Merry xmas

After being sick most of last week I made a come back and hit it pretty hard this Xmas. My swim fitness is definitely improving on a log scale. Where I was sore and tired 2 weeks ago and was struggling to hold 200’s on 2:25 I roll into a few mid distance workouts with sub 3:30 300’s. Yes, there’s an ‘s because I can repeat 9 for sure. I added a lot of stroke work. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, my stroke is fly. So most workouts have incorporated about 600-800yds of the nasty beast. I’ve always said distance swimming is made easy once you can comfortably complete a 200 fly. Natalie has her work cut for her though. My elbows have been hurting pretty bad. Reminds me of college and I’m kind of OK with that. This time last year I was only working out 6 times a week for a total of about 7 hrs. I actually took the last 2 weeks of December off from the pool. This year I am training 10-11 hours easily with 4 swims all over 1:15 each with one pushing 2 hrs. So I guess I up’d the ante a bit. Big difference is that last year I was in it for Ironman. So that sums up the last 10 days. Having fun right now. Looking to hone into some real focus come Jan 2. Drop the off season weight and maybe hop on the bike a little. Wonder what I can do if I cositently ride 3-6 hrs a week through the winter instead of cramming some quick bike fitness in june...Good times.