Building off the excitement from the progress of swimming on 10/16, and restricted in the number of miles I should run right before the race tomorrow, I decided to do some more swimming again today.
I'm not really sure whether its a good idea to exert ones self more than necessary before a race (especially a cross training activity), but I decided to go for it anyway. On one hand, it is extra energy being expended right before a race - on the other hand, its a way to keep the heart tuned. So, who knows.
Regardless of what it does for my performance tomorrow, I finally kept swimming until the pool stopped. There is a 30 minute timer for the counter-current producing mechanism, and my first goal with the endless pool was to keep swimming until the pool shut itself off. It was not a goal because 30 minutes is a sign of great endurance or anything, but more that being able to go 30 minutes is a good sign that I found some way to keep my mind occupied while time passes.
It was also one of the only times I've been able to use the pool during daylight hours - which was really nice in itself.
Total Time: 30:05
Lap 1: 2:48 Power setting 35 (warm up)
Lap 2: 27:17 Avg HR 147 Power setting 40
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