I did another 700 yard swim today. Just like my previous swims, it consisted of the following: 4X100, 4X50, and 4X25 with short breathers between each rep. I'm starting to feel just a little stronger in the pool. My goal is to swim a full 100 yards freestyle before moving on to the next step which is 1X200, 3X100, 4X50, 4X25. It just adds 100 yards to the first 100 yard rep to help build endurance and then keeps the remaining reps the same.
A big part of being able to increase my distance is learning to relax. I'm not sure what it is, but when I'm swimming along, I'm always anticipating arriving at the other end of the pool. That makes me continuously accelerate through a lap which causes exhaustion by the time I do finally reach the other end. If I'm going to be doing a triathlon, I'm going to have to do some open water training at some point. I'll need to learn to swim in a generally straight line without seeing the bottom of the pool.
I'll probably be back at the pool tomorrow. My shins, knees and ankles were a little more sore than is normal after a run all day yesterday and are still just slightly achy this morning. I'm thinking a two day break from the abuse of running should get me ready to run again on Thursday. I definitely don't want any injuries before the 5K on 2/12.
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