Swim 8x150, Easy Run

SWIM: 60 mins 2400y. 8x150 (30s) building by 50y 75%, 80%, 80+%
RUN: 60 mins 6.1 miles EASY

I wasn't all that energetic at the pool this morning, I sort of robotically did the workout but I enjoyed it. I picked this one because it had some race-pace swimming in it. I did the 150s on 3 mins which works out to a 2:00/100y pace. And I was pushing a little bit for that. I had a realization since Monday--when I realized I needed at 2:07 pace for a 1hr30min IM swim--that a 2:07 ain't all that fast. So I should be thinking "gee a 2:07 is coasting", right?!  AH! I'm happy I've got this pace thing calculated out. I need this as a dose of reality.

I focused on form a bit today, trying to find the timing balance, the shift in weight from side to side, and the catch. The Elusive Catch. I haven't given up, but damn it's Elusive for me. I also worked on breath control and I'm thinking that one reason my first 50 feels so good but my form in next 50s suffer is because I start to lose my O2 saturations? When I did the 150y and focused on breath control I was able to keep my form better. As per usual, I can only think of one thing at a time when swimming. So if I'm low on oxygen I end up low on form too. Not that I have much to begin with.

The run was in FoPa, and EASY out-n-back from work. The goal was just time in the shoes. It was 73F, sunny, light winds--the morning just begged for a run! In the first mile, my left foot stepped on a rock and a rolled it a bit. It hurt for the next half mile and I had thoughts about going back to pick up that stupid rock and do something back to it. Haha, like what? I looked for it on the way home, but didn't see it on the path. It was probably a stupid little pebble and not a rock. But I need to keep in mind that I'm back on the iron road and the littlest things could derail me--like rolling an ankle over a stupid pebble!