Day 3 has come and gone. Because the surf was high in the morning but expected to drop i swapped the ocean and pool sessions around.
So it is a bus trip and a nice walk to the ABC pool on the harbour. The set was a challenging 5km speed and resistance set combined with race pace swimming. I find it hard to drop back into that race pace (18min / km) so i practise it a lot.
The early afternoon we spent in the ocean having fun in the breakwater bodysurfing before i did some open water swimming out the back. It was cold yesterday, i presume this is from the large waves churning the cool water up from the bottom.
Now that my wife has gone home i have this nagging voice in my head about swimming alone. As i mentioned yesterday i know i can swim for hours and hours but now there is now no-one on the beach keeping an eye on my progress or expecting me to return after x hours. I feel rather vulnerable out there and have chosen to stick to the end of the beach where there are more people, surfers etc. Sounds a bit cowardly but this goal of mine is not worth losing my life over.
I got in the 3km set without to much effort and then it was back to the hostel for a dinner of vegetables and pasta.
Lets see what Day 4 brings, i figure i will be swimming tired tomorrow...then its onto a day off.
So it is a bus trip and a nice walk to the ABC pool on the harbour. The set was a challenging 5km speed and resistance set combined with race pace swimming. I find it hard to drop back into that race pace (18min / km) so i practise it a lot.
The early afternoon we spent in the ocean having fun in the breakwater bodysurfing before i did some open water swimming out the back. It was cold yesterday, i presume this is from the large waves churning the cool water up from the bottom.
Now that my wife has gone home i have this nagging voice in my head about swimming alone. As i mentioned yesterday i know i can swim for hours and hours but now there is now no-one on the beach keeping an eye on my progress or expecting me to return after x hours. I feel rather vulnerable out there and have chosen to stick to the end of the beach where there are more people, surfers etc. Sounds a bit cowardly but this goal of mine is not worth losing my life over.
I got in the 3km set without to much effort and then it was back to the hostel for a dinner of vegetables and pasta.
Lets see what Day 4 brings, i figure i will be swimming tired tomorrow...then its onto a day off.
