Today’s swim and some new toys…

Well today I managed my usual 2 miles (or 3.2 km) on an indoor track wondering if I really should since it was so near to my bike ride yesterday, but it was all good. I am still a little tight from the ride, but I managed to do 2 miles at a pace of 10:30 which for me is not bad. Two miles is about 15 laps so I walked two laps as warm-up then I walked one lap as cool-down. So I did 18 laps, but I don’t count the warm-up/cool-down laps as work for training record purposes. After that I stretched out a bit which I find is best for speeding your recovery. Then I went and swam 1 km.
I did better this week. I had no problems swimming the front crawl for one lap and I actually almost did two whole laps without stopping (I did that twice). So all in all I am beginning to get the hang of it. My ultimate LONG term goal is to actually swim the whole 1 km without stopping. Next week I will try to swim two whole laps at once, possibly three.

THE SQUINCHY FACE METHOD:

By John Vezina

Introduction, Middle, and Conclusion:

I noticed that good swimmers always squinch up their faces when they swim and they do it well. So I figured I would make funny faces when I swim and I fortuitously discovered the “SQUINCHY FACE METHOD.” It helps you by using the muscular recruitment theory in which your brain trains your sinus muscles to close so you don’t choke on water. You end up talking funny but it seems to work.

Seriously I think I will try nose plugs next time and see if that helps.

After we swam I stopped at Canadian Tire and bought a gel seat cover for my bike and a $10.00 set of cheap toe clips I could try. I am hoping these new toys will help me get a feel for the toe clips thingy before I put out the big bucks for a real set.