A new personal best time. I swam 2.4 miles (Ironman distance) tonight in 1:42:49. I could have done it a little faster but I stopped and took a minute or two to adjust my swim cap and ear plugs. The swim cap was covering my ears. And apparently the pressure on my ears was causing my ear plugs to leak. So I rolled it up so it didn’t cover my ears. That worked. I don’t normally wear the swim cap, but am wearing it now to over up the healing gash on the top of my head.
I swam mostly freestyle, but my right pec/shoulder was getting a little sore, so I switched to doing backstroke every other length around lap 60. Then I switched back to freestyle between lap 70-75. I mostly swam easy trying to work on my form. Focusing on gliding, keeping my head down, keeping my elbow high and stuff like that.
I am kind of getting to like swimming. I am amazed at my progress. I never imagined I would be able to swim anywhere near this far. I was always a sinker. I could never do the float stuff. I still really can’t do the dead man’s float stuff.
And I am really getting to like the lingering smell of chlorine!

Posted by Rob in Swimming on December 3rd, 2008 |