This weekend I took it pretty easy. I had some work to do around the house. I did a 1 hour spin session, and followed that up with an hour in the pool.
The spin session went well. I’m not sure if it was easier than previous ones, or if I have just built up a certain level of fitness. I can say that, although the workout was tough, there weren’t any times that I felt like I couldn’t go on.
For swimming, I continued to focus on drills. I have been working both on keeping my legs more steady, and on my pull stroke. I have focused on the pull in the last 2 swim sessions and I can really tell a difference in terms of speed, and in my endurance. I can go even faster than I was with all that crazy kicking, and I’m less winded. As an added benefit I can also feel how much work my shoulders, triceps and back are doing. I am always sore the next day.
Since I have started focusing on my kicking, I have begun to realize that I was kicking at a furious pace. I looked like Edward Scissorhands:
Man those are fast hands.
It is no wonder that I was so tired before. I am still working really hard to keep my legs pretty still. I am trying to only use them to help with my body roll, but when I really try to go fast, I can feel those legs going crazy. I sure have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks. But for now I will keep drilling.
I also realize that I need to get more of a training routine going, tracking info and improving on endurance, but I feel like I just need to get the basics down before I get bogged down in the details. So for now it is just heads down for at least another week.