Well today was finally the day, I have been feeling stronger in the swim and decided it was just plain time to go 900m without stopping. I started out just doing a warm-up, but felt good enough that I kept going and was even able to finish strong. What a huge confidence booster! It took about 24 minutes so my pace was somewhere in the slow 2min/100m pace. After a break, I was able to do a celebratory 100m pursuit with my swim partner. As the slower one, I start out and then he starts later and tries to track me down while I try to keep it interesting. Something about the flight or fight aspect of it appeals and I keep thinking that someday I will give him a run for his money.
Having the 900m off my back means that I can turn my focusing on form and speed knowing. A couple more long swims are in order, including one even longer one to make up for any water current and other complications in open water.
(April 25 retrospective)
Both the swim partner and I weren't feeling great today, so we did 5x100m sprints (with long breaks) instead of a longer workout. My times were in the 2:40-2:07 range, whereas the beast in the lane with me managed one 1:45--wow. Speed work is exciting after the grind of longer workouts. At the same time, I am not sure how much I can translate that into faster speed over a longer distance. Arm strength and technique seem to be limiting factors more than breathing at this point. It is nice to see the cardio come along, or is it that the musculature and technique are better so I am not needing to breath as hard? With swimming, it is hard to tell.
Well, the blog is all caught up now, apologies to my loyal followers for falling off the blogosphere into no-internet-at-home space. Now that the semester is over, and the Philly Tri is coming up, I will try to do better.
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