01-09-2026 Swim

Slept well, no getting up in the night to read (<!>). After getting up I got ready for a swim at the WWC. It was pretty chilly on the ride over, around 41 deg. Still cold as I waited to get into the club and into the water, which was comparatively warm and felt good. I focused on keeping my stroke length long, was pretty successful in the first 1000 yds. I ended up swimming an extra 50 yds before stopping to put my swim pads on and use the pull buoy for another 450 yds. Completed that with really long strokes, could feel it in my shoulders later. I had a short rest and then swam an additional 250 yds freestyle with no aids. Forgot to turn my watch back on during the third 500, so I don't have full data below. Here are the splits from the 3 500s and the last 250: 9:46, 9:51, 9:32, 4:46. Total elapsed moving time of 33:55.

Avg pace = 1:56/100 yds (Video, not counting pauses)

Total distance = 1750 yds

Elapsed moving time = 33:55 (Video)

Avg heartrate = 159 bpm (Zepp, nope)

Relative Effort =  59 (nope)

SWOLF =39

Avg stroke rate = 20 bpm

Avg pull distance = 2.32 yds

https://www.strava.com/activities/16992017298

It was still chilly on the ride home, particularly since I was wet. Had toast and some coffee for breakfast, then watched some TV after catching up on my blogging. Was a fairly quiet day after all. I watched some TV, looked at the possibility of planting boysenberries in our back yard, checked out our peach tree to see if it had buds waiting to blossom (it does), and cut off a couple of jade plant stems to see if I can get them to grow roots. I also went to the Goodwill store in Poway to get a couple of containers to hold the plants I'm trying to grow. Stopped at Sprouts while I was there and got some fruit as well. Evening was also quiet.