I had brought my Garmin watch to test, too.
But most of all, I was hoping that my shoulder(s) would work properly for swimming.
Last time I tried, december 2016, my right shoulder hurt for days after a simple 1000m swim. No more swimming after that!
But now... Two lengths to test if the watch is recording and all. Check.
Some fast 300m to warm up and test my shoulder(s). Check.
A 1000m time-trial to estimate my swimming T-time (according to Joe Friel). Check.
I must say, it felt good swimming again.
But I have definitely lost some patience over the last two years when I didn't swim any distance. What was I supposed to think about during all those laps?
I did like a good friend and ultra-Ironman triathlete Marie, did on her first (and probably also on her second) triple Ironman: I dedicated each lap to a friend, family member or person.
Funny enough, towards the end of the 8th lap I somehow went totally blank and thought "Oh man, I don't know any more people!? Who am I going to think of now???" - endurance sports and probably any sports is mental to a huge degree! (I did manage to think of a different for each lap until I finished the 1000m set, and I think in the future, I won't go empty for ideas).
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| So happy after my first day of swimming again! (And a bit looking like she-hulk). |
I finished the set in 20:58 minutes (avg 2:06/100m) - which is basically not much slower compared to that pace when I was actively training for swimming. I guess my gains in strength did cover over my loss in swimming routines throughout the last two years 🙂
