I made it to the pool again this morning. Swimming is a serious workout.
The routine for this week is:
1. Swim 100 yards 4 times, resting for 12 breaths (HA!) between sets of 100.
2. Swim 50 yards 4 times, resting for 8 breaths between sets of 50.
3. Swim 25 yards 4 times, resting for 4 breaths between sets of 25.
12 breaths to rest between sets of 100 yards is simply not enough for me. I need closer to 30 to feel even remotely ready to swim again. The pool is 25 yards and I can do two full lengths nonstop freestyle but I start to get out of breath and a little panicky about halfway through the second length. When I start to feel that way, I concentrate on pushing hard to the end of the pool and then switch to a backstroke for the remainder of the set.
I'm looking ahead at the plan for next week and I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep doing week one for at least another week. I didn't feel any stronger today than I did Wednesday evening and I would really like to be able to swim at least 100 yards freestyle without having to rest before moving on.
I've found that if I concentrate on a nice relaxed pace and not gasping for air when I turn my head to breathe, I feel much better in the water.
I'm hoping to run tomorrow. The weather looks like it could be pretty nasty. I'm hoping I can motivate myself to run on the treadmill if it's too bad to get outside and run.
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