Boo-yah! I did my longest continuous swim ever/yet today: 3,000 yards total. It took quite a while (1 hour and 9.5 minutes with a 50 second Accel Gel & water break in the middle) to complete that distance, but my pace was pretty consistent for the entire effort.
- 1st 500 yds: 11:14
- 2nd 500 yds: 11:28
- 3rd 500 yds: 11:27
- 4th 500 yds: 11:22
- 5th 500 yds: 11:26
- 6th 500 yds: 11:39
In fact, I was very happy with my speed - the pace was actually faster than what I usually do for shorter swims. I tried something new today - I (mostly) only breathed for every other stroke - and this really helped increase my stroke cadence.
Note: one bad thing about swimming for over an hour - you get some pretty stubborn "goggle lines" around your eyes. I looked like a raccoon until about 2:30 or 3:00 (I swam at lunch-time). The hazards of tri training ... :-)
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