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RE: What I talk about when I talk about swimming
Swimming left me deaf for a week or so.
When I tried again I did a couple of lengths with a mobile phone in my pocket.
So, after the initial enthusiasm I almost decided to leave swimming to the fish.
Tried again this morning.
2x500m
15:30 + 14:58 = 30:28
All front crawl which is a first.
Experimented with a few of Dan’s tips, but once you’ve picked up bad habits it’s very difficult to “undo” them. Probably better to get the technique right from the start... good advice for almost anything I suppose.
Rolling: Can’t do it and breath properly at the same time.
Looking ahead instead of downwards: Tend to forget.
Squeezed head into a tight silicon swim cap which I pulled down over my ears. Seemed to do the trick. Squeezed arse into go-faster swim trunks. Went only very slightly faster.
In any case, at this time of year I get back from a run and feel exhausted, really drained. Half an hour in the pool is sort of revitalising.. and it gives you an appetite too!
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What I talk about when I talk about swimming
