I swam 1400 yards last evening. I went a little off my agenda with -- 100 warm up, 3x400, 100 cool down. It felt pretty darned good. Over the summer I got in that distance but it was mostly with a combination of drills along with the swimming. As far as long distance is concerned, I got up to about 600 straight. But usually I would stop at that. So the first part is the 3 part 400 series. I was psyched at that.
Not so psyched this morning when I woke up and found I was sore all over.
I contemplated not going to the gym at all. I belaboured a whole bunch of reasons why not to go. From being sore to an accident near my route to the gym. But eventually I just shut my brain off, got the bathing suit on and headed out.
It must have been a bit later than usual today. Or maybe today was a day for the new years resoluters to be out. There were no lanes free. So for my first hurdle - ask someone if I can share a lane. Never fun. And then with sharing a lane I talked myself out of the 3x400 series. I switched to 6x200.
But that worked out well for my new personal best --- I WORKED IN LEFT HAND BREATHING FOR THE WHOLE SERIES!!!!
For some this may be no big deal but this is one of the areas I had been working on with Paige since last May. I am really not comfortable with left hand breathing. But today - something with the pace and the lane share and the stiffness in my body - the left hand breathing worked. And it worked continually.
What a great feeling.
And the funny thing in the midst of it all - I do beleive it improved my pace.
Ask me tomorrow how I feel.
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