I swam 60 laps in the pool today and it felt great!
Picked up my interrupted workout from a couple weeks ago. An 800y warmup set started me off feeling strong yet calm. Follow that with a 300y descending ladder (x25) and you end up with a really nice pool set. I made sure to rest only as much as necessary (<20sec) between sets and I tried to sight as much as possible, which I felt successful with. As I progressed down the ladder, I poured a little more into the swim, trying to lengthen my stroke and speed up each leg. Fed myself a GU after 225. Horrible cramping in calves (and once or twice in my foot) after the 200y leg. Learned how to swim through that... tricky.
Finished off with a nice 4x50y set with descending speed. I didn't really stop in between these sets, just stepped down the speed so that I was actively recovering.
I'm excited to possibly have another great swimmer watch me work next week. Eyes on my form in the pool are a valuable asset that I don't have much opportunity to capitalize on.
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