what is it about swim training for tri's that truly vexes me? i have spent quite a fair bit of time invested in the pool to build aerobic fitness. This week was a 1000 m x 2 swim keeping mainly in the aerobic range on monday followed by a speed session on friday of 10 x 100 m swims. On sunday tho when i was supposed to have quite a breeze swimming the 750 m, i was surprised( horrified!) that i was faced with the same problem as previous open water outings. I was tired, wheezing and struggled as i sputtered through the swim. I was so thankful at the halfway point to be out of the water to catch my breath if actually for just that short moment. My swim time was pretty decent actually, about 16 min which was an improvement from last year but that brought me scant relief.
Halfway through the swim i really had second thoughts about the aviva swim. i am starting to think that i would really struggle and may not make the cut-of 1:10.
Of course saturday's bike crash where pk ended up with a fractured clavicle didn't help. on sunday i had to get into the race with the right side of my body covered with abrasions and a badly swollen right hand. not being able to move my middle and ring finger and hence not pulling effectively really did not help my cause.
with my hand all swollen today and increasingly painful, i am actually worried i may have had a worse injury with my writs. i had better do an x ray to sort that out.
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