Another solid morning in the pool. Even after last night's run that left me hobbling for a while, and a late night to watch Michael Phelps dominate the swimming events, I was able to put together a better than expected swim. We had two types of descending sets, each repeated twice. First was 3x200, then later we did 4x100. The 200s went really well, and I got into a strong rhythm. The 4x100s were tougher, but mainly because it was tough to get enough gears. We were told to go from Olympic pace (1500m) to sprint pace (500-700m). Well, for me there isn't that much difference in speed between those. I've gotten my swimming endurance up to the point where I can hold a solid effort for as long as I need to, but the next step up is pretty much balls-out. So I definitely can't find four different gears in that range. So I did what I could, and got to paces that were above sprint, but just shy of balls-out. But a great workout nonetheless. I'm looking forward to my Olympic watching/napping of the weekend.
One of my lanemates was back for the first time since IMLP. Before we started the main set, the coach told him he wasn't allowed to use the pull buoy like the rest of us. When he asked why not, the answer was, "They don't allow wetsuits in Kona." (He qualified for the race on the Big Island.) Congrats, Will. Go tear them up in Hawaii.
Swim: w/u - 200m each free, non-free, pull
2x(3x200 pull, descending, 30"
200 ez non-free, 20")
2x(4x100 free, descending, 20"
200 ez non-free, 20")
Total: 3400m
Run: 5 miles @ 7.5 mph + 4 strides
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