Activity: VO2 Max Swim
Distance: 2000 yds
Time: 35-40 mins

WORKOUT:
Warm-up: 400 yds free/back
Drill: 4 X 50 drills
Sprint Set (no breaks!):
50 yd @ high end sprint
50 yd EZ
100 yd high end sprint
50 EZ
150 @ tempo
50 yd EZ
200 yd @ SS
50 yd EZ
Distance set:
500 yds consecutive
Cool Down: 200

It was evidently pool play time when I arrived...there were three kids in the wide right lane playing on noodles and a group of 6-8 college-agers doin' some kind of, from what I could tell, ropes course-like activity in the left lane. Between the two, I was dodging people entering my lane every 5 minutes or so (not exaggerating). It was kinda irritating. I was on the verge of saying something to the kid's moms about it. I mean - I had already hit the girl twice, and I didn't want to elbow and hurt one of them. or maybe i did? ha i sound like caren :)

It calmed down considerably by the time that I started my VO2 max set. The 100 yd high end sprint was def a challenge. I tried my best to keep up the pace of my 50 yd sprint and was def dead on my EZ 50. Oh, on my EZ 50s (even on the last two when I wasn't that tired), I breathed every other stroke for 3 strokes then did 3 strokes and breathed on the other side for 3. This helped me to recover from sprinting while not solely breathing on my dominant left side. I don't remember the last time that I had to breathe every other stroke. It was interesting. The rest of the VO2 max set was not too difficult.

Then, a super swimmer jumped in my lane, and I actually had to stop during my consecutive swim to ask whether the guy wanted to circle swim. oh well. I was nearly on pace with him during my distance set which made me feel almost like a super swimmer too, although I don't know what kind of effort he was putting in. whatev.

mood: always feel so wonderful after swimming. swimmer's high.
health: felt strong!