Both Thursday and today I did some swimming in the endless pool again. On Thursday I tried to use my neighbors iPod waterproofing case and waterproof headphones, but they were the ear bud type that goes into the ear, and that style of headphone never stays in my ear all that well. I was hoping that the elastic strap of the goggles pulled around the middle of my ear might help, but not so much. I suppose a swim cap would be the next step for that.
However, for the few minutes I was able to get something out of the experiment, I think it holds good promise. H2Oaudio.com has a few waterproof products, and I'm currently thinking that the iPod shuffle headset, which keeps water out of the unit, and also has a neck strap for the headphones, is the best bet. At $80, its not terribly expensive, and the $50 cost for an iPod shuffle makes the whole solution about $130. Not too bad.
Anyhow - both sessions on Thursday and today were about 30 minutes. On Thursday I ended a bit short - I just didn't have the patience to finish out the 30 minutes for whatever reason.
Thursday 11/13
Total Time: 25:12
Avg HR: 151
Power Setting: 5 Min @ 50, rest @ 45
Saturday 11/15
Total Time: 30:33
Avg HR: 156
Power Setting: 45
Also - today I started playing around with breathing from my left side a bit. I normally always breath from my right side every time my right arm comes out of the water. However, it seems to me that it might be beneficial in the long run if I can alternate, and extend every breath by 50% of the mechanics motions of the stroke.
The trial periods were just to start sorting things out - only about 3-4 sessions about 1 minute in length before I felt myself running out of breath and needing to return to my comfort zone.
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