Swimming
Swimming
Finally got my head straight and started hitting the pool again a few weeks ago. Took about two weeks, but I can do laps without resting for 15-20 minutes at a time, now. I'm going a full hour with some sprints at the end, and feel good.
SO I decided to replace the battery in my Garmin Swim watch and start recording my laps, again.
Pro tip: when you replace the battery, and put the back cover back on, make sure it snaps down TWICE. Just once will fill it with water in a lap.
It's in rice. Fingers crossed.
SO I decided to replace the battery in my Garmin Swim watch and start recording my laps, again.
Pro tip: when you replace the battery, and put the back cover back on, make sure it snaps down TWICE. Just once will fill it with water in a lap.
It's in rice. Fingers crossed.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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Not looking good. Back-battery compartment is dry, but I still have fog/droplets behind the face. So.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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Still a little foggy behind the face, but the damn thing powered up. I was giving it one more chance before I threw it out and got a new one.
Neat!
Couple more days in the rice though.
Neat!
Couple more days in the rice though.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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was looking at Swim2. At $225+ it looked like the most expensive one out there.
I was sort of intrigued by the $35 ones with no known brand name with high reviews. Screams SCAM but you know, one likes to believe in miracles.
But as long as my original Swim1 works, I'll stick with it. I don't like dumping tech that's still getting it done.
I was sort of intrigued by the $35 ones with no known brand name with high reviews. Screams SCAM but you know, one likes to believe in miracles.
But as long as my original Swim1 works, I'll stick with it. I don't like dumping tech that's still getting it done.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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10,600 yards in the pool this week, and that doesn't even count cooldown laps. New PR.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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10,975 yards this week.
Damn. I felt slow as hell today, just low energy. I forgave myself as it was Friday, 3rd swimming day in a row, and I did 10k yards this week. I allowed myself to just go slow and finish the workout. And I did 1:55 per 100 yards, the fastest I've ever gone. What feels slow now is actually faster than I used to go. Neat.
Damn. I felt slow as hell today, just low energy. I forgave myself as it was Friday, 3rd swimming day in a row, and I did 10k yards this week. I allowed myself to just go slow and finish the workout. And I did 1:55 per 100 yards, the fastest I've ever gone. What feels slow now is actually faster than I used to go. Neat.
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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I wanted to see what 5 days in a row felt like.
15,275 yards, not counting cooldown laps.
8.68 miles over 5 days. Approximately 5 hours. 1.74 mph. My goal is 2mph.
15,275 yards, not counting cooldown laps.
8.68 miles over 5 days. Approximately 5 hours. 1.74 mph. My goal is 2mph.
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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My annual back in the pool post. Swam 6x100s (negative 2s splits on each 100) Tuesday, then 5x100s (positive splits about 1s on each) and 1x500 today.
I did manage a 1:31 100, which isn't bad for 2nd day back. The 500 pace was pretty bad, but whatever, working my way back.
I did manage a 1:31 100, which isn't bad for 2nd day back. The 500 pace was pretty bad, but whatever, working my way back.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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And... back again. 4th day back. I'm slow + terrible. But I dropped a minute from my 900 yard swim last week to this week (a god awful 17:52 to a still awful 16:56). I've never been a fast distance swimmer, but I used to swim a mile sub-25.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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Switched to jammers from board shorts. I either dropped 19 seconds or I dropped about 69 seconds. The latter seems more correct. My Swim 2 dropped enough distance that I wasn't sure if I swam 900 or 950 today. I'd really like to get back to at least a 30 minute mile.
It's not me, it's someone else.