The Swim Sucks

Or at least, my speed/distance/endurance does.

I swam last night for the first time in over a week. I'm committing to three swims this week as I really need to step up this part of my training. I managed 12 laps which is equal to only 600 meters. That's barely a warm-up for some people and it felt like a challenging workout to me. I really want to get to the point where I can swim greater distances. I'm not sure if just forcing myself to do it will get me there or not. I'm kind of tempted to sign up for a class, actually.

Last night I wore the watch part of my HRM and I hit the lap button when I returned to the main wall each time. This helped me count laps which I normally screw up when trying to do it in my head. This also gave me some split information, but I haven't had a chance to look at it just yet. It took me just under 30 minutes (including resting) to do those 12 laps and 3 of them were with the pull buoy between my legs (upper body working only).

Except for when I did two pull buoy laps in a row, I never felt even a twinge of muscle fatigue. I think this means that I basically need my heart and lungs to catch up with my strength. Either that, or my shear brute force is allowing me to not get physically tired even though it's wearing me out cardiovascularly. Does this mean I'm doing it all wrong? Could be! My husband signed up for a swim class that starts next week and I'm very tempted to join him. There are currently only 2 people signed up (he is one of them), so it would almost be a private lesson for a fraction of the cost. It would also get me out of work and into the pool at a good hour twice a week, too.

I totally forgot to do my core work last night, so I'll make sure to pick a full body workout tonight with good core work OR, I'll just add a core workout on to whatever I do end up doing. Tomorrow I swim again and I think I might just have to check into those lessons....