or months. And it’s not a condition that people know about and understand or even see. My son has a healthier approach-( more like yours) while ive struggled harder to accept limitations. I was complimenting him for still playing basketball when he can’t be particularly good at it and he was saying that he can still be a smart player. This all has to do with the activity being more important to us than the ego. Deni Gi

By: Martin C

Martin C — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 23:45:00 +0000

Please look into 3 complimentary therapies. Ketogenic diet, Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy & Cannabis oil. They appear to be a powerful combination.

Thank you for Total Immersion. I still have far to go but already get great pleasure from swimming for the first time. Wishing you good health

By: Gela K

Gela K — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 22:58:00 +0000

Life is a gift. Inspiring words. I am wondering if you have a explored the ketogenic diet to help with your cancer. Last week I was at a conference and heard of many positive results helping fight cancer. Cheering you on sir.

By: Phil Sallaway

Phil Sallaway — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 22:11:00 +0000

Thanks Terry, great and inspiring post. Your positive outlook is outstanding.

By: Hank Scovern

Hank Scovern — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 21:38:00 +0000

Hey Terry,
Thanks for the always-great blog and sentiments. Next step is to ignore the finish time altogether – don’t even find out what it was because as you stated it is essentially immaterial – allowing full focus on the joy of participating in what you love in beautiful surroundings!