Swimming with Billy

Well this was an interesting old meet, basically because of how we (my car load) quite spectacularly failed to find the venue - we got their just on the cusp of warm-up start, so we did okay in the end. But we had an "interesting" journey getting there.

Sadly we didn't have a big team for this meet, so we were always going to "loose". Having said that the kids that were there did their best and are probably better for the experience. From my position - the senoirs did well: Rick won the 100 back, Tim the 100 free and second (just) in 100 breast and I... well I lost the 100 fly - no surprises there! Relay wise we won both the medley and free, so overall we did okay there.

Didn't get many of the times, our 200M free relay I anchored in 28.3, Tim lead with 27.x, I guess Rick and Gary must have done similar because we finished with 1:50. The 100M fly I did 1:11 which was okay (out 34.x back 36.x).

And so the end of this years Crusader and we're relegated to the 3rd division. But that was always on the cards as we haven't the squad (male boys) to make a full team very often!

Well that's what I thought when I was swimming it yesterday. So I've had a week off, and although I'd boasted that I'd been swimming four times whilst on holiday, in actuallity that's four times in the paddling pool with the kids on holiday.

All I can say is this was a real shock to the system - crap food, dodgy drink for a week and... bang goes my swimming ability.

Warm Up
1 x 300 EZ
12 x 25 kick on RI 10 (swum 1-4 IM order)

Main set:
8 x 100 on 2:15 swum...
1 x 50 Max effort
1 x 50 active recovery (BK for me)

Warm Down
10 x 25 RI 10s swum as breath control starting with breathing every 5 up to no-breathing

All I can say is that my "fast" swims started okay (30.5) and gradually declined (33.3) the last one I managed a bit quicker (32.5). God I was knackered though!