Friday

[susandennis]

This is apparently not a big week for swimmers.  The pool population has been way down all week.  Weird.  But fine.  The goggles I tried out this morning worked ok.  I did have a strap flap but then figured out that I had missed the piece that locks it down.  But, they didn't leak and they were very comfortable.  There was a little fog and a little condensation but easily fixed.  I'm not ready to declare victory but lots of steps above failure.  I'm hopeful.

I've been doing more reading/research about swimming and I've come to realize that I'm really not getting any/much cardio out of the deal.  I'm not sure I care.  I think just moving for a solid hour every day is good and better than not moving.  I really do swim because I just enjoy it so much and I need to remember that and not get all unnecessarily caught up in the 'should'.

I'm actually thinking about a movie today.  The one I want to see - Enough Said - is playing downtown (at the nice theater) at noon and a fancy theater next door to Trader Joe's in the University District at 2.  Both locations/times have their pros and cons.   If I don't leave here in time to get to the one downtown, I'll go to the other one.

I have several things on my todo list but none that can be done until October so I guess I'll take the rest of this month off.

 

Comments

[kayre]

Not doing cardio is fine. However, if you want to feel even more virtuous, there are BIG benefits from tiny intervals of maximum effort. In your case, swim one lap as fast as you can, then cruise for a long time; repeat maybe 2 or 3 times during your workout. Nearly as much benefit as pushing hard for 15 or 20 minutes, and I actually find it kind of fun. (Of course, if hard effort like that messes up your breathing, don't!)

[susandennis]

good idea - i actually try and do that every once in a while but probably not often enough