Took a break during lunch and shot over to the gym for a quick 1000m swim. I feel much better in the water than I did even a few months ago. I've got the bilateral breathing down, but unfortunately can only stretch it for the first three laps. I think if I increased my stroke rate I would keep it longer, but I've been really focused on technique lately and pick up a TON of information from Swim Smooth. I've been really happy at the Boston Sports Club as it is only 5 minutes from work. Plus, I love the fact that even with the lowest membership tier, which I got for only $39/month when I joined, I can use any of their area clubs off-peak (or pay a small fee during peak hours). This really helps since I am on the road a bit and always have my swim stuff in the car, so I can pretty much to a mid-day swim anywhere I happen to be without having to schedule it.
Next on the agenda are open water swim lessons. There is a girl who works at the main club who looks like she could kick my ass, but does open swim training (she just did a 10-miler a few weeks ago). Our schedules didn't mesh up, but I'm thinking about a weekly lesson for a month or so to give me some basics. I don't yet own a wetsuit and am trying to delay that purchase as long as possible (maybe get a good end-of-season deal). I wonder if my daughter's floaties would work...
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