Can swimming be really so complicated ?

I now usually three times a week in the Pool and try to learn how to Swim properly Free Style, the Day before the Swim I usually watch some Videos on YouTube, which explains some Swimming Techniques .
I don't really want to spend my Money at the moment on a Masters Class, so it's self learning for the moment , lets see how far I can get with this.
I think I know roughly what I'm doing, when I try to put the Video lessons into practice.
Never would have thought that swimming can be so complicated. Every time I'm in the Pool I see a improvement but it is not easy, Yesterday for example I decided to concentrate on the Breathing Technique , I think I swallowed half of the Pool water, the Theory is nice, start to breath-out as soon as your Head is under Water , turn Head and Breath in.
I think I will swallow quite a bit more Water, until I have mastered that part of the Swim, next step will be Bi lateral Breathing which I tried yesterday as well and actually it worked well for a couple of strokes, with the right Breathing Technique, then I started to swallow Water again.
I'm sure in a couple of Weeks time I will have put everything into place, so that I will be ready for the Open Water Swimming Season.
So much for the Swim Part , now the Running part, I still don't do much running , however I bought now the Audiofuel "run Faster" Series from Chrissie Wellington. I tried the Short 25 minute Track first time on a Treadmill, Holy Cow I was not aware that I could run that fast for that amount of time. OK it was only for 20 minutes but for me that's amazing. I hope I can stick with it , if yes then the Running Problem will a Problem of the Past.
So that's it for this Week, just one small part , not loosing Weight but also not gaining Weight , would love to get rid of the next 10-15 pounds but it's just not happening at the moment , it will come, I rather concentrate on Fitness Level and with that the last Pounds will disappear

Though Hike today

Today I did a Hike in horrendous Conditions, near Gael force Winds which practically blew me down the Mountain . I have to say I did not really enjoy most of the Hike, it was just extremely hard work, however at the same time I know that this Hike was a good Workout and it was a good feeling for the "Wicklow Adventure Race" .
 I'm planning to take part in this Race just have not jet fully decided if I do the Baby Distance or the Sport Distance.
The Difference between the Mini and the Sport Version is actually only that the running Part, for the Mini Version it is 4km Shorter.
Otherwise it's still 30km cycling and a 2km Kayak stretch and at the beginning it's a run in the Wicklow's, part of that is a Run which includes 600 odd steps.
Other big news is that I might do Gaelforcewest this Year, I tried this Race a couple of Years back and failed , that was and still is the only Race which has the Mark DNF ( Did not finish ) , I don't yet want to think about it because that Race will mean more serious Training .

The Steps for the Wicklow Adventure Race , loads of them ......

Hiking, Cycling , Swimming

Exercise wise I do at the moment a bit of everything , was out Hiking last Saturday and the the Wind on the Mountains nearly blew me down, but I really was impressed with my Fitness Level , it still was a though Hike for me but 3 Years Ago, I was crawling that exact same Route. This Time it was though but manageable.I'm planning to do now more Hikes which will help me for my Adventure Race in April, the First Part of that race ( Wicklowadventure Race ) will be on a very steep climb.And of course it will be invaluable for the Summer Solstice Hike , which I think I want to do again.
Also I have started to swim on a kind of regular Base and even after a couple of Times i see small improvement on my Free Style , the one thing I'm not doing is running and that's a real Problem, I need to get that going.I just can't find the Motivation for it yet.
Weight-wise no Change ,which means at the same time no gain of Weight and Health-wise , really happy at the moment , even a small Cold last week didn't even bother me at all.
I think I'm due for another Lung Function test in April ( something an Alpha one Carrier should have done on a Regular Basis ) not sure if my levels have dropped but if they have i don't really see an Impact because of the Work i put into my Exercise and my Weight loss.
So the Running bit , my first 10km Race of 2012 is in exactly 4 Weeks , so that should motivate me to do running , lets see .....