I met a friend at the lake today for a swim. I feel like I really need to do some acclimatizing for the race in February, and need to get in some swimming whenever possible. So, we did four laps of our 75 yard swim, though I feel like they were a little short of the full 75 yards. But still, more than the 200. For the first length I got my face in the water for about 10 breaths, then had to swim breast stroke for a little bit, then got my face back in. The second length I got my face in and was able to breathe through it, and do the entire thing face in. Same for the third and fourth, which felt a little ice cream headache-y, but not bad. We were in the water for about 10 minutes. I did wear my gloves, but the thinner ones. After I definitely had a little after drop, but it wasn't bad. There's a little over 2 months before the swim, so plenty of time to prep.
Yesterday I went to the Y and actually ran a mile on the treadmill! I set it to a 12 minute mile, so it wasn't that hard. I forgot my phone and headphones, so I had nothing to listen to but my own dark thoughts. I think if I had a podcast or something I could have run for a half hour. Something to consider. Oh, and my watch said I was running a 10.26 minute mile, which I am 100% sure was not correct, so not sure what to do with that.
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