First Sunday Swim

I will be traveling later this week, so I figured starting on Sunday is the best way to get at least three swims done. I wasn't sure what I'd do until I arrived at the club, dressed down, and looked at the pool. Then I decided it was a good day to do a timed metric mile: 1650 meters. Because there were families in the pool (hello, Mark!), I chose the far lane, waited for the lap clock to be at an easy-to-remember time, and pushed off.

One end of the pool was too warm, and the other might have been perfect, but always felt a little cool coming from the warm end. I'd much rather have too cool than too warm, though; I can feel the warmth just sucking the energy out of my body. I wonder if another lane would have been more consistent.

Regardless, my time was 27:15, almost two minutes faster than my baseline time, and translates to averaging about 49.5 seconds per 50 meters. Faster is better. :-)

I then swam another 300 meters wearing fins and got a cramp in my right calf. I waited a couple of minutes and swam a "fast 50," or at least it felt fast. It was about 41 seconds, so I wasn't as fast as I felt, though not bad after swimming a timed mile and getting a cramp.

I topped the evening off with a few minutes in the hot tub, then a dip in the unheated, outside pool. I feel pleasantly fatigued. My bed with clean sheets is going to feel good.