8/15 - 8/21

It was another slow week but not totally slow. Somehow I managed to do no training until Wednesday when I swam a mere 2,000 meters at Twin Rivers. The practice looked like this:

1,500 30:59
5 X 100 @ 2:00

Thursday, John and I hit it a little harder with me doing this

1,600 33:06
12 X 100 @ 2:00
600 small paddles
200 for time in 3:29
800 small paddles
total: 4,200

Friday we busted out a good one. I did

2,500 50:14
200 for time in 3:17
1,000 20:24
150 for time in (not in my log) 
650
100 for time in 1:38
1,000
20 X 50 @ 1:12
1,600 small paddles 33:14
7 X 100 @ 2:30
total: 9,300 meters.

Now that's the kind of swimming that builds real endurance. I need to come up with a need for that type of lasting power. I keep thinking. In September, Forrest and I are going to the Tenn-Tom in Columbus, Mississippi. I want to do a real swim there sometimes. I am calling this September effort an exploratory swim. Getting used to the water and checking out a couple of landings is what this one is about.

So for the week, I swam 15,500 meters but did nothing else. Rats. Maybe this week I can get back on track.