Still on the IR list for running so trying to get a little extra Pool Time.
Double Dip Day, neither one was a great swim/workout. Huge crowds at noon and in the evening they only had one double lane open - 4 swimmers.
Up the edge and down the middle to minimize collisions.
Between the two swims I did manage to get in 2600m of paddling.

I hadn't been training like I should. For some reason the cold water freaked me out enough that I couldn't get in to do my proper open water training for an event.

I did finally do it, but did two miles rather than four. And boy was it challenging.

Been out of the water for over 3 weeks while on a trip to Europe. Hoping to get back in tonight, but not super hopeful for a great swim as we basically ate and drank for three weeks straight, lol... I did get a chance to swim in open water while in southern France. Holy smokes. Even with bilateral breathing, sighting was really tough. I had no idea that I was being pushed off course so much by the current. It was a ton of work. Noel, I feel for you!!

Great to see all of the swims going on here! @MightyLolo good luck with your TI workshop! I envy you. I have been trying to incorporate some of the TI techniques through video and reading, but there are no opportunities for a workshop near me. I keep checking though. Slowing my kick to a 2-beat kick has allowed me to swim longer without breaks. Tell us how it goes!

Didn't go tonight. Feeling disillusioned.

After getting back into swimming nearly two years ago, and training by myself for the first six months, I was excited about rejoining the club I competed for as a teenager. And even more excited when the masters squad became officially registered with New Zealand Master Swimming.

But after a few things that have happened recently, I'm now wondering if I should just go back to training on my own.

Combination of things. Losing coach sucks but then even his programmes hadn't been what they were. Last year I really felt challenged and that it was beneficial. This year there's no clear focus.

Plus nobody really wants to compete. I thought quite a few would be interested in an upcoming meet. It's not too far away and it's just a fun one, nothing serious. But nobody else was remotely keen. That was the point of us becoming a registered club.

@emmab0902 I agree with @gentlygently throw a little challenge out to the club. For me it is ironic as I live in Northern Alberta, Canada and don't have a masters swim club or enough people who swim to organize a club. This means we have limited events due to location and long distance travel required to get to them. Most events are run parallel to a Triathlon or Junior swim club. So we always seem to have a group of people who are going or who want to go, even if we are split between the events or join up with friends from another community to make one group.

No swim last night as I went out for a run - the first since May 20 when I torn a calf muscle.

@gentlygently sunflower, sweet pea, snap dragon were the 3 common ones I thought of.

Swimming a 5K open water swim...lovely.
Marking other people with a magic marker...priceless.

I think I've found the perfect time to swim! 9pm on a friday night - absolute bliss. I went last friday for a recovery swim (as I was a walking bundle of DOMS from the gym ) and found that the main pool was closed off for canoe polo and lap swimmers were in the dive pool. Luckily night swimming apparently isn't to popular in my university town so for 90% of the time I was the only person in the entire pool! Every now and again someone would hop into a lane a few away from me and do some laps but that was it. And I quite enjoyed looking at the floor 5m below me, it just felt so much more peaceful than normal. I did my usual 2.5km set.

I was planning on repeating the experience tomorrow night but had a cortisone shot in my shoulder yesterday and the orthopod told me to stay away from the gym/pool until at least monday so unfortunately it will have to wait another week!

Went to the pool, got all set, walked out onto the pool deck and my cap split as I went to put it on. Keep a spare in your bag, lesson learned.

Sounds like a nice day, Fishgutzy.