After work swim session

2Km straight freestyle swimming. As ever first 400m were a real push and I was really struggling, probably due to having too fast a starting pace at 8 minutes dead and the usual difficult start to a swim in relation to getting my breathing settled.

I settled into my stride and despite getting cramp twice in my right calf and once in my right foot(due to kicking off the wall) I finished the session in 48:21. My breathing was OK and I managed to swim more than 50% with bi-lateral breathing(every third stoke on alternate sides) Its hardly a fast time but its quick enough for me and in reality I'm just looking to survive the swim leg with a time like that. I'm going to swim outdoors tomorrow at a lake nearPhilippeville, 60km south of here. My race target for swim and cycle transition is still 60 minutes.

Lets hope I'm still blogging tomorrow night :O)