When I woke up this morning I knew that at some point I would have to put on my big-boy pants.
I left work at 11:30 to head down to Idylwood Park on Lake Sammamish.
I left work at 11:30 to head down to Idylwood Park on Lake Sammamish.
By the time I got there, the sun was out, but the wind was picking up quite a bit. I figured it would be an easy swim down-wind but a lot of work up-wind.
I learned that isn't really the case. No matter what it was difficult because breathing was sparatic. When I got back, I was actually surprised that it took me 43 minutes to complete. I was expecting about 10 minutes less.
I need to figure out how to pace myself in a wetsuit. The wetsuit feels so fast that I just want to pound through the whole swim but that is not how it works. I need to pace myself and ensure that I am moving at a pace that I can sustain for 2/3 of a mile and then start pounding after that.
Swimming in waves is quite difficult. I was feeling pushed around a little bit. I stopped to get my bearings and I was still getting pushed around and I started to feel sick. The only way to not get sick was to keep my head in the water and keep on stroking.
It was a good swim. Overall, I am bummed out about the time, however that is why I did this practice...to find out what my baseline OWS time would be. Now I need to improve it.
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