Subject: Hey, I think i'm getting faster! I did my first triathlon, a sprint, in April. It was a 300 meter swim, of which 250 yards were side stroke/dog paddled. Not fast, not fun. But I love triathlon, so what's to do but try and improve! Can't afford a coach, so got the ebook from triswimcoach.com, tried the drills, then swam, swam, swam. Slow, slow, slow, but still. Found the 0 to 1650 link, and am at the end of week one. Yesterday, did the 700 total yards in 18 minutes. Today, 13:07. Same rest intervals, just focused on keeping head down, high elbows, etc. There were even some fast looking high school kids in the next lane, who I was faster than! Michael Phelps needn't worry, but I'm happy! Trying to figure out what was different about today, I DID wear my tri shorts.....
and i have some new goggles coming from inside out sports (no extra charge for next day shipping in NC ) so there's no telling how fast i'll be! |