Week 17 - Sunday

Paul and I met Brent and Ryan at Lucky Peak this morning for a swim. It was a little cool when we arrived and the water definitely felt colder as well. We planned on two of our dock-to-dock laps today. On the way out for the first lap, things were good. However, as I made the turn to head back, it was into the teeth of the rolling waves that I hadn’t really noticed on the way out. I immediately started getting swamped on every roll up for a breath and twice took in water that stopped me while I coughed it up. This was a little unnerving since I wasn’t expecting it. It took me a while to regroup and get going again and I was well behind the others.

I fought my way back to the first dock and entertained thoughts of cutting the workout short. Ryan and Paul were on their second lap, and Brent and I decided to head out again as well. Once again, the way out was great, and once again, the way back was a fight to get any sort of rhythm. However, the second time around I was expecting this and had no further trouble. I think swimming in rough water is good training anyway since it will no doubt be rough on race day with all those bodies in the water.