02-09-2026 Swim

Slept fairly well, just woke up once and read for a bit. But I slept until about 6:15 before getting up. Got ready for a swim at the WWC. Was cool but not cold riding over there. I swam in lane 4 because Linda took lane 3. The pool was fairly busy on this day. Swam with music and the Polar HR monitor, although in the second 500 my headphones came loose and I had to stop to adjust them. Third 500 was swum with the pull buoy, and I used my swim fins on the last 500, trying hard to keep kicking and working out my legs on that segment. Here are the elapsed times for the 4 500s: 9:21, 9:40, 9:17, 8:32. I paused my watch after the second 500 and forgot to restart it, so the third 500 isn't included in the Zepp stats below:

Avg pace = 1:51/100 yds (Video, not including pauses)

Total distance = 2000 yds

Elapsed moving time = 36:50 (Video)

Avg heartrate = 157 bpm (Zepp with Polar (?), maybe)

Relative Effort = 69 (maybe)

SWOLF =36

Avg stroke rate = 21 bpm

Avg pull distance = 2.43 yds

https://www.strava.com/activities/17341408818

Got home and had some coffee, not really any breakfast. Then I worked on an analysis of my Tour de Palm Springs ride to break down the stats for each of the segments between sag stops. Ann wanted to go to Costco and Home Depot, so I went with her. Got some snacks at Costco, nothing at Home Depot. I had some lunch and read for a bit after we got home, then I went out in the front yard and started breaking up and weeding the dirt on the path. Got about a third of the way through before stopping. That was enough for one day, more to come. The rest of the day was quiet. I watched some NBA on Peacock in the evening, along with some of the Winter Olympics.