Know Thy Self

Swim Day
1 x 200- Warm-up*
3 x 300
1 x 100- easy
3 x 200- 1, 2, 3, Swim
1 x 500- 8:30
1 x 100- Cool down**

*misnomer
**understatement

So Richardson pool on base is a nice pool. Very clean. It's a good workout to swim long course since I'm preparing for open water swimming. It hasn't been too bust when I've been there. But its not heated. I talked about this last time I wrote about swimming here and about halfway through my workout today I realized something: I'm making changes to the one part of my training which needed no changes. I mean, yes, the long course and all that is great and potentially very helpful. But I was having great workouts at my piddly 24 Hour Fitness pool. It's murkier, busier, possibly slightly less than regulation length, and I don't care. Workouts there have been more good than bad, as opposed to the two or three workouts I've had at Richardson, I can go before school or after (they really do stick to the "24 Hour" part of the name), and my results have been strong. I managed to train for both the Waikiki RoughWater and North Shore Challenge, both 2.3 miles of open ocean fun, 25-ish yards at a time. But I've been ignoring that in favor of the novelty of a different pool and the rave reviews of training partners I respect. Sometimes I forget that in one aspect of triathlon I actually do have a ton of experience and I need to trust my instincts. A slightly warmer pool means better blood movement means a better overall workout. And I like flip turns.
Dirtbag Tenant- Thou Shalt Trust Thy Self.