Could have been slower

With crappy weather fast approaching, I didn't ride to the pool this morning. Instead I got in my car for the session in the water. Things are continuing to progress, although I'm not blowing anyone's doors off anymore. Those initial gains are through, so now I really have to do the work. Luckily, I have no issue with that. Doing the work is one of my favourite things. (Resting after doing the work is another.)

It's very rare that the time ourselves for anything, but there was a little today. We did a hard 100 yards, which I did in 1:38. That's not going to get me to the Olympics, but it's something. It wasn't a sprint effort, but I gave it a good run. I could feel my pace dropping in the last 25, but I probably could have held that for a while longer. The coach broke down the times for the lanes as 1&2 at 1:15, 3 at 1:25, 4 (my lane) at 1:40, 5&6 at 1:55. So there is a wide chasm for me to cross to get to lane 3. I plan on picking up the mantle of Evel Kneivel and attempting to jump that gap. I also checked my time for the sprint 25s, and was consistently about 18 seconds. Farfromblazin.

You know what sucks? Doing head up drills when the lane beside you is doing the hard 100s, and creating a bunch of chop. At least it's a good simulation of what it will be like in race conditions.

Swim: w/u - 200yds free, 100 non-free, 100 pull
3x(25 scull/25 pull/25 scull/25 pull), 10"
500 ez free, every 4th length hard, 30"
400 ez pull, every 4th length breast pull, 30"
300 as (25 head up, 75 free), 30"
200 as 100 hard!/100 ez non-free
4x25 sprint on 1"
300 as (25 head up, 75 free)
c/d - 200 as 25 breast/25 back
Total: 2700 yds