Lisa Sabin’s - Running And Being

It would really help if I made swimming part of my routine.  I only hit the pool when it starts getting close to triathlon season.  Maybe this is why I only do the sprint distance, because I never really build endurance in the water. 

Today I went to the pool with the intension of swimming 1/2 mile.  I slide into the cool water, put on my goggles and begin my first lap.  Unfortunately, I brought some leaky goggles.  I kept having to adjust them and I still had a bit of water coming in. 

I’m almost half way through my work out when this young woman in a orange speedo asks to share a lane with me.  “Do you want to circle swim or split the lane”?  She asks.  “Uhh,  let’s split it,” I answer.  It’s a good thing too because she was executing flip turns with ease and beating my by half a pool length.

Oh well, my goal is for swimming to become natural.  I don’t want to push the pace.  It feels better every time I get in the pool.  I should start swimming in the lake next week to get used to my wetsuit again.  Last year I discovered that Meydenbauer Park, in Bellevue has a really nice swimming area blocked off.

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Workout:

• Type: Swim
• Date: 06/25/2007
• Time: 11:00:00
• Total Time: 00:20:00.00