After a morning working at home I managed to nip down to the Harpenden pool for a good session. Met Rob Watson on my way in, a new baby daughter was his news. Congrats. Then bumped into Mark De Ruesne, who was grabbing a final swim before heading to a new abode in Leeds. He was on form and talked me through his MK Tri which he finished with a 39min 10k!
Eventually got started after all the socialising. 51 minutes, 500 calories and some good drill work. Focused on bilateral breathing and breathing to my weak side. Felt comfortable and the HRM said top HR was 144, average 128. Love it, a year ago I could manage 2 lengths and then needed oxygen.
The socialising wasn't quite over. Met Sam, a young guy who'd been working hard at his swimming last year and was having coaching from super Stacey, my swim coach. Sam had bulked out and was swimming like Michael Phelps. Fantastic commitment from the young man and a huge improvement in fitness, technique and speed. 2 hours a day does that I guess.
After the swim it was over to the gym for some core work. Superman, plank, lots of light weight and medicine ball work. A good 25mins focused on the core muscles.
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