February 5th, 2010 Workout – Swimming
One of the things I want to do this year is finish a Triathlon. A friend convinced me to try out a Try-A-Tri first which is a 375m swim, a 10km bike ride and a 2.5 km run. I’m confident in the biking and running portions but I wasn’t too sure about the swimming part. I’ve never tried swimming any kind of distance before and today was really eye opening.
The swimming portion is 375 metres, so today I set out to swim that far. I made it about 75 metres before I had to stop and catch my breath and then I did 50 metres at a time until I got to 375. By the end of it I was totally gassed and felt like puking. I found it really tough on my shoulders which I know is one of my weak points, so it seems like this will be a good way to get them up to par.
I’ve got 4 and a half months until the Triathlon which should be enough time to get my swimming skills improved. I’m going to start doing some reading into training programs and checking out some videos on swimming technique – every little bit helps.
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