First swim in years!

Well, today will officially mark my first training day.

This morning I went for a run, but decided (based on a suggestion) to try interval training. Wow-wee. Ran for 10 mins at about 9'50" then did 10 intervals of 30s between 7'45" and 8'30" (I got tired) and 30s walk to recover. After this I "ran" to cool down. I put this in quotes because though I was going through the motions, I was probably running around 11'30".

This afternoon I took my YMCA guest pass for a spin. Armed with new goggles and a swim clip from SBR, I hopped into the pool for the first time in nearly 4 years. And it showed. First lap freestyle nearly caused a panic attack, partially because I had never used a swim clip, partially due to the amount of time since I last swam with my face underwater.

But I'm proud of myself! I swam for 25 minutes in the medium-slow lane (90s lap or less) and tried out a few different strokes to re-acquaint myself with the water. Spent the last half of the swim freestyle and was still able to complete 60s laps at the tired end of the workout. I admit I wasn't paying much attention to time/lap throughout.

Spoke with the swim coach that was loitering in the pool area after I got out of the pool. After a brief chat he said I'd probably only need one lesson to get some good pointers on form and to learn some helpful drills. So perhaps I will look into that.

All in all, a successful day. Much more so than I anticipated, having risen late and with a headache. Onward!