Another Wednesday, another attempt at proving I belong in Lane 3. And it seems that it's not just about earning a spot here to carry over to the other days, but about proving I can run the show. After last week, in the e-mail I received from the coach, he mentioned I'd end up leading the lane in a few weeks. With humility, I tried to play it off, just wanting to belong. But when we got to this morning's workout, and we were setting an order, the group's reaction was, "D's fast. You go first." So that settled that. And I think I did a pretty good job of leading the lane. No one was on my feet, and I opened up a few small (1-3 second) gaps.
During the workout, the coach was taking a look at us from underwater (apparently, there's a window). He had a few comments for most, mostly about the high elbow catch that I've been trying to work on (and probably the reason my speed has increased so much in the last couple of months). All I got was, "D ... looks good", and the OK sign. More positive reinforcement. Good coaching + hard work = drastic improvement.
Swim: w/u - 200yds each free, non-free, pull
2x400 free, descending, 1'
3x300 pull, descending, 45"
4x200 free, descending, 30"
c/d - 200 non-free
Total: 3300yds
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