So I got myself out of bed and got a swim workout in this morning. Normally I go in the evening, but it's suppose to thunderstorm tonight, and I didn't want to risk either cutting it short or not getting to swim at all. Up to this point I have put in about 500 yds in about 17-18 minutes. Today, I put in 800 in 29:51.
The "ah ha" moment of the day came after 400 yds. I felt slow and a little "off." Then I swam the next 100 yds. and felt better, even a little smoother. Then another 100 yds. with less perceived effort and the heart-rate dropping to the 60-70% zone. Finally, one last 100 yd set and I felt great. Then I realized, "Oh yeah, the first 300-400 yds is your warm up, dumb ass!" On the run it takes a mile to warm up, on the bike it's about 5-10 and I'm ready to go.
For the swim it's 300-400 yds. point taken.
Keeping my fingers crossed that the rain either holds off or isn't too bad to get a nice morning ride in tomorrow.
Like the zen master says, "We'll see."
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